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My wife tells me I have a problem with people. I dont. I love people. I hate assholes. I have an asshole problem. Below are the top ten things that set me off from zero to boom in three seconds. Im sure you have the same issues and same beliefs.
10. People cutting in line
Look, I can wait in line. Really, I can. I am very patient waiting in line, so long as there isnt an argument over something stupid (more on that later). But what sets me off completely is when some douchey little turd decides they need to be before me. In China, this happens all the time at train stations queues. Some asshole will walk right to the front, talk to the clerk and then weasel their way in to get their tickets. I hit the roof and start scream back of the line, asswipe.
09. Clerks doing stupid shit
There are three things here that make me explode:
A: Clerks that let people jump in line: Look, how hard is it to say Excuse me, this gentleman was first. Please wait your turn. That would save a huge problem and takes less than five seconds to say.
B: Clerks that ignore the customer because they have better things to do: Example just happened. I am standing four five minutes waiting for a clerk to acknowledge me but they ignore me so they can talk to their friend. The other is when I get their supervisors making excuses for them and then getting angry when I refuse to accept their pissant excuse.
C: Clerks that assume I know things about a place Ive never been to in life; Communication is good in business. Remember, I am giving you money. If I ask you something, dont assume I know the answer. Be polite and answer it. And if I make a mistake, dont give me an attitude. I almost collapsed the skull of a waiter in TGI Fridays for doing that to me.
08. Parents who do not shut up their yammering spawn of Hell.
On the train, bus, plane or in the restaurant, there is nothing more nails on a chalkboard than a little brat either screaming at the top of their lungs or a baby crying and the parents ignoring it. Look, teach your little brat that children are to be seen and not heard. Let me have five minutes with the Demon Spawn and Ill show you how to be a parent.
07. College dropouts who think they know more than I do about everything
Look, ignorant people. Just because you saw something on Fox News doesnt mean youre a damn expert. Someone spend three hours listening to Fatboy Limbaugh and now they are experts on politics, economics and sociology. Meanwhile, my college education is meaningless in their eyes. Im an elitist. Id rather be an elitist than a douchebag.
06. People who argue over a price they cannot change
Back to China and the train station. Ticket prices are set. Whining that you want to pay less isnt going to make it happen. Look, skeezix, pay for your ticket and get out of the way. No, dorko in the getting ready for the flood pants is going to bitch and moan about the price, pissing me off and making me late.
05. Foreigners who come to my country to shit on it
This really pisses me off. I hate it when foreigners say well, back in my country. . . I dont do that. Im not in the US. This is an illogical argument. I moved to China, I needed to learn Chinese. But, foreigners move to mine and will shit on what my country is, my culture and claim that if we make them learn English, were robbing them of their rich cultural heritage. Looks, dumbo, you gave that crap up when you left your third world shit farm. But if an American goes to their country, we have to give up everything we are immediately, learn their language and not shit on anything their country does. After all, its our way, our culture, our traditions and if you dont like it, youre a guest and you need to go home. Thats the ultimate in sophistry.
04. Anyone who looks for reasons to say no
Instead of looking for every shallow reason to say no, look for reasons to say yes and overcome the reasons to say no. I ran into this for 18 years in Hollywood. Hollywood is the only place where you can go to work at 9:00, read your emails, say no to everything and be done with your days work by 9:30.
03. Shallow, superficial people
Youre not my type Were just good friends. Youre a nice guy, but. . . Go eat a bag of dicks.
02. Bald faced liars and hypocrites
Do I need to explain this? I trust a thief more than I trust a liar.
01. The Nongmin philosophy
Nongmin means farmer in China. It is foreigner slang for the average, low class Chinese person stuck in their narrow, xenophobic, ignorant and jingoistic ways. In the US, we call these people Trump supporters, fundamentalist wack jobs of all stripes, PC liberal campus pricks and most flag waving, America: World Police type idiots. For every educated, intelligent person, there are 1,000 nongs out there. And just because you have an education doesnt mean you arent a nong. Michael Savage and Jerome Corsi have PhDs and they are nongs.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)Ironically, queuing theory as a mathematical discipline was invented by mathematicians during the Gupta empire. Queuing practice, however, remains elusive in the subcontinent.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)So, in summary, here's my list of people that piss me off.
1) All of them.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)... and then it passed.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,076 posts)You don't piss me off, Jazz. Everyone else does!
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)IcyPeas
(21,889 posts)demmiblue
(36,865 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)I bet you have high blood pressure. Now that you have acknowledged what bothers you--exhale and let it go. You'll live longer without all that anger.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,735 posts)how would you react if you saw somebody doing something really bad? If that little shit is bugging you so much, your wife is right, and maybe you need to look into some anger management counseling. Life is too short to be angry all the time.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Lost Four Super Bowls. That had to piss you off.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)Here's what it sounds like
Phentex
(16,334 posts)people who don't return their shopping carts. I have never heard an excuse that was acceptable to me from someone who was capable of pushing the cart through the store. I am not interested in debating this. It just annoys me that people don't mind damaging other people's cars because they are too lazy to return their cart.
OriginalGeek
(12,132 posts)and loudly exclaim to my wife (who is hiding in the car) OH LOOK HONEY, SOME LAZY MOTHERFUCKER JUST LEFT THIS CART RIGHT HERE IN THE PARKING SPACE. THERE'S A CART CORRAL 10 FEET AWAY...
But only if I know the lazy motherfucker can hear me. Usually as they are backing out.
My wife worries I'll get us killed. She's usually right so that does concern me as well. But instincts take over...
astral
(2,531 posts)Tailgaiting, horn-honking, in a big hurry to Be In Front at the next red light, believe me these people got nowhere to go that they have to be so arrogant, or too busy to put away a shopping cart.
But you know, it's a daily opportunity to be reminded to take stock of MY gratitude-barometer.
Remember to take note of all the strangers who give you that acknowledging smile for no particular reason as they walk by. Remember to be amazed at all the KIND people in your world, too, because they are the ones who are going to see us through.
This thread is a very good reminder for me. People piss me off the most when I forget I am a very judgmental unforgiving human being with defects of my own.
Never having been a parent myself, I do l know people cant control their children all the time, and what a blessing it is to not be (and TO be!) A parent.
Trying to avoid heavy traffic and too-full grocery stores helps me, in a crowded store I get very tense and anxious.
I guess the people who really get under my skin are the ones who seem to enjoy being rude just in general, and without cause.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)Around here Bible-Belt. A few "christian" academies and a big state university. Those who pull that shit is college kids with hats backward, probably named "Chad" or "Josh". Brash and obnoxious only the way comfortable well-heeled types with no worries can be, chanting/singing "Drink motherfucker! Drink motherfucker!......". Young republican frat-boy scum. The best you can hope for them is that they leave them next to the grass/tree "islands" in the lot. Mostly they leave them precariously wherever; perfectly poised to center-punch someone's vehicle.
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btrflykng9
(287 posts)hunter
(38,317 posts)... but the little dramas of daily life fascinate me.
I usually feel bad for the parents of screaming kids because my own kids were sometimes little terrors, but most days they were not.
What would Clark Kent do?
Unfortunately my alter ego is not Superman. It's full biting mad Berserker. That's why our family tradition is Christian pacifism, not by choice, but by necessity. It's also how my ancestors ended up in America's Wild West. They were fleeing trouble in Europe, most often of their own making.
3catwoman3
(24,007 posts)Me, too. Critical thinking skills matter- a lot.
Michael Savage has a PhD? In what? I didn't know your could get a higher degree in being a flaming, intolerant, divisive, screeching bloviator.
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)Yes, I would. If I only could...
I love Simon & Garfunkel.
Initech
(100,081 posts)11. People who hold up the line at a fast food place because they can't make up their damn minds what they want.
12. People who call the manager of a place because they can't save five fucking cents on a drink purchase.
Look, I get if money is tight, I have been there, but how tight is it when five cents is an issue? I would just chalk that one up to a loss and move on. No need to get the manager involved.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)A simple common courtesy is to tell someone behind you to please go ahead while you make up your mind.
Initech
(100,081 posts)I've walked out of several places if I see people at the counter arguing about coupons, and I'm not afraid to tell them why I walked out.
Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)Last edited Sat Feb 13, 2016, 07:46 PM - Edit history (1)
They don't think the laws apply to them. They don't think the laws of physics apply to them. They ride at night in dark clothes without lights. They run stop signs and red lights. They dash through crowds of pedestrians, yelling 'Out of my way!'. They ride the wrong way on one way streets.
I don't hit them. That would be more trouble than it's worth. But if you can't show consideration for other people, "GET YOUR TOY OFF THE ROAD!"
Wolf
Tikki
(14,557 posts)There is some biblical aspect to hypocrisy but religious entities rarely call anyone on it.
Tikki
narnian60
(3,510 posts)People that take up 2 parking spots.
Initech
(100,081 posts)ret5hd
(20,499 posts)by Mark Maron
http://markmanson.net/not-giving-a-fuck
(a really good read, IMO)
Fucks given everywhere. Strewn about like seeds in mother-fucking spring time. And for what purpose? For what reason? Convenience? Easy comforts? A pat on the fucking back maybe?
Developing the ability to control and manage the fucks you give is the essence of strength and integrity. We must craft and hone our lack of fuckery over the course of years and decades. Like a fine wine, our fucks must age into a fine vintage, only uncorked and given on the most special fucking occasions.
Initech
(100,081 posts)And I have two types:
1. The people who call wanting to update magazine subscriptions
And if I hear them ask if I want them to record me for "quality purposes", the answer is always NO!!
2. People who don't know a damn thing about the business or phone number they're calling.
I had a Time Warner person call one time: "We upgraded residential internet, we want to come to your place and do performance evaluation." Me: "No." (hang up)
Another one called my work one time: "Sir, we know you have a large janitorial department." Me: "We don't have *A* janitorial department." (hang up)
Another one I get frequently is people who think that our business is moving. Them: "Sir, are you looking to save money on your business move?" Me: "We're not looking to move." Them: "Why?" Me: "We own the building we are currently in." (hang up)
Iggo
(47,558 posts)Makes it easy to spot the...
whistler162
(11,155 posts)about what annoys them.