Tosyn’s Ten 10s: Ten of my pet peeves

You have them; those things that may not get on other peoples’ nerves but just slay you!

I sat with a couple of friends recently and realised that I have quite a number, so here are my top ten pet peeves!

10. People who don’t speak up at meetings but have loads to say before AND after the meeting

I mean, really! Don’t go round giving everyone your opinion

about stuff going on at work if you’re not going to actually speak up when you have the opportunity to do so

Capish?

9. People who have split personalities when it comes to saying ‘hi’

You know them; on Monday they say hi, Tuesday they don’t. Wednesday they make eye contact, Thursday they don’t.

Look, make up your mind. Do we say hi to each other or no?

8. People who want to hug, peck and more when you don’t know them like that

Cos let’s be honest, even with people you know, you don’t want to be pecked, hugged and more all the time!

(O but wait, I’m a hugger though! Have to work on that)

7. People who walk into your room and pick up your stuff or rearrange things

I know it may not look like it but there really is a rhyme and reason for where everything is. So when you move stuff, it destabilises me.

O kay???

6. People who beat around the bush when they call you

If the last time we spoke was not ever, and you call me, believe me, I know you’re not calling to find out how I am doing.

The ‘hey tosyn, how is it going?’ Is fine, but when it gets to 5 minutes of nothing concrete being said, you’re wasting your time, my time and airtime.

Please say what you want to say and let’s move on.

5. Hotels that don’t give you anything more than soap

While I may have no plans to live in your hotel and while sure, I may have brought my own supply, I think it is so wrong of a hotel to not have shampoo and lotion at the barest minimum.

4. Hotels that don’t have hot water, or a functioning intercom or…

I mean, come on!

I’m not talking about motels or one star hotels. I’m talking about three star hotels and above that dare to have leaky taps, non functioning intercoms (so you keep fit by walking downstairs when you need anything) and NO HOT WATER.

if I wanted my hot water in a bucket, I’d go to NYSC camp

3. People who give you something you didn’t order

If I ask for a cocacola, please don’t put a diet coke in my take away bag and say, ‘they are the same thing”. If I ask for irish cream, don’t say, “we don’t have but we have ice cream’.

2. People who jump queues.

Yes I know you have somewhere to go… But so do we. O, you’re in a hurry? So are we? You can’t stand still? Neither can we!

WHY do people jump queues? And why do other people allow them?

Which brings us to my number 1 pet peeve!

1. People who let other people jump queues and then look at you like you’re the mad one when you complain.

If you work at a bank or anywhere where people can jump queues, you should never attend to someone who’s jumped a queue. Never.

And if you’re on a frigging queue and someone jumps, you should always call them out on it. ALWAYS

I have to tell you guys, I’m all worked up now.

So let me say goodbye and go calm down somewhere! Preferably not some place where they’d offer me the diet version of my order

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