Things that annoy you??
Hmm...can my answer be āeverything?ā
No, not really, but I can get irritated frequently even if I never actually do or say anything about it.
Letās seeābrace yourselves /j
Having to repeat myself
Being interrupted or not being listened to
Group projects
When other people are inconvenient about schedules (I'm a hypocrite about this one.)
Loud noises/when people speak too loudly
When people are overly theatrical in real life (How ironical, I know.)
Side note: If you're simply expressive, I hope you actually mean it. (Again, I can be a hypocrite with this one. And if it's starting to look like I despise all whimsy, that's not true. Some things just have a right time, place, and execution for them to appeal to me.)
When/if people mock me
Immature senses of humor
When people seem insincerely nice
Artifice in general
When people do not value literature/literacy or think STEM is automatically the superior domain
When people are overly enthusiastic for reasons I donāt understand (No offense to anyoneāprobably too many things seem performative/ritualistic to me, but again, I get it if people are just expressive.)
When people are too ācutesyā and infantilize themselves (Honestly, doing this feels dumbāI have no real reason for having this opinion as far as I can tell. I just think people should act their age, in most cases. Of course, I understand if someone cannot. That's different from people who try to make you like them or who are trying to sell you something. This also applies to some neologisms. I mean, "icks?" Come on. Not everything has to be akin to baby-talk or onomatopoeia. Also, āboo-boos.ā If youāre not a parent, child, or pediatrician, why use it?)
When people are overly, unrealistically optimistic
When people are overly humble and use too much self-deprecation without prompting (I understand to an extent and sometimes people need conversation buffers, but do you want me to agree with you or disagree and reassure you? Sometimes itās hard and I have to lie. Youāve just created an uncomfortable situation for us both, especially if it's irl. Why would you admit all your shortcomings to me??? I don't completely understand that either.)
Small talk when literally no one cares (Occasionally, it can be nice. Usually, it is boring.)
In a similar vein, talking about vacations or weekends, sometimes
Food if itās cooled down too much
Glaring sunlight
Electric toothbrushes
The fact that my neurons will die if I donāt sleep
When people shriek and scare me without meaning to
When students I tutor have the same, old problems in their essays (It gets old, but I can understand why it happens.)
Frauds and possibly some conspiracy theorists, snake oil salesmen, anyone who cheats the elderly, etc.
When people are wishy-washy
Certain malapropisms. (The only exceptions are if you're clearly doing it on purpose (real-life puns? use in literature?) or are named William Shakespeare. Aside from those instances, I can't think of anytime that this wouldn't interfere with conversation. Though, if you genuinely don't know, I will not fault you.)
Incorrect grammar (Ok, this oneās tendentiousāIāll just say my opinion on this may shift and Iām in the process of re-evaluating my views. I will forgive anyone who doesn't know any better or wasn't taught or has reasonably forgotten, just not people who do it on purposeāunless it's for stylistic purposes or for another good reason. I.e., unless you're trying to make your point more precise or you're making some kind of deliberate, rhetorical move, why would you use certain constructions? Generally, there are a few I do not like, but that's subjective.)
Too many sequins or general tackiness and some plastic, modern things (This one's also subjective, of course. Sorry if I have terrible taste to you.)
Certain technological updates that require me to adapt or that have a learning curve/starkly different visual display
Hot wax
Certain too-saccharine things, and that's both on a literal and figurative level. Take chewing gum for instance. Also, certain types of cake frosting.
