which characteristic you really can't stand in other people?

I'm sorry but who the fuck thinks it's okay to put their hands on someone in the service industry in order to get their attention in any way? If I was at a table of people and one of them did that, I would be SO mortified.

tell me about it. the behaviour of humans while in public places being served by fellow humans never ceases to amaze me.

someone also whistled at me to get my attention the other night. i was in a bad mood so i actually said "excuse me?" in a really rude tone and she did look slightly embarrassed.

I would kick their asses for you.

(I wouldn't. But I wish I would.)

People who ask "Where are you from?" and then act like I'm obviously bullshitting them when I say "Canada" or "Ottawa." This is marginally better than people who congratulate me on my excellent English.

Hypocrisy of the double-standard or dish-it-out-but-can't-take-it varieties.

Being pedantic and condescending when you clearly don't know what you're talking about or even have above-average knowledge.

Shutting down valid points/questions with pointless sarcasm/stupid beside-the-point jokes.

thanks accentmonkey :)
the intention is much appreciated. i know i said that was my one petty rant, but there are two types of people who annoy me:
those who think that because i'm a waitress i must be doing a Phd in astrophysics, and the waitressing is a side gig.
and
those who think that because i'm a waitress i must be brainless and i can't get a better job.

the truth of the matter is that i'm working my way through a degree AND i can't get a better job ;).

OTM about buttered toast

only thing better is peanut butter toast

*tiger woods fist pump*

Better again is toast with peanut butter, little bit of honey, and slices of banana. Yum yum yum.

yes that is killer. creamy heaven.

xp

whoa, i MUST try that

Judgmentalism.

I would kick their asses for you.

(I wouldn't. But I wish I would.)

Mrs. Monkey, let's go rampaging in Amst. and beat the shit out of rude cafe customers! It'll be fun! I bet we could get the whole FA gang in on it.

can't go wrong with toast and nutella either. hell toast and marshmellows and chocolate syrup.

toast and EVERYTHIIIIING

Toast is a pretty good delivery method for whatever, I must say.

toasted bagels

we need a Toasted thread

feel free

"Toast is a pretty good delivery method for whatever, I must say."

I totally agree with this

<I>People who ask "Where are you from?" and then act like I'm obviously bullshitting them when I say "Canada" or "Ottawa." This is marginally better than people who congratulate me on my excellent English.</I>

I always get "WOW ARE YOU SURE YOU ARENT ENGLISH?" It's a nice compliment but after 5345834867 times of hearing that fucking question, I am really tempted to give a snide remark. :-( Mr Nixed says I am being way too critical. :-(

It's not that great of a compliment considering that English is my first language by far.

"Toast is a pretty good delivery method for whatever, I must say."

Coal? Steel scrap? I'd use a train instead.

*slaps knee*

(I'll add that people are often quite unambiguous about what they mean, e.g. "You speak excellent English. Most Indian students have an accent and put their words in the wrong order. You even say 'like!'")

-a lack of empathy

-somebody who benefits from certain systems but refutes any benefits and actively denies those benefits to others

-when somebody's ideology is so strong is overriders empiricism

On the flipside, my inclination to always give people the benefit of the doubt has cost me sometimes. But I figure it's a good quality and I won't abandon it just b/c a few people do turn out to be assholes.

this is a thing worth holding on to.

-somebody who benefits from certain systems but refutes any benefits and actively denies those benefits to others

Could you elaborate on this?

The American public education system, for one.

I getcha.

-when somebody's ideology is so strong is overriders empiricism

word.

(I'll add that people are often quite unambiguous about what they mean, e.g. "You speak excellent English. Most Indian students have an accent and put their words in the wrong order. You even say 'like!'")

my favorite iteration of this was when a woman, at the end of a truly amazing whirlwind of assumptions about what my ethnic background might be (and a sense of complete entitlement to the information) finished with, "You speak really well English!" I sort of still think I made that up in my head.

Boy, for something that goes on a horses foot, you make real excellent points.

uh

lol

lol

* People who DERAIL threads with their ridic laughing.

-nihilism masked as hipster contrarianism/snark
-hipster contrarianism
-authoritarianism

ism ism ism ism ism ism jism ism zism ism

zionism

actually, original Zionism was fairly liberal

(that's not a genuinely loathed characteristic, just a continuation of kingfish's ismism)

It's not that great of a compliment considering that English is my first language by far.

I know. :-( People just being stupid. I once had an American in our shop who was astounded we ate with fork and knife. This was in the previous century but still. ;-)

... I also get extremely irritated when Japanese people assume my mom (who talks Japanese and lives in Tokyo) is Japanese and refuse to believe otherwise. Even when they are looking at me, blonde hair and blue eyes.

ummm people who take things too seriously/personally

that wasn't directed at anyone, BTW

inspecificity

posting on two lines when it could have all been said in one

but that's also not directed at anyone in particular

ur like all META 2day arentcha =P

What does META mean?

Maine Transit Authority

self-referential was the meaning i was going for, like overly aware

People who feign ignorance.

What the fuck are you talking about? For a fucking Asian food item you sure don't make sense to me.