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Netizen Asks: “What’s One Habit People Think Is Normal But You Find Secretly Disgusting?” Gets 33 Replies
Imagine this situation: you meet someone—whether it's a business meeting or a romantic date—and they spend 90% of the time on their smartphone. You try to start a conversation, you are eloquent and witty, like a hypothetical kid of Cicero and Mrs. Maisel—but it's all in vain...
You understand perfectly well that today, many people act this way, and that it has almost become a standard of human communication all over the world... but, damn, it's incredibly offensive! And it surely irritates you, even if you hide your irritation behind a polite smile. And so, our next selection is dedicated to human habits just like these.
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#1
Leaving church on Sunday mornings and then immediately behaving like the Antichrist to the wait staff at a restaurant.
detective miller's hat 1 month ago
Every restaurant worker will tell you, the Sunday after-church crowd are the worst human beings to ever set foot in a restaurant.
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#2
Watching tiktoks / videos out loud either in public or even when you’re just hanging out with 1-2 people 🥲 it drives me insane.
GreatWhiteNorth 1 month ago
I notice this is no longer limited to the younger crowd. I see people of all age groups doing it now. Kids to 50 plus.
#3
A lot of my coworkers think it’s ok to clip their nails at their desk. Now I live in fear of a finger nail landing in my coffee and I can’t stand the sound of nail clippers.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago
What? How is this even remotely normal. This should be an HR issue.
A couple of days ago, the user u/Wonderful_City9340 asked netizens a question in the AskReddit community: "What’s one habit people think is normal but you find secretly disgusting?" The thread went absolutely viral, gathering around 8.1K upvotes, and over 5.7K different comments.
As is usually the case in such situations, for some folks, certain habits other people have seem completely unacceptable, while at the same time, others don’t see anything reprehensible about them. However, that is precisely the beauty of the question...
#4
Coughing/sneezing without covering their mouth. The amount of people that do this in the open with no shame DIGUST ME.
#5
When you’re at the cash register and the next person in line stands EXTREMELY close to you while you’re cashing out. I need space please!
#6
Talking on cellphone in public while it’s on speaker. So annoying.
SweetCheesySpaghetti 1 month ago
And then holding the phone up to your face whenever you talk (like in this picture). It makes absolutely no sense.
The selection we present to you today contains many human habits—ranging from completely harmless at first glance to frankly strange and, well, ridiculous. For example, the very idea of keeping cash in your bra (which, by the way, was quite common about a hundred years ago), seems inappropriate today.
Some habits, despite their prevalence nowadays, look damn wrong from the point of view of unsanitary conditions. For example, clipping your nails at your work desk is pretty gross—at least in my book. Well, licking your finger in order to turn the page—especially if it’s a magazine or a newspaper—actually threatens the health of the person doing it. In fact, the likelihood of diarrhea increases dramatically, doesn't it?
#7
Being on the phone while also trying to engage in conversation with another person.
#8
Posting everymoment of their child's lives. Kid doesn't even have a chance to decide for themselves what part of their life is online vs offline.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago
I get this but also to add...just adults posting everything, it's a big security vulnerability.
#9
Not really normal per se, more a result of laziness, but Littering (here in the UK there's so much litter on the streets and main roadsides, it's absolutely awful)
Edit: spelling/grammar.
"In fact, some of the habits described in this collection are simply due to cultural differences between people," says Maria Kryvosheeva, a psychologist and NLP coach, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment here. "For instance, in some cultures it is considered acceptable to wear street shoes at home, and in other cultures it’s a pure taboo. And people of another culture will consider this a blatant disgrace."
"Well, everything else—somewhere it’s a lack of proper upbringing, somewhere it is simply an acquired bad habit that is difficult to wean yourself off. And some do not consider it necessary to wean themselves off these habits at all, considering it something completely ordinary. In any case, the issue here, as I understand it, is solely that other people don’t like it."
#10
I'd have a shiver run down my spine anytime I was working a cashier job and an older woman pulled out money from her bra to pay for something
Edit: spelling; also wtf didn't expect this many responses.
#11
Playing music on speaker on public transport.
I don't know if it's classic Apple where people won't just buy cheap earphones if they can't afford/lose their air pods but it's the worst thing ever.
#12
Wealth hoarding.
cerinamroth 1 month ago
Yes! Louder for the ones in the back! The billionaires do not have the best interests of the "little man" at heart!
"It also depends a lot on the upbringing a person received in their childhood. If something was considered normal in the family and has been passing before our eyes for years, then sooner or later we also begin to take it for granted. And we’re sometimes very surprised to learn that other people are embarrassed about it. And the older the habit, the more difficult it is to get rid of it," Maria concludes.
However, the perception of other people's habits and peculiarities is also a question of our own upbringing and our own culture. And if someone's behavior doesn’t directly bother us that much—no matter how outrageous we may think it is—perhaps we should simply refrain from loudly expressing this indignation? What do you think?
#13
Apparently some people don’t wash after using the restroom when they’re at home. I don’t get that all, you’re still touching everything!
Michelle C 1 month ago
I don’t understand why somebody who is entirely capable of doing so would voluntarily choose not to wash their hands or use some other kind of cleanser on them using the bathroom. It’s just common sense to adhere to the practice of proper hygiene if one is entirely capable of doing so!
#14
Chewing gum with your mouth open/smacking 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮.
Do-nut touch da donut 1 month ago
Alao the people who take the gum out of their mouths and play with it before proceeding to shake your hand and touch EVERYTHING!!?!
#15
I was once sharing a bag of cheetos with a friend. Most of us know that after a bit, you get the cheeto dust on your fingers. I watched my friend suck the cheeto dust off of their fingers and then dip back into the bag. I was horrified. In an instance of sharing, the licking the cheeto dust off of your fingers signifies that you are done snacking. No more dipping into the bag. After they did that, I just gave them the bag. I was so disgusted.
Bi.Felicia 1 month ago
I completely agree with OP. Once you lick the Cheeto dust off that's it.
Well, if you do not have a hidden aversion to reading long lists and commenting on them, then I honestly don’t know what is holding me back from just inviting you to read. And if there have been times in your life when you were really annoyed by something another person did (or someone was outraged by your habit out loud), then we would also be incredibly interested to read about those situations in the comments below this post.
#16
Spitting at the sidewalk for no reason. I don't like seeing random puddles of saliva on every walk I have.
#17
Licking their fingers to turn a page.
BoredLittleLeafSheep 1 month ago
Or licking their fingers at the grocery store to open the plastic produce bags, and then touching all the produce.
#18
People not washing their hands before they cook or eat.
#19
Talking on the phone while sitting on a public toilet .
Always tempted to shout "He is taking a s**t" so the person on the other end knows.
Sally Horrocks 1 month ago
I used to work in a call centre. Trust me, we know if you're using the toilet when you call us and it's not nice.
#20
Bringing a donut to the stall and eating it while pooping, then exiting the stall with donut in hand and going back to work without washing hands.
#21
Double parking. It's such a rampant problem in NYC, and it infuriates me to no end. Especially when there is room for the car to have pulled over to the curb just 1 or 2 car lengths ahead of where they have chosen to stop. It ties up traffic and creates a road hazard. And, it's just incredibly inconsiderate - which is the disgusting part. Honestly, how full of yourself do you have to be to just stop in the middle of traffic and think "yeah, this is alright". Yuck.
Becky Samuel 1 month ago
Boredpanda got so lazy they couldn't even be bothered to find a stock photo for this.
#22
When people talk on the phone when making an order at a store.
Jeremy James 1 month ago
I'd be too tempted to pull out my phone and act like their order was interrupting MY conversation. "Hold up, girl. This b*tch is acting like she needs something..."
#23
People who let their dogs lick their face
As much as I love my dog I think this is very unhygienic and has become normalised to some people.
J. Maxx 1 month ago
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#24
Calling partner daddy (mommy as well but other people find it disgusting too).
DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago
To each their kink, not my thing but I'm sure it works for others.
#25
Touching the handle to the restroom exit door, when I exit I usually get a paper towel to avoid direct contact with it cause people like to use the restroom and not wash their hands.
#26
Leaving the toilet open when you flush!! Absolutely rancid behavior, repulsive on all levels.
Brian Droste 1 month ago
There been studies done where it proves that when you flush with the toilet sest open, you are splashing what you put in there in the air and in the bathroom. Do you want to be breathing in pee and poop partiicles in?
#28
Some people do massive sniffles or snorts in my office. Pretty frequently. It's the reason I wear headphones.
firecrackershrimp 4 weeks ago
Also to everyone saying use a tissue not all post nasal drip comes down the nose, most exita down the back of your throat hence the snif snort to try to clear the back of your throat. I know people who chose to "hock" this up and I personally think that's grosser.
#29
Burping. Obviously everyone burps but I know people who do it excessively and especially people who do it on purpose. It genuinely makes my stomach turn.
DragonflyGreen 1 month ago
Some of us have actual conditions that cause us to burp a lot, sometimes very loudly. I had a friend who hated when I burped. She told me “at least do it with your mouth closed.” So I did. It was just as loud. She never said another word again because she finally got that I can’t help it.
#30
A lack of habit: not washing/cleaning their phone and phone case.
DennyS (denzoren) 1 month ago
I spray my phone with sanitizer as soon as I get home from work.
#31
Blowing out birthday candles. Congrats, now we all get a slice of your spit cake.
Lukas (he/him, it/its) 1 month ago
My friend's family waves the candles out with one of the birthday cards received
#32
If someone repeatedly burps out loud on a stream I’m watching I’ll quit. You’d be surprised how many.
liljekonvaljer 1 month ago
omg same, burping makes me nauseous and people doing it so much in stream and/or videos (not even bothering to edit it out) is super annoying 😑
#33
Wearing shoes in the house.
Huddo's sister 1 month ago
Meh, I don't mind either way. It's not part of my culture to take them off, but I will in other people's home if they do and some people will in mine.
Poll Question
What reaction do you have when seeing a disgusting habit?
Comment on it
I do my best to ignore it
I just make a face
I usually don't care
What do you think ?
Sparkle 1 month ago
I noticed a lot mention phones. I hate people that walk and text especially in parking lots!
Lady Eowyn 1 month ago
Or are so oblivious they walk off curbs into the street without lifting their eyes from their phone.
Briards Are Best 3 days ago
I have a VERY long list including: chewing with mouth open, speaking while eating, chewing loudly, spitting, sputum mugs' snorting phlegm, attention seekers who talk/yell in exercise class to ensure they have the instructor's attention, people not picking up their dog/cat p*o, mobile phone use in public - shopping, at the cashier; when you are trying to just have a quiet moment to oneself, drivers who don't indicate, drivers who tailgate......and the list goes on........really people in general.
Sparkle 1 month ago
I noticed a lot mention phones. I hate people that walk and text especially in parking lots!
Lady Eowyn 1 month ago
Or are so oblivious they walk off curbs into the street without lifting their eyes from their phone.
Briards Are Best 3 days ago
I have a VERY long list including: chewing with mouth open, speaking while eating, chewing loudly, spitting, sputum mugs' snorting phlegm, attention seekers who talk/yell in exercise class to ensure they have the instructor's attention, people not picking up their dog/cat p*o, mobile phone use in public - shopping, at the cashier; when you are trying to just have a quiet moment to oneself, drivers who don't indicate, drivers who tailgate......and the list goes on........really people in general.
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