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People Share Their Biggest Pet Peeves About Dining Out At Restaurants
Why can't people behave like normal human beings? Why is going out to eat for a simple meal such an arduous issue?
Dining out has always been a fun life pastime, but has quickly turned into an anxiety-inducing circus.
When I'm out to eat, there is so much wrong happening that I witness.
It's just as delicious and easy to microwave leftovers.
I also may just be overly dramatic and picky. A lot of things disturb my dining peace, but I'm not alone.
Redditor DateInteresting wanted to talk about how to act in when eating out, it's time for lessons. They asked:
What really pisses you off inside Restaurants?
Kids. Don't bring your kids out to eat. Unless you've taught them how to be silent. They are my biggest pet peeve. They scream and shout. I can't.
Quiet!
"When they have wicked loud music that you can't hear anyone talking over." ~ Imagenerum
Don't Touch
"When the table is sticky." ~ BronzeGutlet
"I worked in a place where the finish on the tables was starting to really wear off, and on a hot day the humidity would just make every single table soooo sticky, no matter what you did. It so freaking annoying for everyone involved. The day they were refinished was such a relief." ~ Im_Probably_Crazy
Back Up
"Spacing. I get it, if you own an establishment (a good one) you want to get as many seated as possible. I hate having to lean and whisper to have a conversation." ~ m1ster_grumpee
"I worked at a PF Chang's for a couple of years and there was already limited space, but on holidays they would split tables to get more people in at once and I have never witnessed anything like it in a restaurant."
"The customers would have to squeeze in as tight as possible and still be chair to chair with other people and then us servers could not get in between the tables. We would be squeezing, pushing people, and moving tables and chairs all while holding a heavy tray of food and drinks right over these customers heads, every year we would tell management not to, but they didn't care." ~ Tato_creator
"Its this price at the liquor store!"
"Menus without prices. Tables that are too small and too tightly spaced. Tables that are not cleaned well." ~ wanted_to_upvote
"I have so many people at my bar order drinks and complain about the price when it's clearly on the menu. The most common I get is "Its this price at the liquor store!" Well yeah, the liquor store is in a crappy part of town and doesn't have an on-premise license, and doesn't pay people to make your drink or prep your ingredients. If you are on a budget, ask prices or look at a menu!" ~ showMeYourPitties10
Bad Sounds
"I was a cook for 15 years, anytime I am seated too close to an open kitchen and I can hear the demonic buzz of a docket printer, my meal is ruined." ~ quaswhat
I hate sitting near the kitchen. Like, why did you even design this place to have seats near the back of house staff? Of course room is always as issue. Too many places are too cramped.
Yuck!
"Not properly cleaned utensils, plates and cups/mugs." ~ jay-ar55
Everyone know what they want?
"Great meal, great service, then when we're ready to pay and leave, the server is nowhere to be found." ~ ShrekTheHallz
"We were in a place in Tokyo where the table had a small button on it. Pressing it told the staff you were ready to speak to the server. Everyone know what they want? [Press] Need more water? [Press] Ready to pay? [Press]"
"I had the North American "That's kinda rude, demanding people come to you" feeling but we were told it's more efficient - staff can do other things in the kitchen (like folding napkins or helping with prep) instead of wandering around the floor in case someone needs something." ~ DulceEtBanana
So Krafty!
"As a mac n cheese lover, when they have "side of baked mac n cheese" on the menu and then they bring out Kraft mac n cheese." ~ ham_alamadingdong
"Before I had a kid, I had NO IDEA how prevalent this was. They literally just charged me 5-6 bucks for a 30 cent microwaved bag of pre-cooked kraft. I guess I should know better though, because unless there's mac and cheese in the adult menu somewhere then there's no reason for the place to actually prep and cook it." ~ Lamprophonia
I wanna be deaf...
"The noise level." ~ vieniaida
"So many restaurants just don't give a crap about acoustics. It is such a simple thing to consider, to make the ambience just right: Bustling energetic type of 'foodie' place - buy hard furnishings."
"Makes everything sound loud, echoey, and vibrant. Romantic candle lit spot - lots of soft furnishings. You can have a deep conversation with the person across from you, without hearing everyone shouting from all directions. Bad acoustics ruins so many dining experiences." ~ IllIIIlIllIlIIlIllI
Bow Down
"Customers who act like they are a Roman emperor and the wait staff are their slaves. We've all seen these people at restaurants." ~ genghismom71
I may never eat out again. This thread has ruined it for me. Be better people. Whether you're a customer or staff, be better.
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With a global pandemic still raging after a full year, domestic extremism on the rise, and a much-needed reignition of racial justice activism, one feels compelled to take life very seriously these days.
And that's true. We should keep these pressing, significant issues at the forefront of our minds. But alongside those considerations, we are still humans nonetheless.
And humans can be PETTY.
Little tiny inconveniences or social faux pas can stick in our minds--perhaps even ruin a whole day. We simply cannot help but focus on these thorns in our sides at least a few times everyday.
Some Redditors took a second to proudly share their pet peeves.
meerkatherine asked, "What is your pettiest pet peeve?"
For many, pet peeves involve other people. Social norms are breached, bad habits persist despite voiced criticism, and total selfishness seems to reign.
For these folks, that's all too much to handle.
Mind Your Business, Lady
"People who comment on what I'm eating. Look lady I'm eating it, not you." -- 25Hams
"My god. I used to have a coworker who seemed to get off on letting me know how disgusting my breakfast looked. It was usually some sort of overnight oatmeal."
"I can understand not being into cold oatmeal, but who in the ever-loving hell wants to hear about how awful their food looks while they're eating it?" -- mrsderpcherry
Comin' In Hot
"People who don't knock before opening a door" -- 1maginaryProfessor
"One day...one day they'll learn. One day they'll see something they never wanted to see MOM" -- Captain_Pickleshanks
"even worse people who knock while opening the door" -- CrazyyForCocoaPuffs
A Lack of Acceptance
"My dad not getting the damn hearing aids he needs. He blares the tv, forgets his headphones half the time, and just being really loud in general."
"It is to the point I am not calm when he is home because of how much noise he makes. And that is the tip of the iceberg of his weird habits and behaviors, but it is the pettiest."
-- riftrender
Bogged Down
"When people are telling a story and get lost in irrelevant details.
" 'Last Tuesday, I went... wait, maybe it was Wednesday? No, it was definitely Tuesday because that's garbage day...' "
"as I'm just sitting there, eye twitching."
-- twomangocats
Other pet peeves involve keenly felt sensations. These examples usually feature a strange tactile impulse, horrible noises, etc.
Constant Exposure
"Blankets that are too small" -- On_my_way_slow_down
"My husband is very tall, and he fell asleep on the couch with a small blanket. His sister and I were chatting, and we watched him struggle to cover his feet, and then pull it back to his shoulder, then back down to his feet, and we were laughing while watching him.
"He woke up enough to glare at us and say 'It's not funny, I'm suffering!' "
"So now we all refer to small blankets as 'suffering blankets.' " -- ThisIsMyFightAccount
SHHHHHHHH
"Misophonia - Eat with your mouth open, or any other mouth noises and I will smack you, lol. At least that how it makes me feel."
"That, and soggy bread. Gross."
-- Hodgrim
Like a Disgusting Metronome
"When the room is silent and someone keeps sniffling but refuse to blow their god damned nose even after you offer them a tissue." -- B_e_p_i_s_
"I believe I got let go from a contract position for asking my manager to ask an employee to stop wet snorting at lunchtime at his desk after eating his soup each day."
"It was so bad that the guys in the next pod of desks would snort in disgust to try and give this snorter an indication of the locality of disgust he was creating."
"I thought I was doing the right thing by letting my manager know of the issue, but when I spoke to him I could see he was not getting it. Then my 3 term contract was not renewed with plenty of work still on the project." -- _yourekidding
And finally, some people are annoyed by the things far beyond their control, like all the intrusive decisions of mass media.
Everywhere we look, there are screens and books and films and apps. And when one gets our goat, we're simply left holding a phone and squirming.
Forever Tainted
"I hate it when a book is made into a film, and then they change the original cover of the book to a still from the movie." -- gatorinmypocket
"or the cover has a big printed graphic 'Now a Major Motion Picture' " -- sbashe5
Canned Camaraderie
"Listening to the anchors laughing about something on the local news channels."
"Something about them laughing is so inauthentic and for some reason pisses me off."
Slimy Strategies
"I refuse to watch any Disney+ shows, or any Disney related media, not because they are a monopoly or that I disagree with their practices or anything (although that should be my number 1 reason)..."
"...but because they fu**ing paid to have their bullshit Playstation app at the front of my video application list which causes me to accidentally go into their app every time I try to watch some TV."
-- Blur333
So feel free to own the most minuscule, ridiculous pet peeve. It is real, and it might even be shared by someone on the internet.
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People Explain Which Seemingly Insignificant Things They Hate With A Passion
Usually, it's the large-scale far reaching decisions of powerful people that make us lose all faith in humanity.
But sometimes, it only takes a bozo at the grocery store to completely convince us that all order and morality has completely fallen by the wayside.
We encounter rude or confusing behaviors committed by the people around us just about every day. What's worse, is that all different people seem to commit the same annoying social faux pas.
Redditors shared the most annoying social pet peeves they know.
mmm-pistol-whip asked, "What is something insignificant that you passionately hate?"
Microwave Troubles
"My wife leaving the microwave on a random number instead of zeroing it out so the time displays. I don't know why it bothers me so much but it does." -- Hawkmek
"When the microwave keeps beeping even after you've opened the door to get your food out. Like I know it's done, that's why I'm opening it, you don't need to keep screaming at me thanks" -- Rly_grinds_my_beans
Not Going Anywhere
"That shark fin shaped spot on my windshield that my wipers can't reach" -- sublevelstreetpusher
"You should invent a horizontal wiper that goes back and forth on a track." -- mmm-pistol-whip
"Ahh the Wipermuda Triangle" -- TannedCroissant
"Related: I hate when dripping rainwater follows the lines the wipers make. I don't know why, I just want the water to drop right down through the line." -- Temmere
Hence the 30 Minute Line
"People who stand in a 30 minute line, but wait until they get to the register to look at the menu" -- miraculous_milk
"Mine is kind of like this. Why doesn't a drive-thru have 2 menus? I hate how I'm waiting behind another car for 5 minutes and can't see the menu, then when I pull up and can finally see the menu they ask me what I want right away." -- The_Perfect_Fart
Bum Rush
"People who try to get on the elevator before letting people off." -- mnhill2088
"This is NOT insignificant. Nor buses or trains, any form of doored transport. There is a special place in hell for these a**holes" -- SarkyCherry
"Before COVID, I'd stand right at the door. If they insist on getting in, it's at the very least going to be awkward." -- StinkyKittyBreath
Their World, We're Just Living In It
"People who watch TV or movies on their phone, without headphones in the breakroom." -- themoldovanstoner
"Or, having a phone conversation on speakerphone while eating. A coworker does this every day, and at some point in the conversation, her daughter banshee wails." -- 0826Ikaros
Utterly Oblivious
"People that walk through busy pedestrian areas with zero self awareness."
"You know the ones- almost bumping into you as they're glued to their phones, stopping suddenly in front of you to gaze in a window, 4 people walking spread out and making others step in to the street..."
"...The list goes on."
Out of the Loop
"One of my biggest social pet peeves are people who refer to others by their first name when it's likely you don't know who they are."
"For example, a coworker saying they ate dinner with Sam and Robert on the weekend. When you ask who Sam/Robert are, they say 'my brothers-in-law.'"
"Like...did you really think I know your BIL's by name?"
Orbiting
"People who spend 10 mins circling a half-full parking lot to find a marginally closer spot to the store entrance."
"If they'd just picked a parking spot a bit further out they'd be in the store already instead of circling."
"And their incessant circling creates traffic for people trying to leave the lot or walk to their car. Just park 15 spots further away already!"
Especially These Days
"when they lick their finger to turn the page" -- elleyro
"used to work at a bank and had a coworker who would do that counting money... absolutely psychotic" -- KingFlutie22
"I was at the grocery store yesterday and watched a woman pull her mask down to lick her fingers so she could open a plastic bag for her produce." -- DontTrustNeverSober
Passive Leadership
"Managers who insist on calling meetings and giving long-winded instruction about some mistake or infraction one or two people committed instead of having the balls to just go talk personally to the one or two people." -- moinatx
"It will be no shocker to you, to know that studies in education have found this method of correction to be spectacularly ineffective. It's counterproductive because the people being wrongfully corrected are less likely to comply in future" -- 99thusername
Ice ice baby
Considering that I now work at a grocery store, people who leave refrigerated/frozen items NOT in the refrigerators or freezers, and sometimes people who try to start a conversation; just leave me alone and let me ring you out so you can leave.
Move
Anytime two drivers block the road so they can have a conversation. Then get upset when you are just sitting there waiting. Like bruh. Move the fuck outta the way.
Zoom etiquette
I recently had to minute a zoom meeting. At one point chimes were heard over the meeting. They went on and on for a few minutes at regular intervals. The sounds squelched over people's words making it hard to make out what they were saying. Eventually, the host of the meeting said "oh sorry someone is sending me a bunch of invitations for all of next year's meetings...".
- turn off your sound notifications!
- if you do not want to turn off the sounds, at least set Zoom to mute those notifications
- if you don't know how or want to do those things, at least close Outlook while you are in a zoom meeting
- You are the effing host of the meeting you of all people shouldn't be disrupting it!
Bless you
People who pronounce tissue without the "sh" sound but with an "S" sound
What's the iss-yoo with it?
My best friend says "highth" instead of "height" and it drives me up a wall. He works in construction so it happens pretty frequently, and I just want to smack him every time he says it
Smell-o-vision
People who wear an excessive amount of perfume/cologne. I don't mind if you want to wear a nice subtle scent but if I can still smell you even after you've left the room it's too much!
The saying is, I believe: "perfume is best discovered, not announced".
Not lovin' it
The McDonald's ba da ba ba ba. I HATE it. It makes me angry and I don't even know why. I don't frequent McDonald's anyway, but if I did--that stupid jingle would make me stop. And, I know this isn't asking about commercials, but that seems to be what I passionately hate--I cannot stand the Keurig commercial with James Corden.
I've considered writing to Keurig to let them know that the commercial has turned me off so much that I will never buy another Keurig product again (not that I had planned to--I have a cheap knock off that works great, but they don't know that). But I want to throw things at my tv when that comes on. HATE it.
Break the ice
Forced work get-togethers that involve group ice breaker games. Please just trust that a group of professionals know how to talk to each other without needing that!
Grinchy
My husband thinks I'm grinchy, but I hate this trend of inflatable holiday decorations. They seem to get bigger and bigger and are such a waste of material and energy. More crap for the landfills.
I agree. I think the inflatables just look tacky. Even more infuriating when they deflate and people just leave them like that. Why even bother?
Windows down
My dad gets hot in a vehicle, so instead of taking off his coat before he gets in, he leaves the coat on and drives with the windows down in the middle of winter. Drives me insane! No, I do not want the wind zipping through the cab of the car and snowflakes flying in. Please turn the heat down or take off a layer.
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Wake up call
People who use AM/PM for a time, and then add "in the morning" or similar. Ex., "I had to get up at 6 AM in the morning." Umm yeah...that's what the AM meant. It irritates me way more than it should.
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