If you don’t have anything nice to say, it might be best not to say anything at all. But that doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to think judgmental things about other people. If you witness someone litter, yell at their dog or plow through a crosswalk without even checking for pedestrians, you might start giving an aggressive side-eye without even realizing. 

Reddit users have recently been sharing all of the things strangers do in public that cause them to immediately cast judgment, so we’ve gathered some of their most popular responses below. Some might annoy you and others might pleasantly surprise you (as judgment doesn’t always have to be bad), so enjoy scrolling through and be sure to upvote the replies you agree with!

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Orange and white cat trapped inside a red metal cage, illustrating judgment-inducing acts of confinement in public spaces. Being cruel to their pets

OlyaBrnk , Nothing Ahead Report

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    Crowded public fishing scene with people wearing masks, illustrating common public acts that cause instant judgment. Take out their phone to film while someone is in a bad situation, instead of trying to help / call for help

    Pioumi , furkanfdemir Report

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    Woman using touchscreen device in cozy indoor setting, highlighting judgment-inducing acts in public spaces. Giving minimum wage employees an unnecessarily hard time. Lady, the cashier didn't pick out the f*****g prices for your vanilla iced latte. Just pay for your s**t or admit you're broke and leave.

    PmMeYourNudesTy , Ketut Subiyanto Report

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    Discarded trash on forest ground showing examples of what not to do in public for instant judgment-inducing acts. Throw trash on the ground

    crumpana , Mert Kaya Report

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    Child sitting on a wooden chair using a smartphone, illustrating common acts that cause instant judgment in public spaces. Watch a video on full blast, without headphones where it is very clearly inappropriate. Or scream at their kids, in front of a bunch of strangers. I think it’s absolutely humiliating for a child and it is very telling of how they are to the child all the time.

    melancholia__ , Katerina Holmes Report

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    Old car with one headlight on in a dim urban setting, illustrating judgment-inducing acts in public spaces. Not use their indicators when turning. I will assume they are in fact a morlock visiting the surface, and unfamiliar that we live in a society!

    Kozeyekan_ , Mathias Reding Report

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    Audience standing in a public venue with stage lights and smoke, illustrating acts to avoid in public judgment scenarios. Bring their kid or their pet to an inappropriate event. Your child is three, they don’t need to be at an outdoor beer festival.

    coccopuffs606 , Caleb Oquendo Report

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    Young woman vaping outdoors, surrounded by smoke, illustrating judgment-inducing acts not to do in public spaces. Vape on public transport, especially on the underground. I'm a vaper myself but there's something so disrespectful about making everyone in the carriage breathe your clouds of flavoured nicotine.

    caffeineandvodka , Edgar Martínez Report

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    Two men sitting at a café table with coffee while a waitress takes their order, illustrating public judgment scenarios. How they treat people in customer service, like store clerks or waiters. Chill man, he's going to refill your drinks. Give him a second.

    TheMintyLeaf , RDNE Stock project Report

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    Large mostly empty parking lot with scattered cars illustrating public acts to avoid for instant judgment and common social mistakes. Let their children run freely in a crowded parking lot. I am probably one of the most non-judgmental people you will ever meet, but if my brakes get tested because you are not paying attention and your kid runs in front of my car, my inner Karen will come out. You have been warned.

    2gecko1983 , Mike Bird Report

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    Young woman in car using phone while driving, demonstrating a common public behavior to avoid for instant judgment. For me, it's being on your phone while driving. Instant rage. Full disclosure: I was T-boned by one of those a-holes

    okwellactually , Gustavo Fring Report

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    Man in a brown coat walking alone in a public square, illustrating common acts to avoid in public settings. Spitting on the ground where other people are walking. At least make the effort to go spit on a bush or something...even though the bush is innocent in all of this

    Glen-Runciter , Clem Onojeghuo Report

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    Shopping cart filled with boxes in a supermarket aisle, illustrating common judgment-inducing acts in public places. Park their grocery cart in the middle of the aisle and stay there while they look at every item on the shelf, even when it's clear there are people waiting to get by.

    WanderInTheTrees , Wallace Chuck Report

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    Person's bare foot sticking out of a bus window showing one of the instant judgment-inducing acts in public. Removing their shoes in public spaces. Caught so many people resting their nasty bare feet on a seat across them.

    Ok_Tax_3190 , cottonbro studio Report

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    Man coughing into elbow at a cafe table with laptop, illustrating what not to do in public judgment-inducing acts. Mouth open no cover sneeze

    averagejill , Edward Jenner Report

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    #16

    Woman laughing while holding ice cream cone and dog leash on city sidewalk, illustrating what not to do in public behavior. I saw a woman buy an ice cream cone, smile while taking a selfie of her and the ice cream, and then toss it right in the trash without ever tasting it

    blood2016 , Megan (Markham) Bucknall Report

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    Young woman outdoors putting on a face mask, illustrating common public behavior and what not to do in public. During peak COVID, my coworker and I witnessed someone pull their mask down, sneeze, and then put the mask back on

    IDreamofLoki , Anna Shvets Report

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    People riding a roller coaster with a steep drop, illustrating what not to do in public judgment-inducing acts. Try to force their child to ride a rollercoaster(or other ride) when the kid is crying and yelling no. I spent four summers working as a ride operator at an amusement park in Oh*o. The way some of those parents seemed to get off on their kids' fear always got to me. I had an autistic child using alternate access with his family once(brother and parents) and as soon as he got into the seat he started to melt down. We are trained to ask the child, and only the child, if they want to ride. I asked him if he wanted to and he gave me an immediate and clear no - which is fair because it's a 300'+ rollercoaster. I had restraints unlocked within seconds as I wanted to keep trains moving to let him off. This mother f*****g a*****e piece of s**t father starts screaming at me while his kid is shaking and sobbing, and gets within an inch of my face telling me how I've ruined his day before I even get the chance to give them a pass to walk onto the ride at a later time if the boy changes his mind and decides he wants to ride later(he won't). At this time I'm a 6' college age female and this man starts to pull his arm back like he's going to punch me. Had another guest almost jump over the exit gate to stop him from decking me - all because he wanted to force his kid to ride a rollercoaster. I got closer to him and told him to get off my platform, which to be fair I had been doing, and he finally f****d off after about ten minutes of screaming. I even let his wife and other son stay on the ride. They went to guest services and complained about me to my roommate who just happened to be at the desk. She basically told him to kick rocks and that I did my job.

    AllergicToYahtzee , Nati Report

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    #19

    Empty shopping cart casting long shadow on tiled ground, symbolizing public judgment and social behavior concepts. Not return their grocery cart. Tucking it into the bushes or the space next to them like they don’t care someone is gonna have to clean up behind them. ‘It’s their job.’

    Johndenverdreams , Pixabay Report

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    Person washing hands under running faucet in a public bathroom, highlighting common judgment-inducing acts in public settings I saw a guy at the cinema restroom leave without washing his hands, go into the same theater as me, sit down, and take a handful of popcorn from a shared bucket with his lady friend

    Zentavius , Anna Shvets Report

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    Man in striped shirt yelling with mouth wide open, illustrating common public judgment-inducing acts and bad behavior. Start yelling. At kids, wife, husband, dog, cat, cop. Don't matter. Yelling in public, it sets the wrong impression from the start.

    Lazy-Lawfulness3472 , Karolina Grabowska Report

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    Man standing on a graffiti-covered escalator, illustrating public behavior and what not to do in public judgment acts. Stop at the bottom of an escalator to think about where they want to go.

    LeTigre71 , Sem Steenbergen Report

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    #23

    Woman in a public setting wearing gloves and mask, taking a selfie, illustrating common judgment-inducing acts in public. Get in peoples’ way to film a TikTok

    Swampwolf42 , Lagos Food Bank Initiative Report

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    Adult and toddler interacting outdoors on grass, illustrating what not to do in public judgment-inducing acts concept. I was walking my kids to the park tonight and a stranger asked me what school they went to. That.

    Dave-Again , Anna Shvets Report

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    Person wearing mask and denim jacket holding phone and gesturing, depicting what not to do in public behavior. I once saw a girl FaceTiming with a boy in the women's locker room!

    sychedelicGoat42 , Ivan Samkov Report

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