Your habits, or other peoples annoying habits!

[Sam Slater]

Ok, confession time here!

Does anyone have any annoying habits/rituals, or what habits other people have, piss you off most? Even something trivial that's annoying but you don't know why.

My habits:

Getting dressed in the correct order........ Boxers, socks, jeans, t-shirt. I could never start with t-shirt before jeans, or put my socks on after my t-shirt. I also always put my left sock/shoe on first. Any other order wouldn't feel right.

Taking a shower I always work top to bottom. Hair, face, neck, arms, torso, privates, legs, feet! No other way for me.

I always run my toothbrush under the cold water before applying the toothpaste, then re-run it under the water again before brushing. I couldn't imagine just applying the toothpaste to a dry toothbrush and start brushing without wetting the toothbrush first. (I've heard this is common though, but why?)

I always have to iron jeans before I wear them, even though they may not be creased. My girlfriend gets really mad when we're in a rush and I insist on ironing jeans that don't need ironing! lol!

What annoys me about other peoples habits etc.

I hate watching left handed people eating with their fork in the right hand, and knife in their left hand. My father & sister ate left handed and it's annoying.

People who wear watches on their right wrist. Why, why, why? It took me 3 years to convince my girlfriend that watches are made for the left wrist!

Watching a pub fight and guys leading with their right (when they're obviously right handed) Where's the leverage coming from?

So come on, what annoying habits do you have, or rituals you like to keep to? What kinds of things piss you off about other peoples habits etc?

[Sam Slater]

It grinds me watching someone eat a bag of crisps, when they've opened the bag at the bottom (so the 'Walkers' sign is upside down).

How utterly careless of them! Lol! Some people have no shame........

[Sam Slater]

But I see right handed people with watches on thier right wrists! Also having a watch on your right wrist makes it nigh on impossible to wind up/adjust because the adjusting dial is on the right of the watch face, thus pointing up towrds the elbow if worn on the right wrist.

It's just wrong............ !grin!

[BlueRaa]

You are meant to put your watch on your none writing wrist as it allows you to continue to do stuf with your dominant hand whilst being able to tell the time, that's why you are meant to do that.

But, Sam, reading some of your other foibles, have you ever considered you might have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. If you HAVE to do those things, almost ritualistically, you have OCD. Might be worth going to the doctor and talking about that, therapy and drugs can help.

[Sam Slater]

Lol, I don't 'have' to do those things, and wouldn't end up in a blind panic, or come out in cold sweats, if I 'did' put my right sock on first. I was just saying that I find that I do things in a certain way which my girlfriend finds funny.

I bet most people run their toothbrush under tha tap before applying the toothpaste though !wink! Everyone I've asked said they do, but can't explain why. It's not like it's in the instructions on a toothpaste tube is it?

Thanks for your concern btw....

[mart]

I always assumed that right handed people wore their watches on their left hand so that the mechanism wouldn't get as jarred like when youre using a hammer.

Two annoying habits in other people.
Constantly checking their cell-phones just in case there's that urgent call to sort out the MidEast peace problems or perform crucial brain surgery.
Disco leg.

Oh and yes, a third. Those stupid hand gestures from capering buffoons, usually overweight and over blinged, performing crap.

Mart

[andy at handiwork]

With regard to annoying habits on this forum, what is so difficult about adding after it to make it clickable? Its all there in FAQ 3.3 Now how do I make that clickable?