Our upbringings are different, and as such, our behavior towards others varies wildly.
For example, how we treat our fellow humans is indicative of what rules we follow.
What do we consider to be polite? What do we consider to be an unwritten rule that we must follow?
These questions dicate how we act and what we consider the most important.
So it can seriously dig under our skin when someone doesn't follow those unwritten rules.
Reddit user, HAXposed, wanted to know what they wished everyone already knew when they asked:
"What's an unspoken rule that annoys you when people don't know about it?"
We've had smart phones as a common piece of day to day living for a while now, right?
That means we should all know the following rules when you decide to use your phone in public or when you see someone using their phone.
Last Thing You Want To Do Is Say Something Embarrassing
"Let people know when you have them on speakerphone!"
"Especially when your husband/wife/partner/friend/any other human is within earshot."
blueshiftglass
Wait, People Actually Do This?
"When someone hands you their phone to use, don't f-cking go through it. It's rude."
Sensitive_Suspect_69
"100% this."
"Years ago, I left my tablet at a friends for like half hour and when I got back, his room mate was laughing going through my photos."
"They accused me of overreacting when I went f-cking apesh-t."
"Had a bit of petty revenge when the same dude traded in my friends games and my friend got pissy. I smugly told him he was overreacting."
SephariusX
Notice The Things In My Ears Blocking The Sound?
"If you see me taking off my headphones to listen and answer your question, then [immediately] put them on again... 5 TIMES... it clearly means that I'm just being polite, not that I'm interested in talking to you, so STOP ASKING ME QUESTIONS."
V02D
There Are Other People Around You
"Don’t play music out loud from your mobile phones on public transportation. I get that you’re going to have a boring ride but don’t ruin everyone else’s."
AJSK18
"Or kids games. Turn the volume off in the train or waiting room. Or restaurant."
JL1186
Here's something that might shock some people.
When you're at the grocery store, or in a deli, or literally anywhere where other people need to buy products, you are surrounded by other people.
At Least Stand Off To The Side? Bare Minimum, People
"Standing in f-cking doorways, go in or out, but get the f-ck out of the way."
Lonesomeplum
"To add on to this, having a full f-cking conversation right in front of the door or in a small hallway then getting offended when your expected to f-cking move."
PizzaTime666
Damn It, Sharon!
"Move your cart to the side of the aisle when looking for groceries, don't hog up the middle. 'Oh, of course I'll wait for you to pick out a flavor of beans, Sharon, take your time!'"
Electrical_Potato_21
"Also, if they ask who's next at the deli and you haven't decided yet - don't say you're next and have a five minute discussion about what you may or may not want."
xvf9
And then there's these rules to follow to make you a more respectable member of today's society.
Just pay people back.
It's that simple.
Don't hold money from people who rightfully deserve it.
What Does It Mean?
"Respect people's right to say no. It's okay to ask someone for something, or to do something, or whatever - but if they say no, don't pester them or guilt trip them. People who pressure their friends are kind of garbage friends."
rgrwilcocanuhearme
"One thing that annoys me is when somebody asks for something, I say no, then they say please. I didn't say no because you were rude enough to not use your manners. I said no because I didn't want to."
ObserveTheGreyArea
Pay. Your. Artists.
"Don’t ask people to do their job for free, even if you’re friends or family."
Inkoko
"As a semi-pro photographer I get "invited" to a lot of events/parties/gatherings from too many "friends"/acquaintances."
"You're going to bring your camera right?"
"Yeah, for $100 p/h..."
str8dwn
Get Them Back Sooner Rather Than later
"If someone pays for something for you (I'm not talking about as a gift, I just mean 'We can't split the bill here so I'll pay and you can pay me your half later', 'I'll buy both of our concert tickets now and you can revolut me for it later', etc) you really shouldn't make them ask you to pay them back. Ideally not even once, but especially not two or three times."
"If I owe someone money like that I make sure to pay them back as soon as I can and let them know once I've done it. I have a friend who I know is not short on money, but I stopped offering to pay for things for him in situations like the above because he just forgets and makes you ask him two or even three times before he does it. I really think that's not fair to people. You're putting them in an uncomfortable position."
ladyblithe
Hopefully This WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC Will Change A Few Minds
"Warn people that you/your kid is sick before turning up at their house/interacting with them. Chicken pox, flu, hand foot and mouth, stomach bug all caught by my toddler in the last 12months and could have been avoided."
Medium-Raspberry1122
"My 11mo got covid and a stomach bug in the last 3 months. Both could also be avoided because people already had symptoms before seeing us."
"I am mad now so I am not sure when we gonna see the in-laws again..."
no_user_name8
Cashier Courtesy
"Taking your headphones off when talking to a cashier. Like, yes they are working there and they might have less money than you, Karen, but they still deserve to be able to tell you how much the diapers you want to buy cost."
- TheAngelVoice
"Cashier POV. When people put the money down on the counter instead of placing it in your hands."
"It makes me feel so disrespected when I have to basically scrape the money together and their just watching."
- killaahk8175
Turn It Off
"When people leave their blinker on when driving down the highway… let me explain."
"Especially in busy city areas that have multiple lanes in the highways I see people all the time leaving their blinker on when driving straight. This gives me so much panic because I have been in multiple car accidents from people changing lanes without looking or leaving their left blinker on and switching to the opposite right lane etc."
"If you are not switching lanes or turning PLEASE turn your blinker off. I have no idea what you are going to do and it confuses other drivers."
- aylaswrld
Stop Slamming!
"Close your f*cking doors gently, and silently too, for that matter!"
"I cannot tell you how many people I’ve met who just slam doors shut all the time and think it’s completely fine and normal. The way I close doors, most of my roommates thought I was never home."
"Nobody likes the sound of slamming doors plus it's bad for the door itself. Be courteous and close them gently."
- snowglobe0
Common Areas
"Kissing passionately in areas that are meant for everyone."
"This happened to me a few days ago. I’m in university and we have a common kitchen for the whole floor."
"I was going there one night to get something from the vending machine and there was a couple there. You would think that the moment I entered they would maybe pause on the affection or maybe tone it down and then resume."
"Nope!"
"The girl decided to AGGRESSIVELY kiss on the guys neck. The sound effects were something I never want to experience again."
"And what took me out, was the fact that when I left, I saw from my peripheral vision that she had stopped and looked at me with a sort of smirk like the really did something there and was proud of herself."
"Reason? I would also like to know."
- Toga_24
Don't Block The Walkway
"I am a pass holder at a local theme park complex."
"There are moving walkways that get you from the parking garage to the shopping district out front of the parks. There's an unspoken rule that you do NOT stop walking on the moving walkways, and if you must, stay to the right side so people who follow the rules can pass (they're not very wide, like as wide as a normal escalator)."
"Every time I go some group stops as soon as they get on the walkway and takes up the whole freaking thing. Drives me insane."
- Tpabayrays2
Parking
"People who park directly in front of YOUR house."
"Every house on my street has a detached garage in the back, and extra parking out front. One of my neighbours always parks directly in front of my house (ie. MY footpath leads straight to THEIR car door)."
"They even parked there when my wife was pregnant, or carrying a newborn, and forced her to park further down the block every day."
- juxtamusician
Don't be a jerk.
How about that? Simplified for everyone to follow.
Be considerate of your fellow humans and maybe, just maybe, don't blast heavy metal from your phone on a train ride.
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People Explain Which Things People Do In Public That Send Them Into A Rage
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!
Humans are annoying. That is just the most truthful, simple fact about life. When people leave the sanctity of their homes it often feels as if all control of morals and behavior are lost into a void of despair. Between all the Karen, Chad and mask aversion videos running on loop, we have irrefutable proof of public bad behavior. And nothing can ruin a person's day (mostly my day) more than having to witness the public petulant nonsense on display.
Redditor u/Impaling-Heads was hoping we could all calmly discuss the actions we witness from humans that test all our nerves by asking.... What is something a lot of people do in public that angers you?MOVE!!!!
mr bean move GIFGiphyWhen they block walkways so you can't get around them such as at malls and amusements parks. And, I especially LOVE IT when they suddenly stop for no reason!!
Taking Space
Take up the whole sidewalk. Especially if they are walking in a group.
Its even worse when they look at you with disgust that you wont move out of their way, like they lack so much self confidence that they cant walk behind their group for ten seconds to let you pass in case they feel left out of the conversation.
stay dry
watching arrested development GIFGiphySpit on the sidewalk. ewwwwwww!!!!
Yes.
You have street on one side and/or bushes on the other you can lean over two feet and spit there. Don't make me and my dog wade through your phlegm.
Quiet Please
Talk on speakerphone.
I blame reality tv. People see people talking on speakerphone (so the viewers can listen in) and decide that's how everyone should use a phone. (this may not be the actual reason, but it's my theory).
Don't be that person....
Litter.
I must be an anomaly then. Was raised to never drop litter & it annoys me no end to see people littering. Consequently my bags and pockets are usually full of rubbish! I also smoke and I have a container for my tab ends. Yes, I am that person who will either tell you that you've dropped something, pick it up myself and give it to the offender or simply point out where the bin is.
Enough Paparazzi
Just people that feel like they need to be on their phones videoing everything. i went to a wedding recently and the officiant asked that no one use their phone during the ceremony (pretty standard right?)
I saw 4 different women pull out their phones to record the bride walking down the isle even though the wedding already had a dedicated photographer/video guy.
No one wants to see your low quality freaking video!
Brats!!
Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory Tantrum GIFGiphyLet their kids be rude.
People who let their kids scream and yell in a store or worse... the restaurant. Control your freaking kid.
QUIET!!
Try to talk to me even when I'm giving clear signals that I want to be left alone or even when I literally say leave me alone.
I'm awful at picking up cues like that unless it's very obvious. I normally will say hello and be friendly or ask if they're having a nice day. Just a quick friendly talk while we pass each other. Just hoping to lighten someone's day with kindness if they're having a bad day.
A Pause.
Debt Benefits GIF by INTO ACTIONGiphyStand in the middle of the aisle.
Or park their shopping cart in the middle of the aisle and then walk the heck away from it to grab something.
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The theater is a sacred place. There are behaviors that decent people need to follow.
Be quiet, pay attention to the film and respect others.
But, films can be filled with things that are annoying.
Why can't Hollywood find more originality? Who is writing the characters?
The same old isn't flying any longer.
Redditor freebird451 wanted to know what all the dos and donts when it comes to screening films by asking:
"What is your biggest pet peeve about movies?"
Graphics.
Cheap imitation of news network graphics lol. What really ticks me off is that many of these studios are owned by the same companies that own both the studio and the TV stations yet they can't nail graphics for news reporting segments most of the time? SMH.
CNN coverage graphics on Warner Bros movies are mostly spot on though. EnoughPM2020
GiphyHousing Issues.
Everyone has immaculate, well decorated living quarters. TheGreatMongor
Or its exceedingly messy and the bumbling character tries to straighten it up.
Like, throw a few old receipts and a coupon book on the table. Maybe a key bowl with all the spare and extra keys in there too. CB-Thompson
Sexy Time.
A couple will have sex and after just roll over and go to sleep like there's no clean up involved. BobSacamano86
Yeah this bugs me. Like at least pee after sex so you don't get a UTI. And why do so many sex scenes have the woman wearing a bra? Who has sex with no knickers but a bra on? The bra is the first underwear to come off. Smokeylongred
Maybe it's just that everyone in those movies is oblivious like me.
People in movies and tv will believe the stupidest, most unbelievable lies and will even roll their eyes at how weird the person is acting, but still believe what they are saying. OnionTamer
I might be one of those people you are talking about. I tend to be oblivious to everything and never really pick up on when people are being weird. Or if I do, I just say to myself they're being weird, and then go about my business. I've been caught by surprise parties for me so many times, and I never see it coming, even though people are acting so weird just beforehand. Maybe it's just that everyone in those movies is oblivious like me. GovernorSan
Useless People.
The classic sequel "let's add a character that came out of nowhere and make it mostly about them."
The majority of those characters are flat, annoying and the main character seemed forced interacting with them. Transparent-Paint
GiphyBoys & Girls...
Male and female counterparts don't always have to be a love interest, men and women can save the world and just be friends. mister1bollock
Can I take this further and say that not every movie needs a damn love interest? The one that immediately comes to mind is Wonder Woman. clemboy500
Terrible People.
When characters that are supposed to be super out there looks-wise for narrative reasons just aren't. Usually it happens more with terribly ugly people not being ugly at all, but it also happens that amazingly attractive people are also not at all more attractive than anyone else in the movie.
The whole "take your glasses off and straighten your hair and you're suddenly beautiful and all is solved" thing is sort of a sub trope of that for me. Rahvithecolorful
Bad Guys....
How the main character can cause massive collateral damage and no one bats an eye. Addboiz
I like it when he kills a dozen minions, but is somehow redeemed when he lets the main bad guy live. 2243217910346
GiphyJust SECONDS.....
People who text in movies theaters.
But actual movie wise, when bad guys give a long ass speech to the good guy who's down, calling him names and insulting him and telling him your plan, all until help comes at the last second. Just SECONDS of shutting your greedy little mouth and the win would've been yours, you dumb fool. ireplytodumbidiots
Glocked.
The hammer cocking sound they use every time someone pulls out a pistol. Glocks do not have hammers. Hollywood stop it already. Gritch
Also the steel scraping sound whenever a sword or dagger is unsheathed. Like, are they all hiding rocks in their scabbards. pronoun99
I Need a Hero...
The hero gets punched and kicked in the face multiple times, and there's no swelling. Just a little blood at the corner of the mouth, which can be wiped away. In real life, your face would look like a bag of purple potatoes for more than a week. BobbyVolcano
Giphy"gun shot fake out."
I don't know what this trope is officially called but I call it the "gun shot fake out."
it happens usually when the bad guy has their weapon pointed at the good guy and goes to pull the trigger, the camera will then focus on the good guy closing his eyes to accept his fate, and then we hear the gun shot.
good guy opens his eyes and the camera pans out revealing that he's unharmed. we then get a view of the bad guy realizing he's in fact been shot, as he fall to the ground dead revealing a second good guy who was hidden behind the bad guys figure until he fell. Second good guy will then say some generic line like "I told you, I always got your back"
God! it's so overused, it makes my eyes roll. the thing is you can always see it a mile away too and it's not like many films/tv shows even try to mix it up or hide it. ThatKiwiBloke
Drives me nuts.
When there is an issue that could be solved by someone taking 10 seconds to explain properly, but someone else won't let them talk. Drives me nuts. athaliah
So Dumb.
Whenever a character does something stupid that doesn't make sense in order to convenience the plot. Hypronic
Like nebula in infinity war xD "hey Pete, I know Thanos is subdued into a temporary sleep and we're about to defeat him, but I just want to let you know now that he killed your girlfriend. Oh you're going up to him aggressively? Oh okay, well I won't stop ya!" ireplytodumbidiots
YOUR GUN IS BROKEN.
When a gun is drawn in a movie, there is always a metallic sound effect when the gun moves at all. If your gun makes a clacking sound every time you move slightly to the side, YOUR GUN IS BROKEN. Lovebot_AI
GiphyRoger Ebert calls....
Roger Ebert calls it the idiot plot device. Rather than 2 characters actually talk and have a civil conversation, they are just idiots and assumes the worst. This is what drives the story forward.
Character wasn't actually cheating, it was just a misunderstanding which they try to explain but idiot character number 2 doesn't want to hear it so idiot character number 1 just lets it stew and doesn't try to explain it at all until the end of the movie. insane__knight
Speed is what i Need....
This is just my latest one, but after recently watching Ford vs. Ferrari it is fresh in my mind. It is especially inexcusable in Ford vs Ferrari actually, but I'd say the Fast and the Furious movies are among the biggest offenders, which is maybe a bit more excusable since they are just silly movies all around.
And that is the idea that when in a car chase or maybe a race, you can be driving along doing your best to go faster than the other guy, but then he begins to catch up to you. So the only option left for you now is to suddenly shift into another gear which somehow makes you go faster.
Now, which way are they shifting? Up? or down?
And if shifting could somehow give you this added speed, why were you waiting to shift anyway?
The reason it is especially bad in Ford vs Ferrari is that it occurs in a race on the Mulsanne straight where both cars would be going flat out, yet somehow, Ken Miles is just flying down that straight keeping some extra gear in reserve that he doesn't use until the Ferrari catches him and he needs just a bit more speed. gcm6664
The Liquid...
When it's obvious there is no liquid in a coffee cup. like I can understand an actor not wanting to sip on coffee for hours if a scene is going to take awhile to film but jeez would it hurt you to fill it up with some water so that your actions look normal? ThatKiwiBloke
"you are the last of your kind"
My pet peeve with movies: corny lines/tropes like, "you are the last of your kind" and stuff like that. It's just overdone at this point.
My pet peeve about going to the movies: hecklers. We get it. You're funny (not always). Don't take me out of the movie with your yelling at the screen. And when hecklers tell a lame joke it just gets really awkward and makes me want to leave the theater. ThunderingSacks
Before....
Their trailers. Gives too much away or is a lie. missesr0b0t0
Trailers are one of my favorite things. I actually think there should be an award category for them at the Oscars because there are some that have truly been masterfully created. AshtonLinnea
GiphyThere are behaviors that decent people need to follow.
Be quiet, pay attention to the film and respect others.
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