What gets your knickers in a bunch?

[Chirs]

Mind you, as we all wear kilts, doesn't that make US the normal ones?

Things that make you say "Hmmmm."

[Peter Crowe]

My greatest ire is reserved for drivers who tailgate (especially common here in Massachusetts, and yes I always drive to the speed limit and/or prevailing road conditions) and those selfish canaille who do this not only endanger my life, but more importantly the life of my three year old son.

Otherwise just general rudeness, by which I mean a lack of the most basic consideration for other people. I don't necessarily ask for respect, a much over used term for something that should be earned, but I mean consideration as a fellow human being.

I don't expect the red carpet treatment, just a friendly acknowledgement, and please and thank you go a long way.

[Meadcrafter]

My greatest ire is reserved for drivers who tailgate (especially common here in Massachusetts, and yes I always drive to the speed limit and/or prevailing road conditions) and those selfish canaille who do this not only endanger my life, but more importantly the life of my three year old son.

As long as you are in the right hand lane you will never notice me.

If you are blocking the passing lane, well then you putting others at risk. This is the reason for the law, "Slower traffic keep right."

Be nice, stay right.

[Damocles]

*jaw drops to the floor*

Somebody should have told that Texan that if he wants the world to work the way Texas works, he can go right ahead and stay put in Texas. And he was lying anyway. Thats not how things work in Texas. Southern states, if they are known for their best quality, it is being known for having good manners and etiquette. That man made the South and Americans look like pompous jerks. And unfortunately, he's not the only one that does that stuff overseas either

My buddy from Glasgow was studying at the Vatican and during communion, an American woman yelled over to her husband to "go get her one of those crackers that they were passing out" at. the. vatican!! *bangs head against the desk*

you should pass a tact test to be allowed to leave the country

Gives Americans an AWFUL name. Im disgusted with that behavior.

Being American my self i can tell you there is no shortage of ignorant people here the communion wafer incident is so funny we have all been there i'm Episcopal you just don't know how limited the avreg. Americana's religious training is. though we claim to be one of the most religious countries in the world its a just a bunch of C@P

[Peter Crowe]

As long as you are in the right hand lane you will never notice me.

If you are blocking the passing lane, well then you putting others at risk. This is the reason for the law, "Slower traffic keep right."

Be nice, stay right.

I do follow the rules of the road both in the UK (keep left) and North America (keep right). So as I said tailgating me is never justified besides it being illegal and dangerous.

[Kiltboy]

I spent 18 years in South Florida, I know what you mean. The are also the ones my wife and I called cue-tips. All you can see is their shock of white hair above the steering wheel.

As a former resident of Sarasota and Miami, I understand completely. We called them "cotton tops".

My knickers get in a wad when people take an escalator, get to the bottom (or top), step off, then stand there and look around. Oblivious to the fact there is a stream of folks behind them who knock them down, without choice, without pause, and without malice.

And they get mad because of it? Please.....

[Damocles]

my gripe
i work for a coffee Co and my biggest issue are people talking on cell phones when they are standing in front of me at my counter. i did not ask you to come to my counter to order. but the least you could do is stop taking about your gynecological appointment and order your coffee and get on with it. the people in line behind you don't want to have to wait wile you try to talk and look threw your pocket book looking for a penny because your to ignorant to know that that that penny is going to make me give you 99 cents back in change. but im to polite to point this out to you. this really happened to me the funny part is the older couple behind the lady were vary peeved and the lady said to the woman as she was starting to move away "Good Luck With That STD" i nearly laughed my fanny off. the lady was vary indigent and mumbled something about mind your own buisnes to which the older lady said its every ones buisnes now!
Some times its worth it to have to put up with people like that just to hear some vary sharp witted person take the offender down a notch or two!
as always forgive my spelling i am vary dyslexic and my spell checker sucks!

[Chas]

In the UK we these little warning signs that people hang in their car rear windows -

So I am supposed to drive better because they have a passenger? Shouldn't they have it stuck to their front windscreen to remind them that other road users do not have to compensate for their bad driving?

Or do they do it, to remove any doubt that they can actually function and procreate.

Regards

Chas

[CopperNGold]

Rudeness and plain stupidity get my goat. Just last night I saw two teenage girls swimming in a heavy surf with sneaker waves. It was 10 p.m., and pitch-black. Before long, the sherrif's department and local police were using their patrol car search lights to find them. Luckily, they came out safe and sound, but where what were those two girls thinking (or not)! I hope they are charged for the time and expense of such foolishness.

[MacGuffin]

I have little tolerance for those who don't say "excuse me" or sorry when they bump into another person. Sadly, these sort of people are everywhere where I live.