t’s a bit taboo to talk about judging people these days. We’re supposed to pretend like we don’t do that anymore but it’s a total farce. We’re constantly judging people all day. We judge how fast the cashiers are at our local supermarket, and we pick the speediest ones. We judge our friends based on the type of support we need on a particular day. We judge our bosses according to who’s more likely to approve our leave application.
Being ‘judgemental’ is seen as a very negative thing but I’ll happily admit I judge people… but only on super important things. I don’t give a crap where someone was born, how much money they earn, what they wear or who they’re married to. I judge people on how unpleasant they make life for those around them and I’m pretty black and white about it. Tolerance is always a good thing to practice but there are some things that are just unacceptable. Here are a few things you’re totally allowed to get annoyed about.
When people don’t pick up after their dog
The occasional mishap if someone left their doggy poo bags at home is fine but repeatedly leaving dog poo land mines in high foot-traffic areas is disgusting and disrespectful. If picking up dog poo is so abhorrent, perhaps people should reconsider owning a dog.
When they’re rude to waitstaff
Again, the occasional bad day or someone being a bit grumpy if they’ve received bad service is fine but generally people should be 95% pleasant to everyone 95% of the time. Also if someone has let their own bad day lead to them being unkind to someone else, they damn well better apologise. No one should let their bad day become someone else bad day.
When they drink drive or text while driving
There are no excuses. People die this way and we need to stop accepting it as normal behaviour. If I’m in a car with someone and they try texting while they’re driving I will literally take the phone out of their hands. Phone holders cost next to nothing so there’s no need for anyone to have a phone in their hand while they’re driving. People need to start being more horrified when they witness people doing this.
When they’re cruel to animals
Deal breaker. If I find out that someone beats their dog, they’re dead to me.
When they try to get out of paying their fair share
Luckily, my mates are total grown ups about this but people who refuse to pay their way when out for dinner drive me mental. A friend of a friend used to do this all the time. The bill would come, everyone would chuck in their $30 but we’d be $30 short every time. It was always the same guy – he’d sit there and swear he put his money in but we all knew he didn’t. It got to the point where we’d pay separately at the counter and he’d be visibly annoyed that he didn’t away without paying. Needless to say he stopped getting invited out for dinner pretty quickly. Such a jerk.
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Do you have any deal breakers like this when it comes to having people in your life? Is there anything you simply won’t tolerate?
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Ditto on the rude to waiters and cruel to animals, those are two things that are deal breakers for me. I also think people need to think more carefully about how rude they are to someone about to bring them food… just sayin’.
I’m also quite vocal to people who think people without kids have an easy life – umm, you don’t actually know what’s going on in that person’s life, so maybe don’t assume they have it easy or nothing ‘fulfilling’ going on.
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People that are racist would be the biggest “thorn in my side “
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Not greeting people, even smiling, at people you pass every working day in the office. I get that people are shy but acknowledge a human has just passed you please!!
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Yes, ma’am, I am so with you on these. I had a very brief stint as a waitress and it was quite eye-opening to see how people spoke to you or gave you attitude for no reason other than they were the ones in the chair. I’d add people who let their dog bark or howl (not just a couple here or there but long protracted distressed noise after they have been politely alerted to the issue), people who blatantly smoke where they aren’t supposed to (well, people who smoke at all near me, if I’m honest), people who endanger or neglect their children (and I’m not talking about looking on your phone while your kid plays in the playground) and internet trolls/keyboard warriors/cowards.
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and bad gas in the check out line by the person in front of you.
