Innocuous things that make you irrationally angry (a list thread)

No it's really because of kids and crazy people and sleeping people accidentally knocking the door open!

My kids never sleep in the driver's seat!

THIS IS A BAD THING and I know I am bad but: alleged dietary "allergies". If you didn't have that food allergy five years ago why do you have one now? Holidays are no fun anymore, we can't go out to dinner, no one caters to your diet etc. In a few years she won't have that food allergy and will move on to something else.

the word "maybe". as infuriating to me now as it was when I was 5

THIS IS A BAD THING and I know I am bad but: alleged dietary "allergies". If you didn't have that food allergy five years ago why do you have one now?

And people who hold on to their newfound gluten intolerance (usually "diagnosed" by a naturopath) like some sort of all-encompassing religion.

Of course, I'm a hypocrite here because I have an anaphylactic reaction to nuts, so I ought to be more sensitive, but we're being irrational here, right? Anyway, my allergy can KILL me, so I feel stupidly superior.

The key thing here is allergies as opposed to intolerances. One gives you a bit of a tummy ache or a few hives. The other WILL KILL YOU, as James points out.

I have friends with actual celiac disease, and theyre glad of the relief a GF diet's brought them but they would not instantly die if they ate a bit by mistake (might feel pretty groo tho).

I did meet one woman who after a car accident was suddenly allergic to anything wheat related, and she was SO WHINY ABOUT IT. She'd eat something carefully approved as GF and whine "now I feel nauseaous... they lied about this being GF!". SHE was a PITA to be around. She also wouldnt eat tomato, dairy or eggs. And yet we had to go get pizza and find one she could eat.

But yeah, a nut allergy that'll fell you in 10 mins without an epipen handy? THAT I respect.

(also, I believe you can develop allergies you hitherto did not have, but I'm not 100% sure on that)

Was trying to come up with some PITA/pita bread/gluten gag, but I'm a bit tired

I figured someone might haha.

One glove! Why is it always one! I know why it's always one. It's because I leave the other one lying around somewhere else. I shall let this ruin my whole day.

I used to wait tables with a guy whose BF urged him to have an allergy test. The test showed that he had mild allergic reactions to a handful of foods. After that, he was insufferable to be around, as he would whine that he must have eaten something with egg or whatever in it because he was feeling sluggish. And he would talk to patrons about it, for example when describing a dish, "The halibut is sauteed and - oh! it is dusted in flour - you're not allergic to gluten, are you? I am." SHUT UP - just because a skin prick test turned pink doesn't mean that you feel shit.

I eat a gluten free diet. I always feel embarrassed and self-conscious about it - like everyone will make fun of me if they find out so I usually just keep it secret. I like not having abdominal cramping anymore when I shit!

When younger, I used to get really annoyed by people those people you'd see on transit wearing those "your perfume is making me sick" type pins on their bags and coats. Kind of assumed that they were just whiny and opinionated. But then something happened over the years, and now tons of products have started doing that to me - now I get it (tho still, fuck wearing a passive aggressive pin) and if you ask people not to wear them around you, many forget, and you can only mention it to them two or three times tops before you have to just sit there and suffer.

That's the thing! The gluten-free fad has made some people skeptical, so now people who have actual significant problems with it are suspect.

Xp

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Ugh, and how many times have you heard, "When I was growing up you never heard about food allergies. Now everybody ha them!" followed by opinions that the uptick in allergies (not that person's awareness of allergies) is due to GM foods, pesticides, "processing," etc. And a screed in organic, "natural", raw, blah blah blah. /ugh

Thing that makes me IA: quackery. And naturopaths.

people

I hate those.

just the worst, really

This couple was hovering over me on the train yesterday; I didn't notice them at first because I had on headphones and was playing Drop 7 (btw that game also makes me IA but I can't stop playing it). I noticed in my peripheral vision that the guy was gesturing towards me, which I thought was odd, so I looked up and said, "I'm sorry?"

Dude was not an English speaker so I am not mad at his communication attempt; I am mad about what he was trying to communicate.

What he said was, "Want seat. Mother," and pointed to the woman next to him.

I looked at him confused, then looked at the empty seat next to me, then looked back at him confused.

She then said, "It's fine, don't worry about it."

He said, "Want seat."

I was thinking, "There's a seat RIGHT HERE...?"

She said something to him and he smiled at me and said, "You're okay, enjoy your seat!"

When they left the train at the next stop, he clapped me on the shoulder.

WTF DON'T TOUCH ME CRAZY DUDE WHO DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AN EMPTY SEAT WHEN HE SEES ONE

maybe he was telling the seat he wanted a mother.

I'm interested in hearing more about that interaction! Was she a mother? Pregnant? DOES HE NOT KNIW NOT TO FUCKING TOUCH STRANGERS???

he probably wanted to sit with his mother, and wanted you to get up. which is frankly bonkers.

They were about the same age! (late 30s)

I think he was saying she was pregnant, which yes I'll give up my seat for a pregnant woman, but not when she repeatedly says "no I'm okay" and NOT WHEN THERE ARE EMPTY SEATS ALL OVER THE TRAIN, INCLUDING RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE I AM SITTING

That is . . . crazy?

"enjoy your seat"

Ultra conservative culture maybe? Like she wasn't allowed to sit beside another man?

I think there may be more allergies these days but there is also more media coverage / awareness which makes it seem slike its everywhere like some menace

I'd think if it was that conservative a culture, she wouldn't have been wearing a sleeveless t-shirt and (knee-length) jean shorts

probably it's just mass transit that's to blame here, this has not been a good week for me and it

Hahahaha the other day I got IA because my friend Carlos and I were in a queue for something and it was set up in such a way that people had to cross the line of queuers, all of whom were men except for me. I noticed that whenever an Executive Woman type needed to pass through, she'd excuse herself to me instead of a man. Finally, C spotted how cross I was getting and I had to ask really loudly 'what is it with these women who need me to move for them? Is it something chemical in the production of Banana Republic trousers?'

The only fragrances that made me feel ewwwwwww were Poison by Dior and Giorgio - I could understand why '80s statement perfumes were so pungent and I could understand the people who didn't want to be sprayed by fragrance terrorists, but otherwise 'sensitives' should learn to deal with being in public if the allergy is not all HELLO ANAPHYLAXIS. A p-a badge usually has the effect of making me feel like indulging in the offending behaviour. YOUR PERFUME IS KILLING ME probably rates the YOUR SWEATY PITS ARE WORSE badge in turn.

It makes me very angry when people make fun of seeking out organic/non-GM food sources, but I must admit that when my sis and mom do this, I feel there is no choice but to yank both of their chains by saying 'now which one of us is the skinny one, again? NOT YOU.'

omg "enjoy your seat!" I am IA on your behalf.

Dan, I would not have been able to just let that go.

Xp yeh there might be more allergies, but the unequivocal position that it's a fact and that the speaker knows the reason bugs me.

just guessing dan, but i think maybe he wanted your seat so both he & his mother could sit?

also dude sounds maybe not completely well, mentally. but idk.

xp: elmo, it wasn't his mom. It was his wife/girlfriend. They were the same age.

Two days ago, right at the tail end of rush hour, 10 women with strollers all traveling together as a pack tried to cram themselves onto an already-full bus where the driver was also attempting to make space for a man in a wheelchair. The driver tried to tell them that they all couldn't get on the bus; whatever, this happens, particularly during rush hour.

... OH NO. Half of the women began screaming, cursing out the bus driver, and generally pitching a fit about how it is their right to get on the bus, creating a disturbance to the point where the driver left and went into the depot to calm himself down, at which point they all pushed onto the bus and continued yelling (all while the dude in the wheelchair was sitting on the sidewalk trying to look as small as possible).

Five minutes later, after we are now late to depart, another bus pulls into the depot that follows almost exactly the same route, only two blocks over. All of the yelling women abandon our now-late bus and pile onto the new one.

IT WAS RUSH HOUR. ANOTHER BUS WAS ON ITS WAY. WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST SPLIT UP, CONSIDERING THE BUS WAS FULL AND THERE WERE TEN OF THEM PLUS STROLLERS.

my daughter has been diagnosed allergic to nuts so I am trying to teach her about allergies but she thinkgs you are allergic to something if you just dont like it - like " I dont like that show, I'm allergic to it!"

It makes me very angry when people make fun of seeking out organic/non-GM food sources, but I must admit that when my sis and mom do this, I feel there is no choice but to yank both of their chains by saying 'now which one of us is the skinny one, again? NOT YOU.'

And your skinniness is an indicator of...your superior nutrition? Health?

dan it's because some people are just fucking horrible.

haha yeah I know, hence upthread: people

Dan, I was on a full bus at rush hour when a woman w/ a big stroller tried to get on. The driver very politely told her she would have to collapse the stroller and hold the baby, or she could take the next bus, which was 4 minutes away. She pitched a little fit and boarded anyway. The driver, told her that he was not moving till she collapsed the stroller or got off the buss. She refused, then, the driver, God bless him, put the bus in park and announced to the passengers that we would not be moving due to that lady's refusal to cooperate. She got off, screaming at him "I have a BABY! A BABY!"

*shudder*

thats why no babies are allowed in the city

(also, I believe you can develop allergies you hitherto did not have, but I'm not 100% sure on that)

I think you can. I never had any kind of animal allergies, and suddenly I'm allergic to cats. Never was before.

it's much easier to develop allergies as you get older. i think people are confusing their own allergy-free childhoods with "the old days" in general (and not for the first time)

people who say "correct" instead of "yes" - http://strangersihaveloathed.tumblr.com/

I kind of understand the annoyance on both sides of that one, Jesse. If she managed to make it onto the bus, it seems like an annoyance I could let slide (but then again, that's Boston life in a nutshell; letting annoyances slide).

However, had that women been with 9 friends, all of whom had strollers, and they all had been screaming and attempting to force their way onto the bus, I would be cheering for the driver to step on the gas while they were still hanging out of the door.

I mean, what is the point, especially when there's another bus right on its way? We were at an endpoint, all of the schedules were posted AND it was rush hour! Ugh.

I'm gonna pitch a fit the next time I can't get on a packed train, see if that helps me get my way or if it just makes me look like a jackass.

xxp aha, did not know that. I wasn't seriously freaked out by my new allergies, nor did I wistfully reminisce about carefree childhood days romping with many cats (because those days didn't exist), but it did strike me as a little odd.

Have been known to say 'you must be so proud of that one time you had sex' when sociopaths use MY BABY as a path to high-horsedom. BTW Jesse my skinniness is relative to my mother and sister and I am pulling nobody's chain but theirs. They don't believe in climate change, either.

Elmo, there are perfectly civil ways to ask a fellow commuter to slide over so you can have seats together with a traveling companion and I don't think that was one of them.

You know when people (meaning women, because men don't do this as much) do the 'really?' thing instead of just saying what the basis of their effrontery is? I've taken to deploying 'lady, if you have to ask...' in reply.

Yeah not to be all that person about the fragrances, but to be truthful, "dealing with it" in public usually just means putting up with feeling like crap for an hour or two afterward - just an annoyance but a pretty constant one. It's not perfumes exactly, some kind of chemical ingredients I think, and problem is that by the time I notice something is bothering me, it's too late. I mean, it's easy to avoid fragrance depts in stores etc., but usually it's out of my control. Like about six months ago, was in a shared hospital room (private not available) and the other family had a constant stream of visitors, several wearing absolutely heinous perfumes. I didn't complain but literally had to hold my nose and put up with a terrible headache. Not exactly what I needed at the time, but I accept that most people don't realize that they are having that effect.

really?