If you meet someone and they happen to like the same musicians as you do, the two of you will probably have a nice conversation. But if they turn out to despise the ones you also can't stand, you've probably found a new friend. Nothing brings people together tighter than shared antipathy.
Just a few days ago, Redditor u/turrxxr decided to find out what helps us to relate to one another and asked the following question: "What is a thing that is universally hated by all people?" And everyone immediately started sending in their answers. From traffic to wet socks, here are those that have got the most upvotes!
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Trying to click x on an ad but actually clicking on the ad and it redirects you to the play store
Corrupt Politicians getting away with crime
The life story before the recipe on recipe websites.
When you wake up in the middle of the night and you want to go back to sleep but you have to pee
being sleepy, getting into bed, then being awake
Cancer
A dear friend of mine just passed from the very thing. F**k you cancer, RIP Rhoni 😞
That moment when something's stuck in between your teeth and your tongue can locate it just fine, but your fingers or a toothpick can't...
Those ads that autoplay on the side of webpages, especially when they automatically have sound
The two ads on YouTube that are long enough to be annoying, but aren’t long enough to be skipped.
Two words: Adblock Plus. Download it today, it's free and no more Youtube Ads EVER!!
Being told “We need to talk later”
Why did you give me the notification? Now I’m gonna be riddled with anxiety until we talk. You could’ve just said nothing.
Just say "Talk now or forever hold your tongue", simple
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Oh my God that is so annoying! My boyfriend does that all the time!! He texts me "i need to tell you something" or "we need to talk" and then dissappears for like an hour letting me think that he is leaving abroad, he is dumping me, or he is dying or something! And when i ask what did you want to talk about he says oh yeah i think we shouldn't go out tonight🙄🙄🙄
always turn this kind of bs around. "we need to talk later" "i'm glad you said it first!"
Consider the context before worrying. Are you in public? Are you going to be late for work or a flight if you take the time now? Do you actually need to talk where the subject of the talk took place? Were they smiling when they said it? Have you done something they would need to talk to you about? Too much context needed before you can draw—-jump to—-any legitimate conclusions.
My last boss used to do this all the time. One of the many reasons I'm glad I left.
It's better to just say "I want us to sit down and make a chore chart/ talk about your annual preformance review, discuss our relationship goals. Please can we set asside some time for that." At least that gives the person a chance to gather their thoughts, and they're not worrying indiscriminately about what it *might* be.
Yesssss. My head thinks about all scenarios. From dinosaurs to end of the world. Never good thoughts.
It the murder scenes on tv series the person say I know the killer I will tell you later. They end up dead before been able to pass on the message. JUST TELL THEM ON THE PHONE.
That is like getting a notice on Saturday morning that your insurance mistakenly won't cover your $10,000 ER bill, or your account got double charged, or you have some notification from the IRS and you have to stew about it all weekend until customer service opens back up on Monday. I never look in my mailbox on the weekend.
Don't let them get away with it without reason. If its not important enough to say what about now, it wont be important then either. It lacks respect.
That overwhelming feeling of dread when you have no idea what they want to talk to you about.
My boss told me that she wants to "touch base" the day before I'm off for a week. Wondering what I've done wrong, now
It's like why don't we just talk now so I don't start thinking the worst possible outcome
My ex did this, even with most trivial stuff, like "You'll never guess who Isaw today at the mall. Well, got to go now, see ya tomorrow, bye."
I supose there's not really a good way of booking your free time for emotional stuff though.
Every time I say this to my husband, i make sure to give him the reason too because I hate when people do this
I don’t allow later to happen. You tell me now or I won’t be answering the phone later
People who email you to ask if they can phone you regarding a query. Are you too lazy to put the query on email ?
The best solution is to say "We need to talk later, it's about ... your cat". Or if you're on the other end, ask... Ok, can you tell me what it's about? Helps with the anxiety on both sides ;)
Ppl who know me know not to do this, or to give me a clue of what it is so I don't worry myself into pieces. Mind you I'm actually a lot better at dealing with it than I was say ten years ago, so it's not all bad. I don't know why people do this, why not just give brief one or two word context, like 're: shopping/school/project/coffee next week or whatnot
When you have that little bit of skin hanging off your finger that you end up ripping it off to your elbow
Water running down your sleeve when washing dishes, then standing on the water with socks on
Stickers that peel off easily 80% of the way, but leave behind 20% that are bonded to the surface of the object for life.
Rub a little bit of vegetable oil or butter on the remaining part and it will slowly soften the glue. Eventually the glue will be soft enough to rub off. There are stronger products available, but they can eat through paint. If you have no oil available, can't wait, and you have oily skin handy, even that oil will work.
COVID-19
I've got about 7.5 billion other people who'd agree with you there.
Going through Alzheimer's/dementia. Has to be one of the most sad ways to go
Getting asked to get up for something the moment you sat down.
People that drive slowly in the fast lane and then don't switch lanes when able to
Or, even worse, when people tailgate you in the middle lane as they are too dumb to realize that the carpool lane is open for everyone and that particular time and they can just go around.
When you rip a paper towel off and that little corner doesn’t come with and stays on the next paper towel.
I think we can all agree that we hate that.
Or when the loo roll ply separates, so the perforations don’t align.
The almost-sneeze.
Although the funny noises and facial expressions one makes before giving up are rather entertaining.
Job Interviews. The whole job hunting process in general.
So painful.........plus, the really elaborate applications/interviews for low paying jobs.
Having a hair in your mouth and it being impossible to locate
A Wet toilet seat.
low speed internet
Or worse: slow internet that keeps randomly dropping out. This is one of the things I hate most about living in Australia.
When you’re showering and the shower curtain moves and sticks to your body.
Going upstairs and forgetting why you went up there then suddenly remembering as soon as you've sat back down in the living room
When your device is connected to the wifi but when you open a website and it says that you have no internet connection.
When you think the hot drink has cooled enough to drink, but then you find out you were wrong, so wrong.
Cold spots in food after heating it up for four minutes.
Solution: reduce heating power of microwave by 30%, double the time. Microwaves heat only about 2cm inside food, rest is a heat transfer inside, and that takes time. Most people set those on max power on all situations and think that this will solve problem. It won't.
When you turn your neck a weird way and it starts hurting
Mini stones that get inside your shoes
Wearing wet socks.
I legitimately hate my entire existence if I get caught in the rain and get my shoes and socks wet.
When someone asks you to do something you are already doing.
Mmm no, because i can tell them with the most condescending grin: I'm already doing it, thank you very much. What i hate is when someone asks you to do something and you were just ABOUT to do it, so now it looks like you're doing it because you've been told so.
Ticks. Blood sucking little bastards, the food chain doesn't need you
Stubbing your toe/banging your shin
Or what I call one of those 'Comedy or Error' moments. Like you drop something and when you bend over to pick it up and something falls out of your pocket and starts to roll away. You finally track that down and bang your head on the way back up knocking something over... It's as if God is pointing a finger at you and saying, "Hold my beer and watch this."
Cockroaches
Getting hit on the ankle with a shopping cart
Monday mornings
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When your fingernail gets bent back. Nothing makes me grit my teeth harder.
(clutches thumb and winces tearfully just thinking about it)
Load More Replies... When you ask what ? And the person only repeats the last 2 words. So you really thing that I heard the all sentence except the last 2 words ?
My brother does this and it takes most of my energy some days not to wring his stupid head from his shoulders >.<
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Buying scissors or a knife but you need scissors or a knife to cut the packaging.
When my roommate keeps shoving trash in the already full bag three feet above the f*cking can and pushing it to the bottom and forcing me to go elbow deep in nasty, wet garbage just to retrieve the bag so I can tie it up and take it outside only to trip on a pile of garbage on my way out the back door. Or somehow even worse, they actually take the bag out of the can, tie it up and leave it right in the middle of the kitchen floor. I hate my life..
Having to look posh and wear nylons. While trying to wriggle in those bloody things your finger nail rips the darn thing.
When you have to take a shower but you are procrastinating it for one hour or more and suddenly someone else goes take a shower and you're like "i was just about to go!" You can't be mad at them, you could have gone earlier but you didn't cause you're lazy but in your mind you feel like you've been denied a basic right or something.
Printers that won't print out your black and white document because the magenta cartridge is empty.
I loathe the current medical system in America that no politician has the balls (in women’s case, the spine) to do anything about it. Good hard working people are losing everything, going bankrupt and those who can not afford insurance are treated like sh*t. I also think insurance companies and Wall Street ought to be on here as well
Freaking packing tape! You try to pull it off and only a tiny piece comes and you have to carve at it with your fingernail to get it even
When people use "like" as a filler word in every sentence... It's, like, annoying!
When you change lanes in the gridlock in order to catch the faster one and suddenly the lane you left becomes FASTER
Relentless Capitalism. Where business are far more important than people.
The apps we had to use to order things in a cafe recently. I want one coffee and it's taking me 10 minutes to complete it when the waiter is right in front of me.
People you don't know and don't know sh*t give you "advice" or comment on whatever you do like paranting or about what you say about your mental health. The amount of people who judge you when they don't know what's going on is really annoying.
Or the opposite!! Think it is just a fart, but nope, a little extra for you.
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People who stop IN THE MIDDLE OF A FRICKING BUSY HALLWAY just to talk to a friend. -_-
Wasps.. pointless stingy vengeful wee b*stards that don't even make me honey.
Picking up your scooter and having it swing towards your ankle, slicing it in half.
Twenty-eight different sizes of incompatible carts and dollies crammed sideways in the overflowing cart return corral at hardware stores. First car at the light never goes on green. Windows upgrades. Leaving two teasponnfuls of coffee in the communal pot and not making more. Twelve pages of 8 font forms to fill out at the Doctor's office when your entire life history is available on the patient portal system they insisted you join.
when you hit your head (for me is 90% against a window panel): it makes me want to punch myself in the face when someone sends you an e-mail then calls you up to tell you they sent you an e-mail when you're talking to someone and someone else interrupts... PLUS your interlocutor starts ignoring you and pays attention to the "intruder"
When you take off the plastic tampon wrap and it gets stuck in your finger due to static electricity. 😡🧲💔🥀
When the cashier at a store is using wireless Bluetooth while she is ringing up your purchases and you don't realize it and think she is cussing you and being rude AF 😒
Being prompted to download an app for everything! Why do I need an app to view your menu?
The speck of dust at the opening of your throat that causes you to cough unnecessarily and not even drinking water can fix ...
When someone calls you and says, “Hang on,” while they continue a conversation with someone standing next to them.
I identified with every one of these. So glad to know it's not just happening to me.
Family members who feel compelled to poke their noses into your business.
Hunting for the end of your packing tape roll and finally finding it, only to have it split into one piece detached and one still stuck on the roll.
The juxtaposition of the words "feel" and "think". The sentence "Im very angry because I feel this is wrong". Feel is used to describe emotion: anger, happiness, sadness, fear. Or it is used to describe a physical sensation: The injury to my arm feels painful, this feels hot to touch. "Think" gives an opinion about something or a situation. Or thoughts that are going through your brain. A thought process. The sentence is not "Im very angry because I FEEL this is wrong" it's rather "I FEEL very angry about this because I THINK it is wrong". It seems we are unable to get over the whole 🎼🎶feelings🎵 movement (thank you Oprah) and simply say what we THINK. At least that's what I think about it.
Hi. I'm curious: what are your sources on Biden beeing a pedophile? (I'm not from the US, but here we have a growing number of people who seem to be inspired by Trumps Ideas, the anti-maskers and - vaxxers, so I'm genuinely interested in the underlying thought process). It is easy to assume that you are just mundane troll, and I shouldn't feed you, but perhaps you are interested in a civilized discussion on different world-views.
Load More Replies... When your fingernail gets bent back. Nothing makes me grit my teeth harder.
(clutches thumb and winces tearfully just thinking about it)
Load More Replies... When you ask what ? And the person only repeats the last 2 words. So you really thing that I heard the all sentence except the last 2 words ?
My brother does this and it takes most of my energy some days not to wring his stupid head from his shoulders >.<
Load More Replies... Buying scissors or a knife but you need scissors or a knife to cut the packaging.
When my roommate keeps shoving trash in the already full bag three feet above the f*cking can and pushing it to the bottom and forcing me to go elbow deep in nasty, wet garbage just to retrieve the bag so I can tie it up and take it outside only to trip on a pile of garbage on my way out the back door. Or somehow even worse, they actually take the bag out of the can, tie it up and leave it right in the middle of the kitchen floor. I hate my life..
Having to look posh and wear nylons. While trying to wriggle in those bloody things your finger nail rips the darn thing.
When you have to take a shower but you are procrastinating it for one hour or more and suddenly someone else goes take a shower and you're like "i was just about to go!" You can't be mad at them, you could have gone earlier but you didn't cause you're lazy but in your mind you feel like you've been denied a basic right or something.
Printers that won't print out your black and white document because the magenta cartridge is empty.
I loathe the current medical system in America that no politician has the balls (in women’s case, the spine) to do anything about it. Good hard working people are losing everything, going bankrupt and those who can not afford insurance are treated like sh*t. I also think insurance companies and Wall Street ought to be on here as well
Freaking packing tape! You try to pull it off and only a tiny piece comes and you have to carve at it with your fingernail to get it even
When people use "like" as a filler word in every sentence... It's, like, annoying!
When you change lanes in the gridlock in order to catch the faster one and suddenly the lane you left becomes FASTER
Relentless Capitalism. Where business are far more important than people.
The apps we had to use to order things in a cafe recently. I want one coffee and it's taking me 10 minutes to complete it when the waiter is right in front of me.
People you don't know and don't know sh*t give you "advice" or comment on whatever you do like paranting or about what you say about your mental health. The amount of people who judge you when they don't know what's going on is really annoying.
Or the opposite!! Think it is just a fart, but nope, a little extra for you.
Load More Replies... People who stop IN THE MIDDLE OF A FRICKING BUSY HALLWAY just to talk to a friend. -_-
Wasps.. pointless stingy vengeful wee b*stards that don't even make me honey.
Picking up your scooter and having it swing towards your ankle, slicing it in half.
Twenty-eight different sizes of incompatible carts and dollies crammed sideways in the overflowing cart return corral at hardware stores. First car at the light never goes on green. Windows upgrades. Leaving two teasponnfuls of coffee in the communal pot and not making more. Twelve pages of 8 font forms to fill out at the Doctor's office when your entire life history is available on the patient portal system they insisted you join.
when you hit your head (for me is 90% against a window panel): it makes me want to punch myself in the face when someone sends you an e-mail then calls you up to tell you they sent you an e-mail when you're talking to someone and someone else interrupts... PLUS your interlocutor starts ignoring you and pays attention to the "intruder"
When you take off the plastic tampon wrap and it gets stuck in your finger due to static electricity. 😡🧲💔🥀
When the cashier at a store is using wireless Bluetooth while she is ringing up your purchases and you don't realize it and think she is cussing you and being rude AF 😒
Being prompted to download an app for everything! Why do I need an app to view your menu?
The speck of dust at the opening of your throat that causes you to cough unnecessarily and not even drinking water can fix ...
When someone calls you and says, “Hang on,” while they continue a conversation with someone standing next to them.
I identified with every one of these. So glad to know it's not just happening to me.
Family members who feel compelled to poke their noses into your business.
Hunting for the end of your packing tape roll and finally finding it, only to have it split into one piece detached and one still stuck on the roll.
The juxtaposition of the words "feel" and "think". The sentence "Im very angry because I feel this is wrong". Feel is used to describe emotion: anger, happiness, sadness, fear. Or it is used to describe a physical sensation: The injury to my arm feels painful, this feels hot to touch. "Think" gives an opinion about something or a situation. Or thoughts that are going through your brain. A thought process. The sentence is not "Im very angry because I FEEL this is wrong" it's rather "I FEEL very angry about this because I THINK it is wrong". It seems we are unable to get over the whole 🎼🎶feelings🎵 movement (thank you Oprah) and simply say what we THINK. At least that's what I think about it.
Hi. I'm curious: what are your sources on Biden beeing a pedophile? (I'm not from the US, but here we have a growing number of people who seem to be inspired by Trumps Ideas, the anti-maskers and - vaxxers, so I'm genuinely interested in the underlying thought process). It is easy to assume that you are just mundane troll, and I shouldn't feed you, but perhaps you are interested in a civilized discussion on different world-views.
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