The smoking thread got me thinking, how do you react when people engage in their own personal habits that impact other people?
Examples:
-Smoking
-Extremely loud music in the car with the windows down during bumper to bumper traffic or in a parking lot,
-Going to a public place with extreme body odor
Do these things bother you or do you just ignore them? What kind of things bother you the most? What are some other examples that I'm forgetting?
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I was at my LO's doctor's office and a lady was clipping her nails...I find that repulsive (nevermind that her nail clippings were flying all over the place).
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
@Rubies: gross! I had a coworker who clipped her nails at her desk...I don't know why people think it's ok to clip your nails in public.
I usually ignore stuff if I'm in a public place.
Extreme PDA or cursing loudly bother me especially if it's in a family friendly environment like the park, zoo, or amusement park.
eggplant / 11824 posts
PDA in public. You have a boyfriend....we all get it. Congratulations. (eyeroll)
Loud music with windows rolled down in traffic annoys me if it's bad music, which it usually is.
Most stuff like that I just try to ignore, and then I just make fun of that person to myself.
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts
Ugh. They bug the crap out of me! Like the people who have music that they pipe out of their car? WHY? It's not like you created the music, what is the purpose of that other than to annoy others?
I also wish all states would pass a law that makes people stand 10 feet away from all doorways when smoking. I hate walking through a haze of smoke when I leave the building. 
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
Yes... I get really annoyed by rude or inconsiderate behaviour. I just think living your life with consideration for those around you is the best way to live.
I will admit I'm kind of guilty of PDA. By no means do we make out in public but hubs and I are very affectionate and pretty much hold hands all the time and any time we separate or reunite we do a smooch and an I love you.
pineapple / 12793 posts
@mediagirl: I totally agree with a smoke free radius around buildings. I hate having to walk through smoke!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
They all bother me, but I just ignore them. And by that I mean I walk away, nothing you can do about it.
coconut / 8299 posts
@rubies: EW! That's so gross!!
I can't stand when people smoke in public places. I'm always crossing the stress or holding my breath when I walk by these smokers, especially now since I"m pregnant.
cherry / 220 posts
I make a scene when I see people smoking in public places. I cough, make faces, and shake my head. I know it might be a little rude, but I don't want secondhand smoke entering my body!
squash / 13764 posts
@Rubies: That grosses me out SO much. I have seen people doing this on the train as well and it's so nasty--like, do they think the train is their personal bathroom/garbage can? So yucky. It really bothers me when people's habits invade my personal space I guess, especially something like smoking when it could be harmful to me. @petuniasandpearls: I also do this!
cherry / 220 posts
@hilsy85: Glad to know I'm not the only one 
It drives my husband crazy when I do it sometimes, but I don't care. I like to get my point across!
grapefruit / 4110 posts
My husband has a lung disease and smoke is terrible for him. So we definitely discuss how rude people are very loudly. Especially in places like Disneyland or a zoo. If they are passing on the street whatever.
Of course, some people believe that breastfeeding would be invading their space in public. I breastfeed in public without a cover. Being failure to thrive, I can't deny him food EVER. So, I think everyone does something. But breastfeeding doesn't do harm.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
@rubies that is disgusting.
Smoke really bothers me. My aunt was waiting in line (outside) to go in a haunted house and she started smoking. A woman in line behind her started complaining so my aunt turned around and blew her smoke in her face! I couldn't believe it.
clementine / 878 posts
Another thing that always bugs me is really really loud motorcycles that rev their engines and are incredibly obnoxious as they zoom by.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Yes I get annoyed by quite a few things after reading the list! I hate when people play loud music in like the grocery store parking lot, especially if it is rap/inappropriate language blaring out.
I also hate when people groom in public, hair combs, nail clippings, ect. should all be done in the restroom!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I'm an ex-smoker, and nothing peeves me more than ppl who smoke in public areas around nonsmokers. (I felt this way even when I was a smoker).
persimmon / 1453 posts
Smoking is the one that really bothers me. Those other habits/annoyances won't normally affect your health, so I can overlook them.
But smoking...ugh. Inconsiderate smokers just scream "I have an addiction, so f*ck you and your unborn child." It's one of the most idiotic, destructive things people can do to their bodies and I do not want my health to suffer thanks to some stranger's stupidity!
The neighbors in our duplex smoke. I can't wait to move and escape from the secondhand smoke!
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