First impressions that rub you the wrong way
 

When I first meet someone I get turned off by:

*Someone staring a hole through me before they approach me.
*Lack of eye contact during convo.
*WIMPY A$$ handshakes! :mad:

Have to second you about the wimpy a$$ handshakes. Our superintendent of schools is a BIG man and I swear he has the most limp handshake of any person I ever met. Kinda made me want to wipe my hand on my skirt and say EEEUUWWWW.

Lizz (PNAM tinydancer)

sweaty palms

One of my AGD friends referred to these as "Icky Poo Banana Handshakes".

i absolutely hate when people bump into me. even if its just an accident.

or when i say hi or try to smile to someone and their response is a disgusted 'why are you looking at me' look.:mad:

Oh I hate this. There is a woman at work that is like this. She always has this look on her face like, "who the hell are you, and what are you doing here?"

Everytime I see her I want to ask her who pissed in her cheerios?

Cheerios
 

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Jeez that was funny!!!

Bad breath and body odor rub me the wrong way.

Adding on to this- at bars, clubs, parties, etc. guys walking past you and putting their hands on your waist as they go by. It's one thing if it's crowded, i'll put my hand on someones shoulder or back in lieu of pushing straight through them, but when there's plenty of room to walk around???

Yes, this hapepned to me several times tonight.

Also, short guys were in predominance tonight. Being a lady of 5 feet 7 inches plus always wearing some sort of heels, that just doesn't do it for me.

That's my short rant fo rthe night!

Oh, I totally get annoyed when guys do that. They rub their grubby little hands from the small of your back, all the way around - under the guise of "pushing by." Please! It's way grosser when they are there with a girl.

I hate people who don't wave when I let them in during heavy traffic on the highway, but I guess it's not really a first impression since it's not likely that I will ever see them again, or know if I do.

Another thing that is a turn off, people who don't know how to accept a compliment graciously. JUST SAY THANK YOU!

*limp handshakes...please...gross
*checkin out my tits b/4 one looks at my face....done
*pick-up lines.....get a life
*getting in my space bubble without the appropriate invite......the death stare is not the invite

Unchecked nose hair. There's this guy in my classes who has this annoying habit of looking down his nose when he talks to people.. which only draws attention to the fact that baby sasquatches are growing out of his nostrils.

eeeew!!!

Wait, I didnt know you knew my Teaching Reading prof!

When introductions are being made, people are kind of standing in a circle. I've seen women close the circle to exclude another person. That is so RUDE!

Being treated like you are invisible/talking to someone and their eyes are searching all over the place (like Dionysus mentioned-not looking you in the eyes) for someone more "interesting" or beneficial to them than you.
Young people can do this to parents or the more mature generation as well.

One thing that actually happened to me-At a party a I was introduced to a newer "member" (new bride, new shoes, new law practice and a LITTLE bit of new money) and she responded, "....I've never heard of you." :rolleyes: Of course I shot back something like-"That's not surprising. We are very discriminating when it comes to socializing." She took it as it was meant-jaw drop and all. Her husband now chases ambulances.

edited-Over the years, I think I've seen women behave more abominably than men. Men seem to realize that you never know when you will need a connection. Women, especially in the 25-34
year range tend to place way too much emphasis on Hubby and don't realize that established/mature women operate in a more quiet way yet wield a lot of power.

LOL @ JAM....good comeback. I hate snitty nouveau riche people. If I cared about your bank account, well, I'd ask. (Of course, that's rude too!)
Lack of dental hygiene and maintenance. For real, I know going to the dentist can be pricey for people w/o insurance, but brushing twice and day and flossing will do wonders. And if you don't think people don't notice when you don't brush and floss you are so wrong!
Guys who overdo cologne. I don't think asthma attacks are your intention but gee, it happens.
Smelling really strongly of liquor, esp. if it's any time before 5:00, and even worse if it's before 12:00.

swissmiss-Lack of dental hygiene and maintenance. For real, I know going to the dentist can be pricey for people w/o insurance, but brushing twice and day and flossing will do wonders. And if you don't think people don't notice when you don't brush and floss you are so wrong!

People, it's called PERIO BREATH. YOU don't smell it, but it takes a solid 3 feet to get away from it. No mistaking the odor, It is repulsive and can hit any age. Go to the dentist and get it treated! Your friends will thank you.

Ditto on the limp, sweaty handshake thing. To me, there is nothing more impressive than a woman with a strong, confident handshake. Nothing more hilarious than a guy with a wimpy one.

I also don't like meeting people who have facial moles with an accompanying hair sticking out of them. It makes me wrinkle my nose.

Also, going into someone's office that you are just meeting, introducing yourself, stating your request, and halfway through the discussion, they start typing on their computer.

Anyone who'll answer their cell phone in the middle of a conversation with you and ignore you for the person on the phone.

Rude as hell.

Re: First impressions that rub you the wrong way
 

I detest a weak handshake!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad:
I mean, why bother sticking your hand out if it seems as though it's killing you to shake someone's hand???

I also can't stand when someone gives a half-hearted "hello". I would feel better if the person just opts not to say anything at all.:mad:

bad breath, body odor and somebody who scratch something every 2 seconds.

Females with a generally uptight air, be it the "I have more money than you, so I am lowering myself to gaze at you" variety or the feminazi "how dare you wear lipstick you puppet of the patriarchy" variety.

LOL!!!

I've GOT to get to work!

OMG! My friend is like this. She always is talking on her cell phone. We'll go out together and she'll pick up her cell phone just to have a random conversation with someone else. She'll just be like oh I'll be back and she'll go outside and have a half hour conversation. Ut's like if you wanted to talk to this person why didn't you invite them along. It pisses me off to no end.

Don't I ever know that feeling, honey. I'm 5'11'" without the heels, and it seems like it's a requirement for all guys I know to be under 5'7"!

Ladies, I hear ya. I'm 5'8'' myself, and I remember one night at the bar I seemed to be attacked by the shirt guys, we called them "mini me's"

* Wimpy/sweaty handshakes...major weakness in character

* When ppl give you the "I'm hotter/better/whatever" look

* When ppl bump into -you- and give you the "how dare you touch me" :mad:

* When any of the TKE PNM's take a gander at my girls :o right in front of my boyfriend...

I don't like it when I meet people for the first time and they're wearing, for example, Seven jeans, a Gucci belt, a Prada handbag, Tiffany necklace, Manolos all at the same time...it's like, "Who are you trying to impress, anyway?".

And also, when I'm talking to someone and they're constantly going, "Oh, well, *that's* nothing, let me tell you what *I* did..." Trying to one-up people on everything does not a good impression make...

Arghhh!! That is the absolute worst. Cocky, self-absorbed people irriate the hell out of me. I just can not stand the attitude. If you think you are to good to talk to me because of what you're wearing, how you look, or what your daddy does for a living, then I don't want you to lower your standards. Get the hell away from me!!!

People who chronically clear their throat.
It is the grossest sounding thing ever! :mad:

It's probably a nervous tic. I would use to do that whenever I had waaaay too much caffiene.

Hahaha thank you for that, I don't know why it's making me crack up so much, but either way, thanks! :D

i hate wimpy handshakes and people who say," Gee you look young, sound young for your age." People need to be more cautious about what they say cuz you never know that you may be offending someone.

Got this in an email from my uncle, who's a Sigma Nu, by the way:

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire
room for the TV remote because they refuse to walk to the TV and change the channel manually.

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is a cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? Gonna Kick their ass!

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it.

8. When people say "life is short". What?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumba**?

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I hate it when I meet someone new and they interrogate me. No answer is good enough for them, they must probe even more. :rolleyes: