What secretly annoys you?

[Roadhump]

.....and on the subject of

oooh, I've thought of one, people who say they're going to Tescos or Bootses, it grinds my teeth. You don't get people going to Asdasis or B&Qsies

That is one of mine too, bloody can't stand it when people say that!!!

 

[AndyRM]

Folk at work who decide that through a doorway or across a stairwell is an appropriate place to have a conversation.

The mungbeans who crowd around the door of the Metro, making it impossible to get off the train.

People who get a receipt to check their balance at an ATM before withdrawing money.

Peter from Thursday 5-a-side. A man utterly incapable of playing a simple pass, preferring the Hollywood ball which rarely comes off.

 

[swansonj]

People who call up at work with an opening gambit of "who am I speaking to?"

Agreed. It's intensely annoying. They should know it's "whom".

 

[Roadhump]

.....and on the subject of MOTD, commentators who pronounce the names of players as they think they would be pronounced in their homeland....Boateng is BOAT ENG, not Bwatteng.

I remember Jan Molby being called Molboo, Glenn Hysen being mistaken for Saddam's brother and called Hussain, and why do they call anyone named Dave, Davvid, and the worst of the lot is most recently when some commentator calls Santi Cazorla, CATHORLA, does my swede in good style!!!

 

[Ganymede]

.....and on the subject of MOTD, commentators who pronounce the names of players as they think they would be pronounced in their homeland....Boateng is BOAT ENG, not Bwatteng.

I remember Jan Molby being called Molboo, Glenn Hysen being mistaken for Saddam's brother and called Hussain, and why do they call anyone named Dave, Davvid, and the worst of the lot is most recently when some commentator calls Santi Cazorla, CATHORLA, does my swede in good style!!!

Conversely I always enjoy the bloke on the cycling commentary whose French is so good, can't think of his name, he pronounces all the furrin names with real relish. And whatsisname* on the rugby, you can tell there are some names he just LOVES saying, and he says them as often as possible. He used to be particularly fond of Didier Camberabero, whom he always named in full, and Ieuan Evans.
EDIT: Eddie Butler!

Soz just said a thing I like instead of an annoyance.

Annoyance: people who leave some of their tea in the cup. DRINK IT!!!!!

 

[Over The Hill]

Sally Traffic on Radio 2 saying "bin" when she means "been", as in "the broken down car on the M4 has bin cleared".

Whenever she comes on I don't listen to the report I just count the "bins". Three is the record in one report.

 

[stephec]

Now you all need to learn to relax a bit more, all that rage is no good for your health.

 

[Markymark]

Cyclists who don't acknowledge me

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Sally Traffic on Radio 2 saying "bin" when she means "been", as in "the broken down car on the M4 has bin cleared".

Whenever she comes on I don't listen to the report I just count the "bins". Three is the record in one report.

It gives a whole new meaning to trash-talking.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Agreed. It's intensely annoying. They should know it's "whom".

It should also read "To whom am I speaking?"

 

[Vapin' Joe]

People talking to me when I'm reading.

People reading when I'm talking to them.

 

[Cuchilo]

Supermarkets that send me coupons for 25p off bakers soft bread and don't sell bakers soft bread

 

[Dayvo]

The toilet lid being left up after (mostly female) use.

Lights being left on in rooms when no one's in them, especially in the summer with long, light evenings.

Cutlery/crockery and other kitchen stuff not in the their right place.

Noisy, misbehaving kids, with their parents doing nothing to control them.

People having a final drag on a fag before getting on a bus/train and blowing their smoke inside.

there's more, oh yes indeedy.

 

[stephec]

It should also read "To whom am I speaking?"

The stereotypical image we have of an Aussie bloke is one who's laid back and relaxed, don't go spoiling it for us Victor.

 

[MontyVeda]

...

I'll kick off with people who park their car outside my house

People like you... you don't own the road and are clearly looking for petty and trivial things to get annoyed about because nothing interesting ever happens in you life!