Pet Peeves... Got any? (The Jade Goody thread!)

[friedfrunk]

Grammar Nazis who think, "Grammatical error! Your post is invalid."

Toilet paper with perforations that don't line up.

Ladyboys who pick their noses in front of me.

[daveduke007]

The American Broadcaster on TV and how he pronounces the word "Premiere"    , drives me "nuts"  

[anthony70]

response to lefty-

people who go to the gym and if they are not watching tv, they are sitting on the equipment texting someone.

poeple who dont take a water bottle to the gym, and make 45 trips to the fountain for a mouthfull, and tut as they wait one minute while i fill up my bottle.

skinny first timers who ask if i have finished. like im going to get off my machine for a cunt who will never be back.

[Jake_Sully]

People that aren't punctual.

[Rocket J. Squirrel]

(Jake_Sully @ Jul. 15 2010,11:42) People that aren't punctual.  

hmm  at least that's not a problem in Thailand  

[Jake_Sully]

Filipino English.  

"This CPU isn't working".

Only hours later I find out the CPU isn't referring to the actual CPU but the whole PC.

I don't think filipino's speak english anymore.

[Jake_Sully]

Idiots.

When I gave someone advice on how to do well on their citizenship test.. it involved saying they ask you a question, if there is a war tomorrow between the United States and the country of your birth, which one will you side with.. At this point I got a reaction I did not anticipate.. saying stuff about how asking that sort of a question was unconstitutional and he would punch out the officer and spit in his face because that is racist and wrong and unconstitutional. He would never let go of the country of his birth.

Needless to say I made up an excuse to leave rather than try to talk reason into this person.

100% true story that happened maybe an hour ago.. Cross my heart and hope to die if I lie!

[young-asian]

(Jake_Sully @ Aug. 16 2010,22:15) Filipino English.  

"This CPU isn't working".

Only hours later I find out the CPU isn't referring to the actual CPU but the whole PC.

I don't think filipino's speak english anymore.

What are you trying to say Jake??

-Filipina LB here

[Jake_Sully]

Quite simply that Filipino's have bad English teachers who are masters at butchering English.

Brownout - Its a blackout!
CPU - Its a pc!
Comfort room - Its a bathroom!
office mate - co-worker!
board mate - room-mate!

And the grammer is horrible too. I deal with filipino's everyday at work. The fresh of the boat ones are speaking terrible english generally, but the ones who have been here a while learn and adjust very well.

That is not English that their teachers are teaching. I would fire them and find teachers with a better command of English because at the rate the teachers are butchering it, we will need a dictionary or a website to translate in 50 years.

Apparently I'm not the first person to come up with this conjecture. Look here someone reached the same conclusion more than 3 years ago.  

[laputanegra]

omg im going to kill my teachers that includes my 2 grandmas

[strocube]

Certain "friends" who insist on telling you how to live even after you've told them to shut the fuck up.
I guess what pisses my off are people who will not deal with their own SHITE but instead project all their fears and insecurities on to you.

Also, assholes who while turning right, are so far away from the curb that they block the traffic behind them--idiots. All they need to do is just move to the fucking right a few feet; they can make their turn and not block those behind them, but no . . .

[Lefty]

(anthony70 @ Jul. 14 2010,17:43) response to lefty-

people who go to the gym and if they are not watching tv, they are sitting on the equipment texting someone.

poeple who dont take a water bottle to the gym, and make 45 trips to the fountain for a mouthfull, and tut as they wait one minute while i fill up my bottle.

skinny first timers who ask if i have finished. like im going to get off my machine for a cunt who will never be back.

I just saw this Anthony, agreed on all points.

[Lefty]

(Jake_Sully @ Sep. 19 2010,08:04) Quite simply that Filipino's have bad English teachers who are masters at butchering English.

Brownout - Its a blackout!
CPU - Its a pc!
Comfort room - Its a bathroom!
office mate - co-worker!
board mate - room-mate!

And the grammer is horrible too. I deal with filipino's everyday at work. The fresh of the boat ones are speaking terrible english generally, but the ones who have been here a while learn and adjust very well.

That is not English that their teachers are teaching. I would fire them and find teachers with a better command of English because at the rate the teachers are butchering it, we will need a dictionary or a website to translate in 50 years.

Apparently I'm not the first person to come up with this conjecture. Look here someone reached the same conclusion more than 3 years ago.  

That stuff means little IMO. Look at all the differences in terms between Americans and Brits or Aussies. They have a different term for bathroom, louve or some such. They call an elevator a lift. The hood of the car is a bonnet. When we say we are pissed, we mean angry or upset, they mean drunk.

So there are similar differences between Filipino English speakers and Americans. Big deal. All that matters to me is the typical Pinoy is easier for me to understand than the typical person from the UK. If you want to rag on a country about their English, consider India rather than Philippines. Indians are also much more difficult to understand for me. Probably because their English originated from Britain.

[Lefty]

Pet Peeve of my own: Fucking sisha joints springing up all over South Pattaya like a fucking plague. Anyone has to be a fucking fool to suck smoke from one of those hoses. Just go wrap your lips around an exhaust pipe if you want to fuck up your lungs.

[Steff]

Hahahahahaha!!! I too watched this hose suckers along Soi 16/17 and thought they were out of their fucking minds!!! What is the thrill? Rot your teeth and lungs and foul up everyone's space within 50 yards of the sucking stupidity. GO figure...geez.