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

... 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.

Swearing.

One word sentences!

Exclamation marks.

Clever retorts

Inability to let a subject drop.

Vague foodstuff that always has to have the last word.

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Oh is dat a Tristram?

I have when people are way overly familiar, even when required by their jobs to act that way (ie Applebee's waitresses).

I agree, to a lesser extent; too much friendliness(or friendliness without casualness) from strangers automatically puts me on my guard.

sorry to hear that my dearest comrade

Abbot, Kingfish, avoid the South.

I plan on living on Mount Grouchy someday.

Not so much that, but more of a forced perkiness & corporate politeness of someone, like say in the aforementioned Applebee's, that makes me not like them so much, or at least be heavily guarded.

xp

hell, i got plenty of it in huge companies filled with office ladies and at the local franchise restaurants.

xp again, i live in portland, home of casual drunks

seriously, the south - see, i grew up in Nashville so i kind of love that. the friendly from the start thing. i mean i know when it's a load of crap too.

aaah, right - see the forced thing is different from the south thing. that's not always forced. some ppl genuinely enjoy being that friendly with you. i love watching ppl's reactions who aren't used to it, they have this deadpan discomfort look that is priceless.

I plan on living on Mount Grouchy someday.

my lodge has QUADRUPLED in value in the 5 years i've lived there

I suspect people from the north might not be able to easily tell the difference from the forced and the genuine. At least in the beginning.

Well, OTOH I like when people are all "say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet," but when a banker or telemarketer or teacher, authority, etc., is calling you by a short version of your first name off the bat, that's scary.

I think the worst was a waitress at Chili's who actually SAT DOWN NEXT TO ME in my booth to show me the drink menu. "But I'll have to card you, you look so young!" Uh, I was 22, why are you acting like you are flirting with an old man? And keep your distance!

Re: the corporate friendliness - at Cold Stone Creamery or someplace like that they had to sing this stupid song if they got a tip. I would not tip because I felt the humiliation was not worth the quarter.

other fun bits:

-disingeniousness, cluelessness, and projection
-a total lack of the ability for introspection or self-reflection
-those who enable or commit acts of evil in the name of worshipping my God

Oh i have no problem with congeniality and polite greetings-in-passing, if you will("how ya doin'" or "evenin'" as you pass them) is just fine and makes things better.

I found a handmade sign on the ground today that said "It is a Karmic Boon to Kill Heretics!" by the DMV.

omg see if a waitress had the nerve to SIT down next to me and go over the drinks i would absolutely love her. i just love big personalities that way. i find a lot of ppl i am REALLY close with, tho, don't love big personalities. i do.

I think it's because people at those restaurants have drink quotas to meet, not "big personalities." ie my mom was the most placid person in the world except when she was putting on her dog-and-pony waitress act in the name of "gotta meet my dessert quota" when working at Applebee's.

here's what i CAN'T stand: the waitress who barely speaks to you, looks in the other direction, eyes half rolled, while ur wondering what to drink and huffs away with ur order. that makes me livid.

Maybe that lady's feet were really hurting.

hahaha right... i can see how that would rub u the wrong way.

if she worked that hard for her dessert quota tho i'd give her a smile.

Do Americans care too much about waiters?
I guess it's the whole tipping culture thingy.

lol honestly the image of a mom putting on a dog-and-pony waitress act for dessert just cracked me the eff up

i care a lot about customer service - i'm in a customer servie field and i'm a damn good customer service representative. i have my standards :-)

I just want my waiter to take my order and then leave a pitcher of water at my table so they don't have to worry about refilling (I ask them to do this bcz I am Thirsty Girl), then bring my check quickly. Good service that is considerate and polite, basically. Not like try to be my special time love way.

the check thing kills me. it's like i'm full, i wanna leave!!!

Sometimes a waitress's solicitude is the only love we get.

That is one bittersweet statement.

Well, it's true! So a waitress's genuine warmth is important! It's nurture!
I love Southern friendly/chattiness. Coastal New England crusty indifference is crap.

the check thing kills me. it's like i'm full, i wanna leave!!!

Or, I'd like to decide when I leave, not leave it up to the whims of the waitstaff.

Abbott OTM. I do not want the waiter to be my buddy. I do not want the manager to stop by unannounced to see how the day is going (yo, fucko, we were talking now - now scoot). I just want my food and drinks. Doesn't even have to be fast or completely correct - close is good.
You be cordial but uninvolved, I do the same, I'll leave you 25%, we all go home happy.