Here are 20 of the things that bug me:
1. Complaining. I don't like when people complain when in reality they are in a great situation compared to many others in the world. I think complaining exists because at times people want something to point out that is bad in their life. This may be because they want others to help them fix what they are complaining about. There are many reasons why people complain and I don't think any are good.
2. The sound of people chewing with their mouths open. This bugs me at my core. I really can't explain why, I think it's just a more of a rudeness and respect for others factor that bothers me.
3. People showing up late. I think this bugs me because showing up on time is part of showing responsibility and caring for whatever the occasion may be.
4. Deceptive advertising. Things as simple as companies advertising a product that is far superior to what they are actually selling. This bugs me because it is disrespectful to the consumers and the market to do such a thing.
5. Losing a sock while doing a load of laundry. This happens to me so often, I don't know why. It bugs me just because how often do people have to buy socks? I have to buy a ton of socks when I do buy them because it seems like I lose one in every load of laundry.
6. When people at baggage claim at an airport crowd the edge of it basically boxing out half the other people. If people could just step back a few steps and grab their bag once they saw it so much time could be saved rather than being anxious and greedy over having to beat people at getting bags. This bugs me because it's just inefficient.
7. People that interrupt conversations. This is something that bugs me because a lot of the time it shows a lack of respect for someone else's thoughts.
8. People who are "too nice" on the road. In specific those that have the right of way while driving and attempt to wave you ahead of them. This bugs me because it's dangerous. The people behind them now have to break unexpectedly because they are waving the right of way for you.
9. Strangers who stand or walk too close. This is one of those things where I can't really explain it, it bugs me just because I don't like people standing or walking on top of me. I see it as not respecting someone's space.
10. Littering. I enjoy the outdoors and it bugs me when people ruin the outdoors by littering. It's simple to just pick up what you have left behind and not disrespect what we have in the world.
11. Having to repeat something because someone wasn't paying attention to me yet demand the upmost attention when they're talking to you. This bugs me because I expect the same respect to be given to me as I give to others.
12. Intrusive advertisements. Advertisements that pop up randomly of a product that you have recently looked up. It bugs me because I don't like the idea of a database storing every single thing that I may look up and then spamming me with that.
13. People playing music too loud. This bugs me because you never know what people may be doing and what they're focusing on, so a lot of the time it can be very disrespectful.
14. People scanning their phones in the middle of a conversation. This bugs me because a lot of the time it shows no respect to the party that is speaking in the conversation.
15. Using correct grammar during conversations. It bugs me when people that clearly have been educated at higher levels of education don't use proper basic grammar skills. Part of it is because they went through a lot to attain an education, yet they carelessly make basic grammar mistakes.
16. People talking loudly at the library. This is again something that bugs me just because it is disrespectful to those that may be reading or studying around you.
17. People that don't wash their hands when they leave the bathroom. It bugs me because it's just unsanitary.
18. People that treat waitstaff poorly. It shows a lack of respect for people that are just trying to do their jobs. Not to mention that it shows poor character for the individual that does that.
19. When someone interrupts a lecture to ask a question that has previously been answered. This bugs me because it shows that the person that asked the question wasn't paying attention. It's also just disrespectful to interrupt with something like that.
20. When people don't put a turn signal on and create a dangerous situation. This bugs me just because it's careless and potentially harmful to those around.
Reflection:
It seems as though a lot of my bugs tend to be because of a lack of respect. This blog post was overall pretty enlightening. I can say that I definitely learned a lot about what bugs me. The part that was challenging was thinking about what bugs me towards the end of the list.
Hi Daniel,
ReplyDeleteI found your bug list to be very relevant and I was able to relate to the items on your list. One of the things that I found very refreshing about your list is that the concept of respectfulness was at the base root of most of your items. It seems that you genuinely wish to practice the golden rule of treating others as how you would like to be treated. In this case, it seems that you only ask for the same respect that you are willing to give others, and rightfully so. Imagine if people everywhere practiced respectfulness towards themselves and to others in the same moment. What a world that would be!
Daniel,
ReplyDeleteI cannot deal with disrespectful people anymore. Now, I just call people out because I do not want to be friend of someone that I feel is disrespectful all the time. I think people in Gainesville are very nice but many lack of manners. I was getting used to it in some point but that is not who I am, So I really do not want to deal with it. Many of the friends I grew up with would be so polite and then everything changed when I came to Gainesville. I love this town and the school, but some people have different values and manners.