What annoys you most to people? Share your thoughts with a story.

I want to discuss what annoys us most to other people.

To do so, I will tell you a story I wanna share with you, to make my point.

So how is that?

Tell us what annoys you, making your point with a story.

MY story is in the spoiler.

I guess you could say mine's sort of a big pet peeve.

Regardless the situation (unless it's really really needed), I really, really hate it when people cut lines, especially when waiting in line for hours for something and some random rear end in a top hat cuts in because "sure why not". While I haven't had this happen to me yet but have happen to other unlucky people, where the instance the line cutting person takes the last limited gift that was being handed out, while the person behind them who genuinely waited patiently ended up getting nothing.

I got even annoyed at one of my friends at one point since during that time we were waiting in line for a con panel, which had pretty limited spaces, to which half of the line behind us (not exactly behind us but as far as 3 or 4 people behind us) got cut off at the doorway. I could've reserved a place for her, but since I was very new to that con and we kept losing each other that I got very stressful and very irritated (not a very fun experience to have in a new con, I couldn't enjoy it much), I couldn't be bothered, and I was under the impression she had other plans around in the con when she called me.

Also when it comes to this, I'm not really a big fan of reserving places. For stuff like seats, tickets and such, I don't mind, especially when you can actually put stuff down to reserve those places. But for waiting lines...not so much. I don't like cutting lines as much as having people cutting lines (there's driving on the road but that's a different thing entirely), hence I never really ask people to reserve places in line for me nor to I do the same for them. Although my reluctance to take a reserved space from said friend in a painfully long line cost me the chance to get an autograph from one of my favourite composers. And made me extremely bitter at my friend (who knew nothing at all about him, which made me even more bitter when I thought of that) from being able to get said autograph, even though she reserved a place for me to get it.

I'm only a tiny bit bitter about that autograph thing though (it doesn't get in the way of our friendship anyways since I never really expressed my bitterness on her, and I calmed down after leaving the stressful atmosphere of the con...or rather buying a manga and getting giddy over it that I forget all my stress lol), but at least she knows of my strong dislike for cutting lines (both at people and of myself).

The only exceptions I'd take of line cutting if it's an emergency (trying to get a gift because it's oh-so-much a desperate need for it that it's an emergency is not an emergency) or they got a special VIP pass (to which most of the line cutters don't have).

Yes I see your point.

This is at least rude and really REALLY inappropriate.

Not to mention that these people think big of themselves and see the rest of the people as inferior.

Indeed this is annoying! >:(   

I'm quite a talented and honest person with a superiority complex, so what bothers me is dealing with or witnessing incompetent people when it comes to subjects/activities I am good at or familiar with.

And then there's the people who completely dismiss when I say that I am honest.

And also the people who think I call everyone else bad for the sake of my own ego, even though I don't unless they are actually bad and only if I even do know the person/people. And there is nothing wrong with having an ego.

All this stuff only deals with internet people though

Also some people back in my highschool days called me a tryhard when it came to projects, which I was, because I was super good with them and being creative. Got me a little annoyed because they thought I was better than them (and I was), but to the point where they tried to deny help from me on other things.

Like this one time I did a Networking project that was a whole wooden cradle filled with clay and clay-models featuring buildings/computers/a satilite/etc. And then I had clay-models for "Norton Man VS Trojan Horse" (literally was a brown trojan horse) Everyone else's projects were crappy cardboard boxes or lame powerpoint presentations. (which I also had to go along with the clay stuff)

Edit: Oh another funny story. My teacher for that class disliked my ego so much, she literally would tell me to not help anyone in the class. x_x  But in the end it was all cool fun and games and she gave me a plaque for Best Student of the class (was a 4-year Magnet program set of classes)

@Kerboklin, I can not consider myself a Sociologist, neither a Social scientist of any kind. So I can not give you and advise. I can just express my opinion in your post. Consider this as a personal opinion, nothing more. I might and probably be wrong in some stuff. That told, here I go.

Internet is full of jerks.  Because society is full of jerks. And Internet is a part of that society, behind an "anonymity" cloak. That's why trolls exist. I see nothing wrong with you on having an ego, unless your ego has you.

As a teacher I can understand what the other teacher was afraid of. She didn't really disliked you. She was uncomfortable with other student's discomfort around you. Let me explain.

There is a thin line between an ego of good quality  and a bad and really destructive attitude. I am not talking about you, calm down.  :D  

There is the correct amount of self esteem, and there is arrogance.

Most of the time, ignorant people, who think they are good in something, become arrogant. And that is what really destroys them.

"Ignorance is bliss" they say. As a teacher I glimpsed the unthinkable. I stared in awe in front of the amount of knowledge I don't have. Knowing what you don't know, makes you better person and a better teacher.

So there are times of course, that a person like you, who in your case, is really good at something and knows that, have a hard time to fit in a team, or the team has a hard time to accept him/her.

Having the right amount of self esteem, he/she says so. "Yeah I am really good at something".

And if this person is asked about someone else's work, being honest makes this person... hmmm... not pleasant? How can I say that better?

Honesty alone is something annoying for many people. Imagine you are bad at something. You know that. Someone comes and asks you if his creation on that something is good. You honestly reply that "It sucks, like mine does". The only difference here is that you are good in something. Both honest replies are dread.

Being good in something and knowing that, having correct self esteem and idea about yourself, including being honest, is not bad in my opinion.

Being 100% honest might make people around you feel you are crude, rude and not polite.

Almost nobody likes 100% honest people.

I choose honesty instead of politeness and bold manners anytime!

But what I like is not what MOST PEOPLE like.  >_>

Back to your case. If I got this right, you just knew you were good, without being arrogant (you tried helping people in class am I right) and it happens you were honest. Seems like your character actually look like my best friend's character. If you can control the amount of your pride, well you will have no problem.

If helping means to you,

"Hey let me show you a trick, so you can do this better"

and not

"Are you an idiot? Let me show you how to do it. Gee you are soooo wrong."

you are in a good path.

Just remember that people love living a  lie. They really love faerie tales. They hate reality, truth, responsibilities and of course living a lie makes a false idea about one's self, keeps self esteem low (usually) and of course whoever disturbs this delusion... is THE BAD GUY.  ;)

But on the other hand, if there were no people with correct self esteem, doing their best and being good at something, there would be no light bulb, neither computers, no planes, no nothing. So why was that teacher feeling discomfort? Because of the other student discomfort I said.

Ever heard about the "Pelican principle"?

Once there was a port where fishing boats were returning with full nets. Fishes were plenty. That port had Pelicans. So sailor fishermen loved those pelicans, so they were throwing some fishes feeding them every day. Then came a crisis on the fishing profession. Nobody was fishing anymore. Pelicans then were starving, cause they were not forced to hunt fish, nobody teached them how to hunt fish and most important, they learned to take everything from the human hand. So? So nothing. They were about to die.

And then some scientists thought about something brilliant. They took a bunch of wild Pelicans, and putted them in that port. The wild Pelicans started hunting. The others saw how they did it, then they followed up. In some months, pelicans were all capable of fishing all alone.

Thing is that pelicans do not have an ego. Human beings do.

You can not imagine how many immature people of ANY age are out there.

For example let's say that I am an immature sick egoist.

So if you are better than me on something, I might feel really bad. REALLY BAD!

And if I have a low self esteem, or bad attitude, or delusions about my "greatness" blah blah blah... I might dislike you.

Because you are not better than me because I can't accept that reality, cause I have an ego too, but without maturity at all.

You might be better or the best at task A, while me could be really good at task B. People tend to stay to the comfort of what they do now.

They don't wanna change habits. So for instance, I might be way better on task B than anyone else, but I don't wanna try it. I found comfort in doing task A but when you are better than me on task A... instead of accepting your superiority on what you do and learning from you, I try to avoid or destroy you (fight or flight).

See how it works?

Teachers know that this is a ticking bomb. THAT'S why your teacher was like that. When show showed that you are not a jerk, but just a high esteem good and honest person, people might liked you more.

Envy lurks though. Be careful of people so you have to act smart. Do not show off. Usually knowing you are the best and doing your best is good enough. That way you can adapt to a team easier. 

Finally about internet... well... being honest and being an internet troll sometimes looks alike.

Not to mention that there are people who troll in the opposite direction.

So your point of view is specific on what you do good.

Imagine that in my case, it annoys me when people are doing wrong something they are supposed to do right. Especially when it comes to people who get paid for doing something wrong.