Most Irritating, Annoying and Ignorant Things People Do

Bev Cohen
People coughing without covering their mouths. It is amazing to see people every where you go coughing without covering their mouths, their germs spewing forth onto everyone around them. I hate to think about what other courtesy hygiene efforts they don't make. I certainly hope they are not chefs.

People texting while you're talking to them. You are trying to have a conversation with someone but they are texting on their phone, never once making eye contact with you, all the while assuring you that they are listening to what you're saying. I wonder how they would feel if when they tried to have a conversation with someone, that person never took their eyes off the magazine they were reading, never made eye contact, but assured them the whole time that they were listening.

Old men checking out my daughter. When I'm walking right next to my 25-year-old daughter, men who are way older than me will blatantly check out my daughter from head to toe, pausing on several parts in between. Now I'm glad I made a cute daughter and no, I'm not jealous. It's just that all you dirty old men need to have a little class, a little common courtesy. Get your tongues back in your mouths. Put your eyeballs back in your heads. At least put on some sunglasses and be a bit more discreet about your inability to control your animal instincts.

People who don't listen when you talk to them. Have you ever been having a one-on-one conversation with someone when they interrupt you mid sentence and start talking about something totally unrelated? I'm not sure if that's ignorant, rude, or stupid. Maybe some combination of all three.

Cashiers that open a new register and don't take the person who's next in line. Ever been standing in a store when there is only one cash register open and there's a long line of people waiting at that register? Then a new cashier opens up another register and starts flailing his arms wildly saying he's now open. So all the people at the back of the line make a mad dash over to the new register, leaving you to wonder.

Published by Bev Cohen

Bev is a freelance writer, mother of two amazing daughters, and drummer in a band.  View profile

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