The UK’s 100 Most Annoying Things
A food company in Britain recently conducted a survey of the public to find out what the top 100 most annoying things were. Coming out at No. 1. is something you would only really understand if you’ve spent some time in England.
In first place, the most annoying thing to people in the UK, are Chavs !
It is difficult to explain what a Chav really is but the Wikipedia definition does a pretty good job:
The stereotypical “chav” is an aggressive teenager or young adult who often engages in anti-social behaviour, such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdy behaviour. They are often assumed to be unemployed or in a low paid job.
Here are the top 10 most annoying things:
1. Chavs
2. People driving close behind you (standard here in Kuwait)
3. People who smell
4. People who eat with their mouth open
5. Rude shop assistants
6. Foreign call centres
7. Stepping in dog poo
8. People who cough and do not cover their mouths
9. Slow internet connections (I bet they never had the problems we’ve all had with our connections!!)
10. Poor customer service
Looking down the list, I laughed when I read #74, some people really do get annoyed at the smallest things !
Above: A group of chavs - the most annoying thing in Britain
The UK’s 100 Most Annoying Things (11-100)
11. Dog owners that don’t clean up after their dog
12. Noisy Eaters
13. Cold-callers
14. Door-to-door salesman
15. Stubbing your toe
16. Bullying
17. Computer crashing losing work you’ve spent three hours doing
18. People who talk loudly on their mobile phones
19. Spam email
20. The nation’s obsession with Z-list celebrities
21. Leaving a tissue in a pocket and putting it in a washing machine
22. Driving slow in the fast lane
23. Adverts in between programmes
24. Toilets you have to pay for
25. The nation’s obsession with the Katie & Peter split saga
26. People reading over your shoulder
27. People that park in disabled bays when they’re not disabled
28. Brownnosers
29. People who complain about their weight yet make no effort to exercise or eat properly
30. People jumping the queue at the bar
31. Junk mail
32. Tailgaters
33. Big Brother
34. Muggers
35. MPs’ expenses
36. Stepping in chewing gum
37. Pricey train fares
38. People who walk painfully slowly on the street
39. Noisy neighbours
40. People who sniff and don’t use a tissue
41. Sweating
42. Binge drinking culture
43. Feeling bloated
44. The recession
45. Delays at the airport
46. Automated phone systems
47. Smoking
48. Road rage
49. People that have their mobile turned off when you really need to get in contact with them
50. Running out of toilet roll
51. Coverage of Michael Jackson’s death
52. Reality TV
53. Flies
54. Finding a flat tyre
55. Parking costs
56. Bossiness
57. Rubbish opening times to doctors, dentists
58. When your washing machine breaks down
59. Politicians
60. Paper cuts
61. Buses not arriving on time
62. Singers who mime
63. People who can’t park properly
64. Over packaged kids toys
65. Diarrhoea
66. Constipation
67. Text message speak
68. Bad hair days
69. Getting something in your eye
70. The hot water running out when you’re running a bath
71. People who drive in the middle lane of motorways
72. People who mumble
73. Slow traffic lights
74. Cashiers giving you your change on top of a receipt
75. Cramp
76. Reading about Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston saga
77. Unpredictable weather
78. Cars blocking pedestrian crossings
79. Adult acne
80. People who are not polite in emails
81. Yo-yo dieting celebs
82. Trying to find the end of the sticking tape or toilet roll
83. Pimped up cars
84. Traffic wardens
85. Losing your passport
86. Running out of petrol
87. Burning your toast
88. Sunburn
89. iPhone obsessives
90. Celebrity fitness DVDs
91. People addicted to watching soaps
92. Breaking a nail
93. Bankers
94. PDA (public displays of affection)
95. Under performance
96. Someone altering your seat height at work
97. People who don’t remove their shoes in the house
98. Children at weddings
99. Hot weather when you’re not on holiday
100. Sports commentary
Source: The Daily Telegraph
17 Responses Leave a comment
LOL!
For me, 84 should be No 1, while 89 , should not be on the list!!
SaRooN : :)
gasman : Considering traffic wardens are some of the least liked people in the UK (and a lot of countries), they should be much higher in the list.
As for #89, that SHOULD be on on the list. Face up to facts, you guys are annoying !! :)
hehe i hate number 74 as well! i find it so annoying i dont know why!
Sunburn?? in the UK??
I believe ‘Chavs’ are better known in this land as ‘Heylag’…and boy do we have them in abundance!!!
Btw, they should have added on the list ‘Dodge Chargers’ and their a-hole drivers!! But I guess they don’t have the ‘a-hole mobile’ in UK…good for them…
aaa : Funny thing is after reading the list, I went to Sultan Center and at the cashier she handed me the change. It was on top of the receipt and of course followed by the customary “Thank you Sir” smile. I really wanted to say “do you know how many people would be annoyed by what you just did ?”Hahaha
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N : Yeah can you believe that ?! Hahaha ! Interestingly burning your toast at number 87 is more annoying for Brits than burning yoursef from the sun LOL !
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Z: Heylag is a pretty good way of describing Chavs. They would score high in a list here as would people who drive Dodge Chargers in Kuwait ! I blame the car though, it turns them into maniacs !
Chavs are by far the most annoying thing (or shall i say ‘people’) ever!
After reading the list again I have to say that all of those things are annoying apart from # 74 but I have a feeling I’d start to find even that annoying when it next happens thanks to reading this!
Soccer players who cheat and win penalties that influence the result are the 2nd most annoying thing for me.
Thier hypocritical managers are No 1!!
#91…guilty!! But only the British soaps, u will never catch me watching any of the US ones…far too corny!!
I have a couple to add;
1.shop assistants who ask “if you would like the receipt in the bag”, happens here all the time and really annoys me.
2. When looking for a car space you find 2 empty spaces one in front of each other, you begin to park and some idiot from the other side goes thru his empty space into yours…now that annoys me!!!
One more…driving into Mcdonalds drive thru and about to place your order when the person tries to sell u 2 apple pies for a $1. If I wanted apple pies I would have asked for them!!!
As u can see I have am a very impatient person!!
Za : There you go. Thanks to me you’ve found another thing that annoys you. You’re welcome :)
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gasman : I know, my team’s players or manager would never resort to such tactics :) Let me guess,hypocritical football fans are 3rd on your list …?
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Night Flower : You should try to catch the Kuwaiti soaps…bad acting and bad directing !! Re: the three you added :
1. I have a theory on this. Men prefer the reciept in the bag, women like to keep the receipt in their purse.
2. That is just completely selfish !
3. We have the equivalent here in Kuwait. Order ANYTHING from Starbucks and they will ask if you want a bottle of water. Everytime !
LOL!!! Your so right about the bottle of water…so funny!!
I bet if we do a list for Kuwait its gonna be as long, if not longer!!
Oh yeah…big time ! Top 500 maybe ? :)
naah i think 74# should be even higher up on the list!
Literally EVERY supermarket cashier does it! Its like they’re tryna trick you into taking the goddamn receipt even when you dont want it!
#38 annoys the hell outta me too! Especially tourists walking real slow and stopping infront of you every five secs in their big groups to take pictures of the stupidessstt imagineable things e.g THE PAVEMENT or A BICYCLE or a window of a NORMAL building. its like duude you get that back in your country..what tha hell??? THIS ISNT THE BLOODY BIG BEN, MOVE! And they take up the whole width of the pavement so you cant even pass them!! =/
ok breathe dp breathe..rant over! lol :P
Hehehe That’s true ! You have no option to reject the receipt ! And let’s face it who needs to keep a supermarket reciept (biggest culprits)!
Is this what people mean when they say London is stressful ? :)Whenever I go to London I realise when people walk they are ‘in the zone’. Focused. Swerving at the last minute to avoid those who obviously have more time on their hands. After the swerve there is a ‘tut’. I can sense major annoyance from those chasing buses and tring to cross the road before the light turns green.