Things That Drive Me Crazy
This is a curated list of things that frustrate or annoy me in design, technology, and daily life. It’s meant to be constructive criticism, not just negativity.
Food
Green beans
Boiled onions
Celery
Capers
Herring
Hematogen bars
Eggplant spread
Aspic (meat jelly)
Chocolatey things: pastries, cakes, and ice cream
Drinks
Instant coffee
Beer
Tequila
Sweet, semi-sweet, and white wine
Pepsi
Any vegetable juice
Sweet kefir
Daily Life
When people wrap the TV remote in plastic
When dishes are towel-dried after washing
When brooms are soaked in the toilet
Brushing teeth with soap
Leaving the toothpaste uncapped
When someone gets annoyed by the position of the toilet seat
Walking down the street drinking beer
Pants with buttons instead of a zipper
Culture
Disco
Country music
Televised stage plays
Karaoke
When popcorn is almost gone but ads before the movie still go on
Nightclubs
Dance floors
Formal banquets
Receptions
Buffets
Launch parties
Metaphysical
Feng Shui
Occultism
Astrology
Anything that starts with “para-”
City
Air conditioners sticking out of building facades
Plastic-frame double-glazed windows
Superlatives
The word “elite”
The word “exclusive”
The word “VIP”
On Women
Lipstick
Powder
Blush
Mini-skirts
Internet
When a link opens a new window without asking
When a banner leads somewhere completely unrelated
Chats
WhatsApp
Forums
SEO people and optimization specialists
“Back to top” links on websites
Pop-ups, with or without ads
Animated GIFs
Flash clips where something just moves around endlessly
Computers
When people don’t use the numeric keypad
When a file made last year won’t open, and you can’t even Undo
Loud fan noise
Emails
Email “letters” on fake stationery with images
Replies quoting the entire message, not just the relevant part
Reply chains that keep the mailing list footer
Mobile Phones
Any ringtone you can actually hear (especially polyphonic ones)
Sounds
People chewing loudly on the phone
Alarm clocks that simulate birds or ocean waves
Microwave beeping more than once
Keyboard click sounds turned on
General
Using brand name instead of product name
Android devices
List is incomplete, continuously updated.