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.
- Green beans
- Boiled onions
- Celery
- Capers
- Herring
- Hematogen bars
- Eggplant spread
- Aspic (meat jelly)
- Chocolatey things: pastries, cakes, and ice cream
- Instant coffee
- Beer
- Tequila
- Sweet, semi-sweet, and white wine
- Pepsi
- Any vegetable juice
- Sweet kefir
- 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
- 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
- Feng Shui
- Occultism
- Astrology
- Anything that starts with "para-"
- Air conditioners sticking out of building facades
- Plastic-frame double-glazed windows
- The word "elite"
- The word "exclusive"
- The word "VIP"
- Lipstick
- Powder
- Blush
- Mini-skirts
- When a link opens a new window without asking
- When a banner leads somewhere completely unrelated
- Chats
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Any ringtone you can actually hear (especially polyphonic ones)
- People chewing loudly on the phone
- Alarm clocks that simulate birds or ocean waves
- Microwave beeping more than once
- Keyboard click sounds turned on
- Using brand name instead of product name
- Android devices
List is incomplete, continuously updated.