Things Inconsiderate People Do In Public That We Can't Stand

Annoying behavior drives me crazy, and while I can act a fool about it in the house, I have to stay in my right mind in public. People do a lot of things on a daily basis that makes us want to act a complete fool, and I’m pretty sure something that drives you up the wall is on this list. Here are 10 things inconsiderate people do in public that drives us crazy…

Passing Gas In Confined Spaces

I know people who have killed for less. Naw, I’m just kidding. But seriously, nothing puts a gassy dent in someone’s morning commute, or trip to the store, then to walk into someone’s silent but deadly fart. And it’s even worse when you’re on public transportation and there’s nowhere to run. For the love of King Jesus, please, hold that in. ESPECIALLY in the summer.

Taking Seats They Clearly Saw You Going For

The bus, train, plane, automobile and park bench struggle is real. But it gets worse when thirsty people clearly see you trying to go for a seat and run for it like it’s the last midnight train to Georgia. When situations like that happen I often find myself saying out loud, “By all means, PLEASE sit down. You clearly need to more than me!” But when it’s a man, I just find myself disgusted. I know, we’re all equal, but there’s something terrible about a man high-tailing it toward a seat he sees I want and boxing me out NBA style so his big behind can kick back and relax. Just saying…

Leaving Stuff In Washers And Dryers At Crowded Laundromats

Who else has dealt with the public laundromat struggle? I really have to get my mind together before I walk to wash my clothes, because every person with three months worth of clothes is trying to lug massive carts and bags of clothing in every time I want to go. And while washing and waiting and battling for dryers is bad enough, it gets worse when ratchet people leave their stuff behind in machines and go home, leaving their clothes to sit when they’re finished for 15+ minutes while you contemplate whether or not to pull their drawls out and throw them on the floor. Did you go home and take a nap!? Not only is it annoying, but it’s extremely selfish behavior. If you want to take your time to wash and dry your clothes, invest in a washer and dryer. But the rest of us have somewhere to be!

Leaving Dog Crap On The Ground

As if the streets of New York weren’t already riddled with enough used pantyliners, chicken bones, and spit, in my neighborhood, there’s hard pieces of chocolate just chilling everywhere. Oh wait, nope, that’s dog s**t. I don’t know about you, but dog owners in my neighborhood love to have their dogs out but don’t like to clean up after them. And while they would probably abhor the idea of letting their dog poop in front of their own home and have it just sit, the same consideration isn’t taken when they let their dog terrorize the streets with their bowel movements. If you’re one of these people, just know that you are loathed.

Letting Their Kids Get Too Close To You…

No offense, because I’m a fan of most little kids (the good ones at least), but I don’t want to play peek-a-boo with everybody’s baby while I’m trying to checkout with my bag of Tostitos at the store. And just the other day while I was having an episode at the laundromat, a woman’s child, nose and mouth covered in a milky film (could have been mucus, could have been sugar *shrugs*), was tapping me talking about “soda.” And that meant, “Excuse me strange lady, but please buy me a soda.” It took everything in me not to scream, and thankfully, after letting him roam around for a good five minutes unsupervised, his mom finally came over to get him together. A lesson to all, keep your hands, and your kids, to yourself.

Blasting  Music Nobody Wants To Hear (Or Rapping In Public)

They sell headphones at the dollar store, so there’s absolutely no excuse why someone can’t get a cheap pair and spare us that new Juicy J song. And same goes for folks trying to rap their favorite ratchet song in public or while we’re forced to ride the subway home together. Do I need to know every word to “Ain’t Worried About Nothin'”? Absolutely not.

Living To Be Loud

I think we can all get in groups of people and end up using our outdoor voice when we’re clearly indoors. Some of us just get a little too excited. But other people just live to be seen and heard, and they’ll damn near make you lose your hearing in the process of sharing their business in the streets. I often find myself around these people thinking, “DAMN! It’s too early in the morning for you to be on megaphone mode!” Headphones usually do the trick if you’re looking for some form of solace, but if they’re not the noise-canceling joints. Well, I can’t promise anything…

Having A Bad Sense Of Space

Excuse me, sir. But why are you all up on my booty? That’s what I usually want to say to men who stand on the step right behind me going up the escalator. Or the elderly man who falls on me in an attempt to sit RIGHT next to me on the train even though there are plenty of other seats open. And who could forget the hipster girl at the store who feels like every step I move forward in the checkout line requires her to be right behind, breathing on my neck?? You sitting on my shoulders is not going to get you where you’re trying to go any faster, so if you’re this kind of person, back the hell up and calm down.

Tipping Like S**t And Embarrassing Your Whole Table

There’s always one. They mean well, but during a lunch, brunch or dinner outing, they’re the ones talking about, “I got a dollar” when the check comes and folks are trying to figure out the tip. UH, you need to have about three or four more dollars to tip for that $25 you spent on mimosas and french toast. And what makes things worse is that the same person who won’t cough up what they honestly should has every reason available for why they shouldn’t. “Don’t they get an hourly wage!?”

Don’t you have food in the house!? Then maybe you need to stay the hell home.