People South Africa – September 06, 2019

LIFESTYLE

STOP THAT NOW!

BY ANGELA BEKIARIS

IS it just us or do

these things annoy the

heck out of you, too?

S

OMETIMESit’s thelittlethingsthat

count –andno, thistimewe don’t

meanthosesweet littlethings.

Herewe’retakinga lookatannoying,

cringe-worthyandhair-raisingthingspeople

do.Withlifebeingsostressfullately,we

thought itwas timefor alittlelaugh...although

noteveryone thinks these annoying little

thingsare fun

CHEWINGLOU

THERE’Sactu

for hati ngthis

noiseslike it):

Thisis literally

ofsound’;int

soundofsom

whichcan be

Please guys, s

TALKATIVEMO

THERE’Snoth

thantryingto

movie whilet

peoplebehin

throughoutth

wanttotalkt

scene watch t

home–alone

PHONESINCIN

WHILEwe’re

ofwatching m

thosephones

your bagsorp

unless it’s an

inwhichcase

to leave ther

forgive you!

CHANGINGLAN

INDICATORS

WEREindicat

opti onalextra

purchasedyo

Thoughtnot.

thoselittleflic

need to turn.

SCREAMINGIN

UNLESSyou’r

person ishard

now. We’re si

noneedtosh

spiteither!

GETOUTOFOU

TA K Ealesson

space’. It coul

PINEAPPLEONPIZZA

ITALIANScringe every timethey seea

Hawaiian pizza come outtheoven. Sure,

pineappleisdelicious,butlet’s keep itoffhot

cheese. (We’re feeling thehaters ready to

att ackonthisonealready!)

ALARMCLOCKS

NO,noonelikes thoseannoying littlethings.

Especiallywhenthey’reoncellphones.And

are going off.Intheoffice. When theowner

isn’t there. Your phones were made mobile for

a reason, folks!

HAVEMANNERS

WHENorderingata restaurantpleasesay,

well, ‘please’! Anda‘thank you’ will go a long

waytoo.Thankyou.

NOTREPLACINGTHETOILETROLL

WASthereenoughtoiletpaperforyouto

complete your mission?Great, now change

theroll for thenext person’s mission,too.

PEOPLEWHOALWAYSCOMPLAINABOUTTHINGS

THEYHATE...

ADMITit,youhada goodlaugh—andwebet

you noddedyour headalmost every time too!

DOYOULIKESEEFOOD?

NOwedon’tcareif

you’reashellfishlover,

butdoyou,oranyone

forthatmatter,likeseeing

thefoodmovingaround

in people’smouths?We

thoughtnot.Closethose

traps,ladiesandgents,

andkeepthosebites

small,too,please!

S OP‘REPLYINGALL’

WHETHERit’sane-mailor

WhatsAppgroup,if you’re

onlychattingtoone

person,stopreplyingto

all.Thankyouinadvance.

CLICKINGA PEN

THISis withouta doubt

oneofthemostinfuriating

sounds,andsomething

somanypeoplelove

todo.Onbehalfofthe

world:stopthatnow!

BRINGINGPUNGEN

FOODTOWORK

IFit stinks,keepit athome.

Theofficemicrowave

doesn’tneedit,nordo

yourcolleagues.

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