May have, could have, would have, should have. Not may of, could of, would of or should of. Will have, not will of. Dammit people. I teach English as a foreign language, for the love of God stop it.

I’m an established adult. I hate when people talk to me like a pre school child and try and give me common sense advice. If it goes on for too long I might say something like “I’m not stupid.” In which case the person patronizing me gets defensive saying they were trying to help.

I know in some cultures it’s not seen as bad so they do it in America but it freaks me out when you’re close enough to kiss my neck. I turn around and you’re five inches away. It frustrates me but I try to be understanding, I really do but I don’t even have elbow room. The first time I thought they were trying to pickpocket me. Nope! Just really comfortable in some else’s space.

I was waiting to pick up my wife then this dude approaches our car, grabs the mirror so he can shoot up.

The shared fence between my neighbour and myself in the UK is a lattice fence. She has a creeping vine planted along it, and as a consequence, it grows through the fence and over the top, I have to cut it back if I want to access the walkway.

My housemate/landlord doesn't do it because he's ADHD as fuck, and 'out of sight, out of mind'. To be honest I don't even think he notices it when he's walking right past it. He just works around it.

We've gotten letters from the postman that have 'please clear your pathway' scrawled on them when I'm away because it doesn't get cut back.

It ends up taking me several hours to do, my back seized up last time, and then the garbage bags take up the front yard because it's London, we can't get to the tip and given the HCOL at the moment, we can't spare the money to have someone come and take it away.

I hate the damn plant and that it's my problem even though neither of the people who live there wanted it.

So a local couple in my sons neighborhood had a fire that severely damaged their home a little over a year ago. Family of 5 with kids aged 14, 11 & 9. They moved into a rental while their house was rebuilt. They posted their hardship & struggles all over facebook for weeks. Someone in their family started a gofundme for them. They received over 200k in donations. It was also acknowledged inntjeir posts hiw greatful they were that they were nearly fully covered by insurance less some deductible cost & each of their employers gave them financial assistance.

They are now posting pictures of their new car & that they paid cash fir it, posting videos of the kids playing the golf simulator they put in their garage, and talking about the cruise they are planning in February.

The husband knew I was a contributor & came & asked me if his wife shouldnt post all of this & if they should be ashamed of what they have now. I said its their money & they can do what they want with it. I dont care what they bought at all, but they could be a little more discreet as there are people who donated to them that arent so fortunate and DO CARE, right, wrong or indifferent.

I told him the early posts about how everything was such a struggle made people feel a certain way & want to help, & now the seemingly bragging posts make people angry they helped you get a new car & a golf simulator when they were only trying to help you get back on your feet.

I thought he understood but then went on a rant himself on facebook about how its none of anyone's business whay they do with their money, no one can judge them for their good fortune, and he doesn't feel bad about giving his family some nice things after they went through a nearly year long traumatic experience.

How would you feel if you donated $50 or $100 or even more to them?

For context, OOP is white with short, naturally straight hair.

Ok people, specifically the ones who stand when they pee, why do you insist on peeing all over the seat? You know people sit there and yet it probably happens every single time. Can you not just grab a little piece of toilet paper to avoid touching it or just use your foot to have the slightest bit of common decency? Don’t even get me started on the giant puddle directly below the urinal.

And I’m not talking about people who are just privileged who do genuinely face issues every normal person does then complaining. I’m talking about stuff that feels like someone shouting from a mansion balcony that apartment renting prices are too high. It’s a bit generalised and hard to explain but that’s the best I can do. Because, like, it’s fine that you don’t suffer from that but don’t speak over the people that do and try to farm validation from them. They portray themselves as these little helpless underlings (while also portraying themselves as morally above everyone else who doesn’t agree with them on literally every opinion they have) and it’s even worse if they have a following because if you try to call them out for basically speaking over others who actually do face whatever issue they’re larping, you’re made out to be the asshole by their fans. And yes, I see it most on social media because of course that’s where these things like to gather. I used to think it was mostly confined to twitter users but unfortunately it seems they’ve been bleeding out and infecting the rest of social media.

If you don't follow something, that's fine. I'm talking about people who belittle it, kind of look down ro try to make you feel small about it

Hey can you believe (X event) happened?

Yeah I don't follow the news, I'm too busy with my own life/I have a job/life/kids.

Usually doled out with a smug tone or laughing or rolling eyes emoji. I know one person who gives me the *yawn* 🥱

Did you see Sunday's game?

Yeah, I don't follow sports, who cares about other people playing a game.

Why don't you just play the sport instead of watching it?

This is such a passive aggressive statement that seems to be gaining in popularity over recent years. I’ve even heard people I know irl suggest it as a “healthy” way to respond instead of clearly setting boundaries or limits. It feels like poor communication, when there are more productive and less passive aggressive ways to address things.

I don't want political groups sending me my address like some creepy government stalker

See also: people who think "much" and "many" are interchangeable.

When you click on a thumbnail image, and the host image is the size of the thumbnail.

"Oh, Vladimir Kulich? I think I remember him? Hm, what does he look like? Oh, let's check Wikipedia. Hm, that's a little too blurry to see. Let's see the full original image.

"Goddammit."

You know the type, talks loud sometimes, needs things repeated. That's me, and Jerry Seinfeld too.

Why do I always have to say “excuse me” when I can't hear what someone is saying? Why? Am I guilty? Did I inconvenience you? “Excuse me? Pardon me? I'm sorry?” Why can't I just say, “Nope. Not loud enough.”

So, as a fan, I gave it a try, just a blunt, “Nope, not loud enough.” It's surprisingly usable in a public-facing service role.

Here's another one. “Hey, use your outside voice.”

In regular conversation, the first one doesn't come across as rude as you might think. The second is bound to draw an eye roll, but it gets the job done. The catch is, they may start talking to you in a loud, slow, mocking tone from that point on. Apparently, if you can't hear them, the next step is to find out if you can understand them.

You know what really grinds my gears? I’m standing in a grocery checkout line, ready to pay, and the person in front of me suddenly freezes. They are already on the register, but then they start wondering if they need candy, soda, or a magazine.

They turn around, scan the shelf, take forever to make up their mind, while the cashier and everyone behind just waits. They could’ve thought about this before getting in line. The checkout is not the place to browse and make last-minute decisions.

I’m not mad at small quick add-ons. Grabbing a pack of gum in two seconds is fine. But when they spend 60+ seconds debating random extras, it feels so selfish. Everyone else also has places to go and things to do.

Does this annoy anyone else?

Whenever someone shows me the picture on their phone and says, “Look at my screensaver,” a tiny, deeply unimportant part of my brain starts itching.

Wallpaper is the background image on your home screen or lock screen. Your dog, your kids, a mountain... all wallpaper.

A screensaver activates after a device has been idle and typically displays moving images or patterns. Screensavers were originally designed to help prevent static images from burning into older displays. Think bouncing logos and those endless flying toasters.

Some phones do have actual screensaver features, so yes, a phone can have both. But the photo behind your app icons is your wallpaper. Being on a screen does not automatically give it a job saving that screen.

And because this is the internet: Yes, I understand what people mean. No, I don’t think this makes anyone stupid. I’m also not interrupting family gatherings to deliver a presentation about display terminology. My gears are experiencing a minor grinding noise. The entire transmission has not fallen out.

Never fails, every single time I'm stuck in traffic , I'm wondering how

I'm switching lanes, getting past this car, that car, squeezing through...

All to just get to the front of each lane wide open space in front

Multiple cars going under the speed limit moving like a snail, it's insane how traffic can be caused by just 3 people at the top of the lane purposefully going 10 miles per hour

Surely believe once I get to the front I'm making your day hell slamming the horn ,tapping slamming again beep beep beep

F YOU

I noticed that despite English being your first (and sometimes only) language, many of you still misspell a lot of words. This has always been confusing for me as a Filipino who is very particular with my skills in four different languages (thanks to colonization and our neoliberal education lol).

And it's not just misspellings but also mispronunciations. I've been seeing those IG reels and TikToks where random people on the street get asked to read simple sentences and they seemingly struggle to do so??? That's so strange especially when "native" English speakers are the first to make fun of foreign accents!

Really? You want us all to sing the song in a different key?

Here is how to do it:

1. Begin “Happy” just a moment before everyone is ready.
2. Sing it about a half a beat too long, so everyone has a chance to join in.
3. Sing “birthday” assertively and at full tempo, so we can all get through the song before our next birthdays.