Hi Auntie!
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (53679)
August 18, 2018 8:05am CST
Early last year I posted a discussion mentioning ten people habits which I find annoying. This morning I thought I would add another ten - but I could only think of two!
- So what does that say about me? - probably that I am an easy person to get along with.
. Well here goes.
No (1) I find it annoying when someone interrupts a conversation mid sentence with - "not cutting you" - meaning "I am not cutting in" - but isn't that exactly what they are doing?. Why not just say - "excuse me" or "one moment please"
(2) Back in the day it really irritated me when a total stranger addressed me with a "Hi Auntie" or a "Mommy". What made it more distressing was that in every case the perpetrators looked older than me ! - at least I thought so.
Do you have any to share - people habits that you find annoying?
- So what does that say about me? - probably that I am an easy person to get along with.. Well here goes.
No (1) I find it annoying when someone interrupts a conversation mid sentence with - "not cutting you" - meaning "I am not cutting in" - but isn't that exactly what they are doing?. Why not just say - "excuse me" or "one moment please"
(2) Back in the day it really irritated me when a total stranger addressed me with a "Hi Auntie" or a "Mommy". What made it more distressing was that in every case the perpetrators looked older than me ! - at least I thought so.
Do you have any to share - people habits that you find annoying?32 people like this
34 responses
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
18 Aug 18
Calling someone 'Auntie' or 'Mommy' seems related to certain cultures. It has never happened to me in Germany (although I've reached that age where people would do it in your country). If it happened, the person who said it would get an earful they wouldn't forget so easily.
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@marguicha (215346)
• Chile
19 Aug 18
@Kandae11 Some people here calle older people Grampa or Granma, specially nurses aids at senior homes. I have told some of them that those people have names.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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19 Aug 18
@marguicha Like @courtlyn mentioned - "daddy." I have heard it used too and I think it is totally out of order. If you don't know the person's name , a simple Mr. should suffice.
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@rebelann (111158)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Aug 18
I can only think of one thing that annoys the heck outta me, I have kritters and they shed so I usually have pet hair on stuff. Well, some people make a big deal out of one hair on something as if that's the dirtiest thing they've ever seen ..... all I can say is gosh, have you washed your hands lately?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
18 Aug 18
I try to get along with all people and so I try not to focus on any annoying traits and so I can't really think of any today.
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@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Aug 18
high-speed lane-splitting by motor cyclists, interruptions (as you say), texting while driving, texting while not listening, texting while eating, texting while on a date, texting in class, texting while crossing the bike path, texting while crossing the street. good start?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
19 Aug 18
a married woman here in the store calls us TITA or AUNTIE, which i believe is inappropriate because she is not our relative. here, i prefer to be called 'ate' which means 'big sister' in our national language. my colleagues, with my permission, can call me 'mudra' but when we are in the classroom or hospital, i am addressed as Ma'am.
the first one, i believe that is the infamous 'butting in' in conversations, whether verbally or even here in this site
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Aug 18
@Kandae11 yes, and believe me, there are some users here who butt in conversations.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
19 Aug 18
I've never heard of anyone doing that.. but have the word daddy, ugh..
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
19 Aug 18
@Kandae11 its supposed to be like a sexy thing, but its really gross. as dudes should only be called that from their kids.
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
18 Aug 18
Auntie is a very common word here. Every married women is called by this name by kids.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
19 Aug 18
It is annoying when someone all of a sudden feels the need to cut in, especially when it is not the person you're already trying to talk too. Also now it is usually Hello Mam or Hello Lady that I find annoying because many times it is by a man that many times otherwise I would not even consider giving the time of day too.
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@snowy22315 (169905)
• United States
19 Aug 18
People that are always judging. I know we all do that..but at least most of us don't make it so obvious we are doing it! lol
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@luisadannointed (4171)
• Philippines
19 Aug 18
Hahahahahaa! remember the same scenario that I have encountered. But what can I do they are them, and no matter how hard I tried to cut them and make them understand the word RESPECT, they still think they are right and they are not doing something wrong.
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@Married33 (102)
• United States
19 Aug 18
I hate when a person talks about me to somebody else instead of telling me to my face then when they're confronted about it they act like they don't know what you talking about.
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