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Day 13: Five pet peeves

1.

Poor public walking etiquette. I hate it when people dawdle in front of me and take up the entire pathway while they’re at it. And then there are the people who’re distracted by their phones/something they’re looking at that’s not in FRONT of them, and they bumble forward without realizing that dude, people walk towards you. I hate that near/sometimes actual collisions because someone’s being a public retard.

2.

Nose diggers. (And assorted other unhygienic displays, including excessive head scratching; scab picking; foot touching; nail clipping; pimple tweaking; and/or being smelly in general. Frankly it’s disgusting it makes me feel like humankind are the most vile creatures on earth. Even more so than shit tossing monkeys. I GLARE at everyone one of them and send of tides of disapproval until they get so uncomfortable they stop.

Just yesterday, watched Gee’s musical and this ang moh man with the nastiest case of foot stinkies beside me removed his shoes and it was SO BAD, Beni, Cleo and Xin (three seats away) could smell it. Xin actually thought it was the guy on her other side, was that strong. I had to dab myself with liberal amounts of scent to override his, but it didn’t work. When the climax came with energetic singing and lights, combined with his putrid feet pong, i felt the violent need to upchuck. Eugh.

3.

Seat thieves. Common courtesy to give up your seat, but i’m alright when people don’t. What i think is VERY INAPPROPRIATE is when you deliberately KS a seat that’s obviously given up for someone else. This has actually happened to me a few times, the most recent being a primary school boy on the train’s reserve seat. I was beside him, and stood up pointedly for this standing old lady. Before she could sit down, he planted his bag on the seat i left. SHAMELESS. And another time i stood up for this poor disabled old man and this idiot indian girl RAN across the aisle with vigor to get the vacant place. The indian lady beside her was nice enough to stand for the old man, and guess what, indian girl’s dad made a beeline for THAT one as well. LOUSY.

4.

Proximity issues. People tapping my shoulder with too much force, or generally leaning in too close to me. I don’t like it because too often people have bad breath, and i have boundary issues when it comes to strangers or even acquaintances. Once i wanted to buy cake, and the very. friendly. shop assistant insisted on standing about 6 inches away from me, no matter how much i moved away. It was only when i very pointedly moved right across the other side of the counter to answer him that he quit tailing me. I hate it. I hate people cooties.

5.

Over eager shop attendants. I don’t like it when I get bombarded with questions first thing i enter a shop: “HOW CAN I HELP YOU?” “WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?” “A GIFT OR FOR YOURSELF?” But i understand they’re doing their job, and well, so usually i’d smile and say it’s k just browsing. (And yes i’m usually just browsing because i love entering strange shops just to look-see.) Some hover around you and would insist on interjecting with their own opinions and recommendations and THAT i cannot take. Once they open their yaps twice, i head straight for the exit.

And yeah! Most of my peeves are directed at strangers in public arenas. I don’t have much peeves revolving around friends or people i know, because if i like them enough they just become endearing quirks i tolerate/am amused by.