The Annoying People list of 2013
Is it the nose picker? Maybe the office news makers? Check out the list and see how many make your list of annoying people.
IOL has published what it calls the list of annoying people in South Africa.Those whose irritating habits make your blood boil, or contribute to another grey hair. On the road, in shopping malls, on the phone, online or sitting across the table from you… that’s where you’ll find them.
Included in the list are:
Office noise-makers
Passive-aggressive guests
Expat Facebookers with a bone to pick
Phone Philistines
Conversation narcissists
Cellphone addicts
Maddening mall rats
Apathetic shop assistants
Nose pickers/snorters
Email time wasters
Dead Sea cosmetic sellers
Hooter pushers
Road hogging taxi drivers
Can you relate to any of these? If not, you could be one of them... #JUSTSAYING
Damon's top five annoying people, as they appeared on the list, are:
Office noise-makers
People who click ballpoint pens on and off incessantly, eat lunch loudly at their desks, smacking their lips throughout, or chatter away on the phone about personal stuff at full volume while you try to concentrate on work. They’re the bane of an open-plan office.
Choppers and changers
People who habitually change arrangements or reschedule meetings at the last moment. Stick to Plan A, please. It makes life simpler.
Expat Facebookers with a bone to pick
Those who left then spend an unhealthy amount of time bashing South Africa on Facebook, but also pining for Ouma rusks, biltong and Ghost Pops. Move on, buddy, and embrace what you chose.
Conversation narcissists
Called “I specialists”, these people are instantly recognisable on Facebook because their threads are a navel-gazing narrative about what they’ve done/doing, where they are, and how they feel. In real life conversation, you’ll find that no matter the topic, they’ve soon turned it into something about themselves.
Apathetic shop assistants
Staff in shops who are put out when they have to stop talking or slouching around to help you. You want to bang the table and remind them that they are not paid to socialise while you wait.
Who else would make your list? Tell us in the comments' section below.
- Jason