Okay- because of last night, i have to add this (i hope not many of you have to go through this like i do)

Dont you hate it when you go to a restaurant and they hand you a KIDS MENU!!! Oh my goodness, last night my parents, my little brother and I went out to dinner. They gave my parents two menus and my little brother and I a kids menu with CRAYONS to color with. I am probably older than that girl anyway!! They do this to me ALL the time!! Then, at the place i get my nails done- the lady is always saying "you are 20 years old? my you look like you are 15" AHHHH http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif I am sure this will be a good thing when I am older. They are always telling my mom she doesnt look 40 either, but for her thats a good thing. Sorry but i dont want to look like a 15 year old! This is so aggravating to me!!

Oh and by the way, i agree with all the traffic things....I strongly believe that if the big 18 wheelers HAVE to drive on the freeway then they should make a law saying that they can only be allowed in the far right lane!! Geez, they drive like 120mph- and since they are so freakin' huge they think they rule the highways. Afterall if they collide with you then you will be the one seriously injured!!

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In Texas, this is a big one, because we are all raised to be "extra friendly," but when Mexican Nationals come here to shop from monterrey, or DF (mexico City), they do the same thing. They are always VERY wealthy, nd culturally in Mexico, lines are a foriegn concept. it's whomever strong-arms their way to the counter gets served first. They bring that norm with them to texas and shopping REALLY becomes a contact sport. Forget going out during Holy Week or Christmas - THE traditional shopping period for nortenios (northerners - what nationals are called here)

Oh, and when you hold a door open for a lady and they don't say thanks. I am like, "umhuh (throat clearing sound) YOU'RE WELCOME!" Like I am employed to do this for you.

stupid questions. When I lifeguard things like..
why cant I wear my jeans on the slide.

why cant I take my food on the ride?

Why cant I take my purse on the ride?

So what If i's lightning...It's kinda far off still.

UGGGGGG!!!!!!!!

That goes for anybody -- like when you are holding a door as you go out, and you know how you hold it till the person coming through reaches over and grabs it, then they say "thanks" and you say "sure" -- well I HATE IT when you are doing that, and the person folds their arms, puts their head down and walks on through like they don't even see you -- there's no attempt to get the door, or even to say "thanks" -- I HATE THAT! And I must say that it is usually a woman that does it. There have been PLENTY of times when I have very loudly said "oh - sorry - didn't know I was your servant" -- you hit the nail on the head, lifesaver...that's just RUDE. Same goes for when you let someone out in traffic and they think they're too good to bother throwing their hand up to say thanks!

Hi everyone! I'm new to this site, but had to post after reading all the funny and interesting stuff here!

here is one of my most hated, of course having to do with traffic (you gotta love traffic if you live in Southern California!):

Don't you hate it when there's tons of traffic and you're trying to pull out onto the street and looking for that perfect break in the cars, but you've been waiting for like 10 minutes! Then, one car is blocking your way, or you could go, but you have to wait...but lo and behold, the car decides to turn right onto your street. it's like, hello? I could've pulled out if you would learn to use that handy stick on the side of your wheel. It's called a BLINKER! Now, I'm stuck, waiting to pull out for the next 10 minutes because another stream of cars are coming...

A BLINKER?! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/eek.gif That's for OTHER people to use. The idea of signalling your intentions in traffic is foreign to some people, esp when changing lanes or turning. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif



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Super Xo, I know what you mean. My grandfather lives in Sacramento and the traffic there can be hurendous at times. There are times when we go to turn and my grandfather says, "Here comes the rumbling hoard" LOL

Kevin

.....you get a lecture on how to do things from people who have clue what they are talking about. I just spent 10 dollars on toilet paper, diet coke, skim milk, and lettuce, and the credit machine isn't working so i had to hand her my card (pet peeve #1 she had to check my ID to make sure I wasn't buying TP on a stolen credit card--(and no cigarettes or alcohol was in my purchase so that wasn't it) really I think if I were to use someone else's card, you wouldn't find me purchasing TP from publix, I'd probably be at soime electronics store, if a purchase is under some amount I really don't think you have to check the ID to make sure it matches the buyer)and she says that my card isn't signed. Now both my parents used to be bankers, and I also did a stint at Bof A. I NEVER sign my credit cards to protect against theft, now this 16 year old cashiers has the balls to tell me that I need to sign my card, and all the reason she thinks that this is. And I just wanted to be like, who do you think you are talking to me about credit cards, when you can't even get one issued to you. Ugh!!!!!

One of the worst things ever to get on my nerves in traffic is when people ignore your turn signals, and won't let you over to the exit, and then have the nerve to roll down there window and call you umm....iapropriate explitives.

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I have another one. don't you hate it when...
you come accross some great board (ie AKA's donot.com, or the ghetto wedding one, or the old chit chat 80's posts) that make you laugh so hard, and then you have read them and then you finish.I wish it would just keep going on, I laugh so hard.

Hello Everyone...there are soooo many things that drive me crazy, but I can only think of a few right now. So, I'll have to keep you posted. Here are a few to start with...

TRAFFIC: They are called TURNING LANES and they're there for a reason!!!

CUTTING IN LINE: I feel you lifesaver! I live in Tucson, Arizona and work retail. Many of the wealthy Mexican Nationals come up to shop with us and feel that they can cut in line or interrupt at anytime. In fact, one time while I was helping a woman another woman completely interrupted us! I answered her quickly and turned away as I continued to help my original customer. She was a little upset and took some of our skincare to another counter, but OH WELL!!!
I really don't care about the sale. I would rather lose the sale than to deal with rude people!!!

RETAIL: This one's for you ZTAangel!!!
***I work at a cosmetic counter. (Oh the stories I could tell!!!). Something that drives all of us (at the counter) crazy...and I'm sorry if I offend you ladies...is when women ask for a foundation and they tell us that they wear XYZ (color of foundation) in ABC (another cosmetic line). Here is what we would like to say... Oh, OK let me just grab our CONVERSION chart and I'll tell you what color (and type of foundation) you need in THIS cosmetic line. NO, NO, NO!!! This is not how it works!!! We do not know every kind of foundation and foundation color of other cosmetic lines. We are ONLY trained in the line that we work for.

I'll end this for now, but be ready for more cosmetic stories. Ya know, it's ironic that so many people think cosmetic women are mean or snobby, but the fact of the matter is, "we" are just weary of what NUT we might have to deal with next. Man, even our executives from Phoenix have commented on the weirdos we get down here. I don't mean to sound mean, but we really do deal with VERY INTERESTING people.

Me again.....

I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT "THANK YOU" MEANS!!!

I was in a store last night, made a purchase, and the woman hands me the bag and says "here ya go" -- when I stood there and blatantly said "THANK YOU" she said "uh huh" and that was it....what? You can't say thank you to a customer?!

Thank you notes -- its real easy to put on a piece of paper "Thank you for the _____. It was kind of you to think of me." Why do I spend my hard earned money to buy wedding/baby/graduation gifts, etc. and these people can't spend 34c on a thank you note?!

"They never get old, they always sound new - those three little words, "Please" and "Thank You"!"

This has not been my week at all.

We've been having high winds lately. The winds caused a canopy at school to lift off the ground and because of that, one of the pole supports came off and hit me in the face.

Today at school I was walking to our campus commons...and a bird CRAPPED on me. In Hawaii we say it's good luck when a bird craps on you. The green blob on your newly washed white long sleeve does not look attractive. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

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Heres one: People who whistle.

I hate being in the library or computer lab and some yahoo is whisteling. Like yeah, I'm glad your life is so zippty doo dah, but could you shut the hell up? I got a paper here to type and it doesnt help with you over there playing one-man-band OK?!?!?!

Geez!!

AXO ALUM...

I know just what you mean. I'm a very considerate person. I say thank you and please all of the time. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif However, many people think they are above these kind phrases. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif I will thank customers at work after the sale is finished and some just ignore me...so, what do I do? I say it again. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/rolleyes.gif I'm so through with people's rudeness. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

shopgirl-

Hey, Tuscon, AZ! Great to see someone else from the desert is posting! I'm in Scottsdale... gotta love our 75 degree winter! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

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I answered ever so meekly; "I seek Honor, Truth, Integrity, and Wisdom, yet those are four. How am I to choose?"
The answer came as a pounding whisper; "The four you seek are but one. I grant thee Compassion; for without it the four make none."
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Hey there dc1...

Scottsdale is so beautiful. I can't complain about our winters, although this year it's been pretty cold down here. It's just now starting to warm up. I love the cold weather, but I was actually looking forward to the warmth again. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

See ya around.

Okay. I have a few.

Loud walkmans/cd players: Why is it, whenever I'm on the bus, I manage to sit beside (or near) the one person who doesn't realize that we can all hear their thumping music out of their cheap ear phones. Especially when they're turned up full blast!!!

Loud people on the bus: Sometimes it truly baffles me how loud some people can be on a public bus. The bus can be dead quiet with the exception of a small group of people talking at the top of their lungs, giggling incencetly, oblvious to the fact that they're not in their living room.

It might be evident by now that I commute on the buses and subways a lot. I deal with this all the time.

Last pet peeve: I hate it when I'm bored at work and all I want is for there to be one post I can find on Greek Chat to reply to. Something new. Anything. And when I come to the site, not one yellow light bulb is lit to tell me that there's a new post. I hate that!

Back to work.

Leslie

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okay well atleast you guys can actually check greekchat while at work. Everyday when i go to work i sit at my desk and do NOTHING. I only work three and a half hours but they always seem like an eternity. I basically go to work so i can let the other girl go off and talk to all the co-workers!! AHHH http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif that drives me insane!! She is always complaning about how she doesnt like to be alone.... only reason is so she can be anywhere BUT the office. There is absolutely no work in there ever! We do have a computer so one night i was BORED and it was almost time to go home so i tried getting online. I cant remember what internet provider they have, but you needed a password to log on. It is so much better when i get to go to the classrooms!! Although, not when i have to change diapers!

I dont know how i have been here for over a year- and the worst part is that i cant even get a schedule ahead of time to see if im going to be in the classrooms or in the office since they practically live "by the hour".

by the way- I work at a children's private montessori school

Don't you hate advertisements on Greek Chat that pose as posts!

"Hey,
I just wanted to let everyone know that you can get nice freebies including Music CDs, T-shirts, DvD Movies, Sega Dreamcast Systems, and much more at <A HREF="http://--------"" TARGET=_blank>http://--------"</A>

Im seeing the above post all over the place today!


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just one cause you all did the financial aid thing so well already! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

don't you hate it when you show up for a blind/set up date and you are taller than he is. Happens all the time. I'm 5'10 and love heels. Guys like to say they are 6'0, what they mean is 5'9. Grrrr. Where are all the 6'2 and up guys???!!!! No offense to guys shorter than that, you're great, I just don't like being bigger than a guy I'm dating.

sigmagrrl, this cracked me up so bad. All I could think of was Dieter from Saturday Night Live. "Touch my monkey! Touch him! Love him!"

Anyway, I hate it when:
*the wind blows your hair in your face and it sticks to your lipstick
*people use "big words" to try to look smart and pronounce/spell them wrong
*retail clerks comment on your purchase. It makes me afraid to buy certain "feminine" products.
*parents who let their loud, obnoxious children run wild and scream in a LIBRARY!!! If I had a police state, this would be a capital offense.

Don't you hate it when, people (long distant family members who you have no recollection of) come up to you at a family gathering and say..."oh, you don't remember me, I used to change your diaper" if they were changing your diapers then how could you remember them!

Amycat,

It might help if the guy wore shoes with big soles. Like hightops. *L* Height doesnt mean that much to me in a girl. I do have my standards though. But height isnt one of them http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif I'm not really picky about age(shes gotta be legal *L*) really either. I think it depends on the person and the maturity. I myself am 5'11 but sometimes at the Doctor when I have my shoes off I'm 5'10 which I cant stand.

Kevin

Since when....did MY world become YOUR ashtray??? http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/mad.gif

Okay....so its not just "my" world and the "your" is figurative....but seriously -- what is up with people assuming that it is not considered littering to throw their cig butts out the car window???

I have been in bumper to bumper to bumper traffic before, and some inconsiderate person is sitting in front of me chain smoking and throwing the butts out -- I have been seriously tempted to go and pick them up and throw them back in their car window (okay - HOW funny would that be?! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif)

Or even worse -- at "the Wal-Marts" (as my gram calls it) people standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ASH TRAY at the outer door, and they toss it on the ground.

Then I really am a smart@$$ because if I'm coming in behind someone who does this, I say very loudly "Well let me at LEAST stomp this thing out before the firestarter kills us all!"

My hubby swears I'm going to get killed one of these days because of the things I say like this http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/tongue.gif

Don't you hate it when...

*The toilet seat is up left up. (my husband)
*Talking to someone on the telephone and they are eating.
*When reading a book and everyone wants to talk to you.
*Telephone marketers calling on sunday morning and late at night.
*Neighbors blasting music outside late at night.
*People chewing gum and the are on program, in a wedding party, funeral procession.

bump!

people smack! :rolleyes: :eek:

I hate when I get half-way somewhere and realize I forgot something I need and have to turn around and go back.

I hate it when I'm not paying attention (either posting before reading the whole thread, or zoning out of a convo.) and say something totally stupid and redundant... And, hey, if I am doing that with this post, my apologies!

Wow, those two make me sound flaky! Don't worry, I have lots more...

Also, I hate when people are loud and I can't sleep, I hate when my friends make me go out somewhere I don't want to go, I hate when people at my work are cliquey and exclude me (not that I want to hang out with these specific folks, but it's nice to be wanted), I hate when people try to be all hip-hop or punk when they just aren't, I hate when I have nothing to wear, I hate when I have no money, I hate when my computer freaks out on me, I hate when I see a cute boy while I am driving because my car is so ghetto and maybe if he didn't see my car he would think differently, I hate when I am lonely and missing my ex, I hate when people think they know everything, I hate when I give people chances they don't deserve and then I get sad when they let me down again, I hate when people talk about diversity in such a narrow-minded and PC fashion and are oblivious to true diversity and acceptance, I hate when people don't know how to have fun, I hate when I don't know how to have fun, I hate these moments when I hate everything...

Okay... thanks for letting me vent.

I hate it when...
My roomate complains her mom won't buy her the new :insert anything incredibly expensive here:. Even though she already owns something almost identical to it. (the WHOLE entire vera bradly purse set...bag, wallet, duffle and garment bag that all match.
When my hamster runs on its wheel at night and wakes me up
when telemarketers call at 8 in the morning to college students....we get up at noon!

i hate when in a public place, mothers let their children scream and cry to their faces turn blue. i was in Target today and this child was screaming his head off in the cart. the mother was just pushing the cart like she didnt have a care in the world. i could hear it 6 aisles away. i wanted to slap her and her child. :mad: :mad: