What public behavior do you find most irritating?

[Jazzy1]

For me it's when a group of people take up the entire sidewalk by walking side by side and expect you to move out of their way. Or they just hangout in the middle of the entire sidewalk/doorway like it’s an appropriate place to be having long involved conversations.

What public behavior do you find most irritating?

 

[AnneTeak]

People who talk on their phones while in public spaces. I never want to be that connected. I will call you back when I can.
A neighbor had her car phone on speaker and the hour-long conversation was blasted through the complex.

 

[hollydolly]

Both of those... ^^^^^... and people who stand as a group complete with shopping carts having a chat in the mddle of the supermaket Aisle.. blocking everyone's way

 

[Eupher]

The list is loooooooong, but just these for now.

Driving:

• Failure to signal.
• Texting while driving.
• Parking in handicapped spaces by people who are driving a vehicle that is not plated, labeled, or otherwise operated by a handicapped person. The same jugheads who leave their shopping carts in a parking space because they're too lazy to return it to the cart corral.
• Drivers who fail to turn off their bright lights, even when blipped as a reminder.
• Drivers who pump 1,365 amps worth of sound power through their car's audio system, just to ensure that entire neighborhoods can "enjoy" the crap they listen to.

General:

• Litterbugs

I'm gonna turn this thread around a wee bit and acknowledge the young couple who helped me yesterday when I tripped and fell on a sidewalk. I went down hard, spilling my music bag and my instrument (in a gig bag, which sustained some damage). Nevertheless, their concern was real, and I appreciate what they did for me. (Now if I could get my left wrist to stop complaining, I'll be OK. Gotta get my horn looked at today, though.)

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I am disabled. What irritates me are the ones, who park in disabled spots, who are not disabled, but have a disabled card. Just yesterday, there was a guy, with a disabled card in the windshield, and parked in a disabled spot, but it was his roofing company's truck. He jumps out of the truck and runs into the store.
I felt sorry for the man- he was so disabled he could only find employment as a roofer.

 

[Medusa]

People who don't clean up after their dogs.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

People who cough without covering their mouth; people who invade my personal space when speaking to me, and get right in my face. I'm not hard of hearing - - - back off!

 

[PeppermintPatty]

People who don't clean up after their dogs.

People who don’t want to clean up after their dogs shouldn’t have dogs.

My biggest pet peeve are people who litter everywhere. They use the earth as their personal garbage can.

 

[jim_slim]

People that smoke right outside a doorway

 

[BlueDragonfly]

All of the above. Also, nasty attitudes & bad behavior.

 

[David777]

I'm greatly saddened that so many other humans are such PIGs... LITTERBUGs. Our planet Earth's precious life is being seriously damaged by all manner of our Earth monkey actions. And unlike when I grew up, that is reflected by the way so many in this era toss away their trash anywhere, especially when they think others are not looking.

 

[MountainRa]

Parents who allow their children to run wild in restaurants and other public places. Unless it is a park or such place meant for children.

 

[RedAlert76]

Pretty much everything listed on here by all of you. My main one is couples who find it necessary to argue in a public place..go home- we do not care or want to listen to your rants.

 

[old medic]

For me it's when a group of people take up the entire sidewalk by walking side by side and expect you to move out of their way.

DONT GO TO NIAGRA FALLS.....

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

I am disabled. What irritates me are the ones, who park in disabled spots, who are not disabled, but have a disabled card. Just yesterday, there was a guy, with a disabled card in the windshield, and parked in a disabled spot, but it was his roofing company's truck. He jumps out of the truck and runs into the store.
I felt sorry for the man- he was so disabled he could only find employment as a roofer.

Some disabilities are invisible to the average person.

 

[Marcy Sheiner]

All of the above.

 

[MoBeans]

Everybody who is in front of me is going too slow. Everyone behind me is going too fast.

 

[hollydolly]

Tailgaters.!

I'm not a slow driver..by any means, so when I'm in the fast lane, I can do without mr speedster rammed up my bumper.... particularly when there's no space for me to pull over into the next lane

 

[Beezer]

My main one is couples who find it necessary to argue in a public place..go home- we do not care or want to listen to your rants.

Yup.

Everyone is having a nice time until The Bickersons show up!

 

[Jules]

All of the above.

Folks who leave the rental scooters right in the middle of the sidewalk.

 

[hollydolly]

All of the above.

Folks who leave the rental scooters right in the middle of the sidewalk.

fortunately we don't have that where I live.. there's no rental scooters or rental bikes in the countryside..

 

[Jules]

fortunately we don't have that where I live.. there's no rental scooters or rental bikes in the countryside..

If you ever read a newspaper headline about a little old lady who went ballistic and kicked a scooter to smithereens, just know it might be me. I’ve chatted with other seniors who feel the same way.

 

[Rae]

Children who ride their bikes in the road where I live and do tricks with going back and forth tipping their bikes and riding with no hands. I am afraid they will get hurt or killed but parents do not seem to care.

Drivers who speed and change lanes without enough room and almost hit the car beside them.

 

[astralcat]

all of the above plus

• people who spit on the sidewalk – yuk!
• people who nonchalantly push a full cartload of groceries through the express line
• drivers who turn on their turn signals at the last moment

 

[Ruthanne]

Waiters that ignore you after you get your food.