Agonizing List of ‘Socially Acceptable’ Behaviors That Secretly Drive Us Nuts - People Speak Their Mind

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Jesse

• Published in Interesting
• July 16, 2024

We’re all supposed to mind our business, right? But sometimes, as we navigate our daily lives, we stumble upon people doing things that make us want to scream out every swear word in existence. 

The worst part? These activities are considered “socially acceptable,” so you can’t even call them out without looking like a lunatic. It makes you want to pull all your hair out, right?

Well, one Redditor took it upon themselves to open the vault of rage by asking the community to share things that made them tick but were generally deemed acceptable. And boy did the floodgates open.

One of the biggest gripes was the expectation of constant availability, thanks to social media and smartphones. It's now the norm to have 24/7 access to someone through texts, calls, or social media messages. If you dare to 'opt-out,' you're suddenly branded as antisocial or strange.

Then there’s the evolution of texting into "instant messaging," complete with those pesky "read" receipts that create the expectation of an immediate response. This can be overwhelming and unhealthy, we can all agree it needs to stop.

It’s also hard to miss those Christmas videos where parents pretend to give their kids something they really want, only for it to be a fake-out. The kids cry, the parents laugh, and then they post the video online. Humiliating a child for likes should never be acceptable.

Another topic that made everyone raise their pitchforks was the use of speaker phones in public. Things took a dive into the hilarious after one user shared an interesting tactic for dealing with the speakerphone plague—making embarrassing comments in a loud clear voice. 

Because, I mean, it’s definitely a free-for-all conversation now.

Let's dig into the details

We've gathered some fascinating comments from the Reddit community;

"People congregating in doorways, particularly when there is plenty of non-doorway space available".

"Asking people not to do a job interview on speaker phone in the study section of the public library is very rude"

"Recording your child while he's making a scene and posting it on the web".

"Kids blasting whatever TV show on their iPads in the middle of a restaurant while I'm trying to eat".

"Going through three rounds of interviews just to be left on read".

"Going to work while acutely sick and contagious".

"People don't watch where they're going"

"When strangers randomly touch pregnant women's belly's.

"Being able to interrupt someone's mid-sentence and be able to get away with it 90% of the time".

"Giving free stuff to the wealthy and famous"

Reddit has shown that even the most seemingly innocent behaviors can be incredibly irritating. It's clear we need to reassess what we consider "socially acceptable."

So, the next time you find yourself grinding your teeth at one of these annoyances, remember that you’re not alone—there’s a whole community ready to back you up!

Jesse