For my final 20% post, I decided to compile a list of pet peeves with explanations. I originally called it my "Top 10" but I can't really narrow it down to the 10 things that bother me the most, so it's just a general list of annoyances.
Standard: 11.R.2.2 Students can read fluently to comprehend grade-level text
I had originally planned to draw pictures along with my explanations, but my explanations turned out to be a bit more bitter than humorous, so I appologize for that...
My Top 10 Pet Peeves
10. When Disney stars “go big.”
Hannah Montana, Selena Gomez, Demi Lavato, Jonas Brothers, Raven Symone, Hillary Duff, Vanessa Hudgens—they all had their time and went. They used Disney as an entryway into the music industry, singing about double-lives or thriving friendships, then they get sent mainstream for maybe a year. Soon after that, they get sucked down into the black hole of washed up mainstream pop and are old news. *cough*Miley Cyrus*cough*
9. People who tend to send one-word texts/messages (“Ya,” “ok,” or “cool.”)
After I send a 2-page text about something exciting, it’d be much appreciated to receive more recognition than “cool.” What’s the point? And how can you manage to hold a decent conversation like that?
8. When teachers have double standards.
It bothers me so much when teachers say one thing yet do another. For example, they interrupt another teacher’s class to have them fill out a form or remind them of an assignment that’s due, but they would slaughter you if you dared to fill out a form in their class. It’s like, oh really?
7. When people clear their throats…in a disgusting way.
I understand that there’s a tickle in there, but COME ON. There is absolutely no way bellowing “AUGGGHHUIQQUUUUAMDNASUDUASNIUSAN” is going to get rid of it; it’s 100% unnecessary. Oh, and what makes it worse is if somebody doesn’t cover their mouth when they cough. Then their sickening mist of germs flies everywhere. Gross.
6. When people are obsessed with their partner.
I understand that you have a boyfriend/girlfriend, and you care about them, but there is a point where you draw the line. You do not need to relate everything that happens to your partner, or worse, your ex-partner. This tends to be more prevalent in girls than guys, but it is sickening to think about how obsessed you are with that person. There’s a time and place to talk about them, but it’s not 24/7.
5. People who cut through parking lots, go the wrong direction in a parking lot lane, or when people are rude enough to drive in the middle of a two-car lane.
Yes, I’m sure I’ve done it before, but it still annoys me to no end. I’ll just be driving along, going down the correct lane, when someone zips in front of me from two lanes over and takes my parking spot. Seriously?! Simply put—it’s rude.
3. When people feel they’re obligated to grabbing your technology and roaming around it freely.
Just because my phone is sitting on the coffee table doesn’t mean that you can grab it and gaze at all my text messages. No, I don’t have anything to hide, but you aren’t allowed to put your hands all over my stuff. Even worse is when someone grabs my iPod and logs out of my Facebook account to log into theirs, and then they forget to log out… People these days…
2. When people try to talk to you when you have headphones in.
I’m going to lay this out just as simple as it is. When someone has headphones in, they have them in for a reason. They will not be listening to you. You are talking to nobody, so don’t get annoyed when they realize you’re over there flailing your arms around, asking a question…
1. People that misuse the words “retarded” or “gay.”
This is probably one of the nation’s biggest problems in my opinion. Gay doesn’t mean lame, and retarded doesn’t mean stupid. It’s not only extremely offensive to people who are literally these terms, but also the family members who may have a gay family member or the people who have a friend with down’s syndrome. It’s not funny; it’s incredibly rude and disrespectful. And the least you could do is have enough tact to be conscious of your habits around people who are offended by misusing these terms.
