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

Oh yeah. I fucking hate that. Happens in the US though I've noticed that it happens more on mainstream news/documentary shows on commercial TV and less on documentary films or public broadcasting programs.

I hate when an English speaker who is speaking speaking English to a non-native English speaker uses the accent or syntax of the language of the listener, e.g. "Hhhow long joo are leeving een Amereeca?" it seem patronizing and useless.

But then whenever I've talked about this annoyance, someone had insisted that it really is helpful for the listener. Last time it was some bilingual friends, so what the fuck, maybe it is helpful and I'm annoyed over nothing.

^thish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90

I can understand Spanish much better when spoken slowly by Americans with terrible accents then I can by a native Spanish speaker. But holy shit, I would never speak faux-accented English to a non-native English speaker.

xp The thing with Schteve is, though, he doesn't come near to what is a Dutch accent in English, and therefore, even here in Holland, was the rightful subject of ridicule.

for sure

Sunny teases me because I watch "The Young Ones" with the subtitles turned on.

Jenny, remember when wewhen we were waitresses together and that one cook would use some weird accent to talk to the Ivoirian guy (Mohammed?)? When I said something about it he said something like "It only really works for Mexicans."

The VH1 Behind The Music episode on Oasis had subtitles. And it needed them. I never knew "Do you know what I mean?" could be compacted into half a syllable.

I only like kissing shoulders

Jenny, remember when wewhen we were waitresses together and that one cook would use some weird accent to talk to the Ivoirian guy (Mohammed?)? When I said something about it he said something like "It only really works for Mexicans."

Amadu, I think. And I do remember that. In retrospect, that kitchen was kind of a toolbox.

uuuuuuuuuugh, blaaaaaah, macys.com customer service is THE WORST. they refuse to honor a 'shipping by father's day' guarantee, and they refuse to refund me the $$$ i spent on the item.

Call back, get a different person. "Hi, I'm sure I've just had bad advice from one of your associates about a guarantee - I'll need to speak to someone a bit higher up the chain this time, to check I was given the right information."

In documentaries, when a member of the public is saying something in an accent other than total clear and proper english as spoken by the Queen or Cheryl Cole, the use of subtitles.

Wasn't Cheryl Cole just fired from the American X-Factor b/c no one could understand her? There was a letter about this in The Economist, but I couldn't make heads or tails of it.

They should have subtitled it.

I may have jumped the gun, in that jaymc was probably posting in jest...so hmmm, that makes me angry at myself.

I hate when people say dogs are better than other animals.
these rule
http://www.factzoo.com/sites/all/img/mammals/monkeys/pygmy-marmoset.jpg

They eat your soul!

rygmy rarmoset!

Sunny teases me because I watch "The Young Ones" with the subtitles turned on.

― Pleasant Plains, Monday, June 20, 2011 9:42 AM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

Should we ever divorces I'm guessing the reason cited on the official documents will be: 'Irreconcilable differences with regard to English and Canadian comedy'.

Neanderthal, I have found it is generally Catholics who don't know the difference.

― tokyo rosemary, Friday, June 17, 2011 9:48 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark

i was raised by irish catholic women and i have no idea. is it just the diff between the conception itself and the actual birth?

i should add i just filled out a 5 page form for a new PCP and next to RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION I wrote Atheist/Catholic. Catholicism is some hard shit to shake.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother was conceived without original sin. The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

I'm going to say that Mary's mother conceived her without original sin (though with sex). The virgin birth is the birth of Jesus.

AAAAH!! I'm going to say it over and over and over. WTF?

OMG - it KEEPS GOING!

I'm really sorry guys, I don't know why this is happening :(

It's a miracle.

What's weirdest is that I wrote that post on a regular computer, NOT on Zing Touch.

(Also, one of those posts in the middle is of an erroneous draft that I changed before hitting Submit Post)

it's like god amplified your message to carry it across the land

I'm not sure what you were trying to say there

immaculate conception = Mary born without original sin so that when she had Jesus he was born without it. tho I think Jesse just said that 8 times :)

speaking of bad customer service above, FUCK freecreditreport.com or freecreditscore.com. The services themselves? Absolutely fine, but I needed to get rid of them for financial reasons. God they make you say "NO THANKS, I WANT TO CANCEL" like 8 times. Took me over ten minutes of having to duck counter offers. shoulda been a damn two minute call!

the thing that made me feel the worst is knowing that the representative was obviously following guidelines that if they didn't, would ding their performance.

This has happened to me twice in one week and the red mist descended each time: someone at a restaurant or whatever makes a mistake and I *very politely* point it out just to be told in no uncertain terms I'm wrong.
E.g. "I think this is the wrong bill for our table" (it was clearly wrong). "No it's not". (If it had been less than we owed I'dve just paid it and fucked off.)

"I don't think this is the salad I ordered - it's got the wrong ingredients in it." "Yes it is."
FFS I can see you RIGHT NOW putting the dish together and RIGHT OVER YOUR HEAD is written what's meant to be in it and you are WRONG.

Not "let me check" or "that can't be right" or whatever. Just "NO IT'S NOT".

fuck that -- I'd be getting their manager at that point.

customer service erodes to the point where people get irrationally defensive when they make mistakes.

I'm not always the most erudite or clear person when talking to people, but there are a couple of friends/acquaintances who take my comments the wrong way, consistently, especially on facebook. If I think about it long enough I can understand their interpretation, but it just pisses me off because I feel like they think I'm this huge jerk when I was actually trying to be complementary!

communicating in any form that isn't real time (ie face to face) tends to lead to a lot of these misinterpretations because they have longer to sit there and analyze it and there are gaps between replies. I've seen relationships end over misunderstood text messages!

ugh, instant messaging is the worst for that. I went through a phase of getting a little too heated on conversations due to people being jerks. Like, a certain ex who would say something with an assumption behind it and when I tried to ask about whatever it was, she'd do the "oh I can't talk now, I'll talk to you later" deal.

yea...effing hate that. I used to have a friend too that if I didn't reply to her text within 5 minutes she'd call and ask if I was mad at her (exaggerating a bit but you know what I mean).

I thought OG sin had to do with sex being bad, but I guess not?

Was just reading a little about it and, man, there is soooo much scholarship and discussion and controversy around UTTER FUCKING HORSE SHIT. Referring to religion in general, not just immaculate birth, etc.

thought original sin came from Adam/Eve?

wait I'm an atheist I don't give a shit

I thought OG sin had to do with sex being bad, but I guess not?

Was just reading a little about it and, man, there is soooo much scholarship and discussion and controversy around UTTER FUCKING HORSE SHIT. Referring to religion in general, not just immaculate birth, etc.

Was going to be all "Yeah! Damn right!" but then I remembered I am engaged in serious discussion in another thread about which Star Trek species is the worst tipper so.

HAHAHAHA. What are you talking about??

Neanderthal: I know you said you don't care, but I was saying that I thought that the idea of "original sin" meant that every person is born a sinner b/c they were produced by fucking, an activity which the Catholic Church is pretty critical of* in like 99% of all instances. And I guess I thought "original" referred to a baby's origin.

This should probably be submitted to the "misconceptions you had as a kid" or "things you were really old when you learned" thread. (Ha - misconception.)