# What things trigger your "automatic avoidance" routines? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 3, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239 "2005-05-03T16:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/21 "2005-05-03T21:08:35Z")
1. People peddling the good lord. 2. People who want me to take a survey. 3. People who complain all the _fucking_ time. I mean the type who think a complaint is a conversation starter. 4. People who never, _ever_ curse. Weirdos. 5. Bat-shit crazy people. 6. Hippies. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/22 "2005-05-03T21:23:04Z")
Kids do it to me too. If a child is being rowdy in the least, I want them away, NOW. If a kid is quietly looking around or pointing things out to his guardian, that’s fine. People who throw money or product at me (I’m a cashier). People I’m not attracted to who want to flirt with me. This doesn’t happen often, but when it does I shut down. Anyone who asks me to critique their poetry. ---
**Author:** ![hathaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@hathaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hathaway)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/23 "2005-05-03T21:48:33Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Things that activate my auto-avoidance routines? > > The Scientology building on Yonge Street in Toronto. I will cross the street rather than walk past it. Oddly enough, I don’t like walking past that building, either. I don’t cross the street, mind, but I do quicken my step til I’m past it. ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2005, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/24 "2005-05-03T23:21:17Z")
Anyone who asks if I want to talk about it. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/25 "2005-05-04T00:07:12Z")
Things which are sticky that should not be sticky. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/26 "2005-05-04T02:26:30Z")
[ul] [li]A ringing phone[/li][li]A screaming child[/li][li]Anyone who is whining regardless of age[/li][li]Anyone who is speaking too loud[/li][li]People who are slurping their drinks, snapping their gum or otherwise making pigs of themselves[/li][li]Crowds[/li][li]My irritating neighbours[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/27 "2005-05-04T03:51:18Z")
Here are some of my must-avoid-at-all-costs (I own a retail store); I don’t mind people that smoke so much, but every now and again I run across someone that REEKS of smoke. I have a sales rep like that, and all of her samples stink. I swear, she has a yellow haze around her. Kids with poopy diapers. Parents, change them. Now. I have another sales rep that, when paging through MY catalogs, licks his fingers when he turns the pages. Ew. He was so surprised when I told him to please not do that. He soon forgets and does it again. I usually have to call the company after he leaves to order another catalog. People that say “like” every other word. Another peeve - it’s getting close to summer vacation now, and the college and high school kids come out of the woodwork looking for a job. Kids, don’t let this be you; flip-flops exposed belly, butt, boobs, etc. please don’t chomp gum while you’re talking to me don’t bring your friend/boyfriend to the interview with you don’t ask if I drug test and look nervous :rolleyes: For some reason, the flip flops drive me nuts! Why would you go out looking for a job application wearing frayed shorts, a wife beater, and flip flops? I see this every year. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239/28 "2005-05-04T04:00:57Z")
Smokers. If I’m waiting at a bus stop and one lights up near me I’ll move as far away as I have to to get away from the smoke. Dogs [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-trigger-your-automatic-avoidance-routines/302239.md?page=1)