I think I've always had pet peeves. I've always had things that get on my nerves. However, as I've gotten older, more and more things annoy me. I am a little worried that I'm going to become that cranky old lady who scares the neighborhood kids because I'm so annoyed by everything. The plus side for me is that I don't really tend to interact with a lot of people in my neighborhood so they probably won't be scared of me. Now I'm concerned that I'm sounding psycho, so I'm going to get to my blog and stop with the introduction.
Here are my top five pet peeves, in no particular order:
1. Being an inconsiderate audience: Being up in front of a group of people is tough. No matter how often you do it or how good you are at it, it isn't an easy thing to do. As an audience member, it doesn't matter what the situation is, you should be polite. Don't talk to the people around you, especially in a loud voice. If the presenter asks you do participate and it isn't unreasonable or ridiculous, do it. They are likely trying to make their presentation interesting and engaging. Don't work on anything else because that is rude and disrespectful. If you are attending a performance, be respectful to all of those around you who are also there to see the performance. It isn't about you. It's about the performers. Think how you would like to be treated if you were the presenter or performer and treat the person that way.
2. Poor customer service: My husband and I have just experienced this. We had some problems with our toilet and called one plumber who didn't really solve our problem. We called a second plumber and they came out and we thought they had solved our problem, but there was an issue with the toilet still running. We called them back and they said they would have someone come out on two different days. We discovered the second time that we weren't even on their calendar. We've walked out of a restaurant without ordering because we were ignored by our waitress. Customer service is huge for me! I will pay a little more to have good service and will never go to a place again or use a service again if the service is bad.
3. Irresponsibility: If you say you are going to do something, do it. If you say you are going to be somewhere, be there. I don't think I need to say anything else about this one.
4. Rudeness: Only in very rare circumstances does being rude have any benefits. Most of the time, it just makes the situation worse. It doesn't hurt anyone to say please, thank you, or excuse me. And on a related note, it doesn't make it better to say "No offense," before you say something offensive. It's still rude. All that does is alert someone that you are planning on being rude. Treat people the way you would like to be treated. It's really that simple.
5. Lashing out at someone just because you are having a rough day or because you are mad at someone else: I know this could fit under rudeness, but I feel strongly enough about this one to make it a separate peeve. I know that people get in bad moods. I know that it is easy to take it out on the nearest person, but that's not right. Just because you are in a bad mood or have had a rough day doesn't mean that you can lash out at someone else. It's not right. It's not okay. And apologizing later, doesn't make it okay either. It's good that you realize you did the wrong thing, but it still isn't okay.
So there are my pet peeves. It was tougher than I thought it would be. I don't know if it was because I had a hard time narrowing it down or because I don't have as many peeves as I thought.
All right. Day 3 is done and it was interesting. See you later today for day 4. :)
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