2A-My "Bug" List

This is a list of things that bug me.

1. When people scream or talk too loudly in small enclosed spaces.
• Some people like to hear the sounds of their own voices. They feel the need to yell to get their point across because they feel it is more forceful.
2. When people come into my bedroom by way of opening the door and do not close the door when they leave the room.
• People are lazy and forgetful. They do not think about the consequences of their actions. Now I would have to get up and close the door because they were too careless to do it.
3. While walking down the street, people feel the need to walk as close to you as possible and invade your personal space. They also oftentimes cut you off when trying to get in front of you.
• Some people do not realize that they are walking that close to you. They are often distracted by other things such as their cellphones or other actions occurring around them. 
4. People who think that they are better or more elite than others and treat others poorly.
• We, unfortunately, live in a society that splits us up based on money, race, appearance, gender, and so many other standards. The media takes these groups and glorifies certain ones for reasons unknown. This is how people get an elitist attitude.
5. Getting up from a table and not pushing in the chair.
• This is another example of forgetfulness and carelessness. People just assume that if they leave it out, somebody else will come and push it in for them. 
6. People butting into a conversation that people are not a part of.
• Some people just want to give their opinions on everything. They do not usually mean to be intrusive but it comes off this way. Another reason could be that they just want to feel included or accepted even if they were not initially invited to be.
7. When you get in the express checkout line at Publix grocery stores and the customer in front of you has more than 10 items.
• This exists because when people are in a hurry they want to join the shortest line. The express lane is usually this situation. Even though they are now creating a longer line, they don't care because they do not have to wait as long.
8. The line for the drive-thru window at the Starbucks back in my home neighborhood of Palmetto Bay is always filled up to the edge of the parking lot so far that going inside to wait in line is faster than waiting in it.
•  People who have time to actually go inside the store are just too lazy to park and get out of the car. This defeats the purpose of even having a drive-thru.The purpose of a drive-thru is supposed to be fast and efficient. When this line is longer than the line inside, the drive thru becomes a hassle.
9. When the passenger in the car keeps changing the music on the radio before the song even ends.
• Some people just don't think about others before they do certain things. In the car, people want to be as comfortable as possible and so they do whatever they want. 
10. Sitting at a meal in a nice restaurant with people who loudly chew their food with their mouths open.
• Some people were not raised to have good table manners and do not see an issue with eating in this manner. 
11. When the person who used the toilet before you lifts up the toilet seat and does not put it back down.
• Forgetfulness. (again). People use the toilet and just either don't want to touch the seat again or just forget to put it back down. 
12. Walking down the street in a nice pair of shoes and getting gum stuck to the bottom of them.
• People are too lazy to find a trashcan to dispose of their gum so they just throw it on the sidewalk. 
13. People throwing their used cigarette butts out the window of the car while they are driving.
• Again, laziness. When people are done with their cigarette, they just throw it out the window because they likely don't have an ash tray in their car and they don't want their cars to get dirty. 
14. Having a conversation with somebody but they will not stop staring at their cellphone screen.
• Technology has taken over our world. We are so obsessed with our cellphones that we do not even have the decency to look up at somebody when they are speaking to us because we cannot bring ourselves to miss something that could be happening on the screen. 
15. Leaving the sink filled to the rim with dirty dishes.
• This is an act of laziness. Doing the dishes takes effort and can also be gross. So an easy fix is to just put it in the sink and let somebody else clean them.
16. When you are waiting in line and somebody tries to mesh in and cut in front of you.
• Nobody likes to wait in line. Most people are very impatient. It is so much easier to just try to nonchalantly make your way into the line. People often think they are sly and nobody will notice them.
17. When you are in the middle of telling a story or finishing a statement and somebody interrupts you.
• People can get very excited about their ideas. Sometimes this excitement is so great that they just cannot hold it back and they have to let their idea out instantly.
18. When the water in the bathroom sink is left on after people wash their hands.
• Some folks just don't think about the consequences of this action. They do not realize that leaving the water on is wasteful. They probably just forget to turn it off and leave the room with no regard. 
19. The mess that is left over after a lunch or dinner in somebody else’s home.
• Since it is not their own home, people assume that the host will clean up for them. This is not usually the case but for some reason people think that if they don't clean it up then somebody else will.
20. When people come into the kitchen and leave the cabinets open after they have taken something out of them.
• Laziness. People often open the cabinet and grab what they need and simply walk away. Oftentimes their hands are full with items from the cabinet so they do not have hands to close it and just leave it open.

Reflection: 

This assignment was a lot more difficult than I anticipated. I began writing my list days ago and added to it slowly as I began to think of things. I knew a few of my bugs right off the bat. These were some of my biggest “pet peeves”. It took me a few days to go out and notice things that bugged me. I went about my day and when I felt annoyed, I pulled my phone out and wrote it down. This helped me complete my list. I, however, felt myself being very nit-picky when it came to actually completing the 20. I do feel as though all 20 items on my list bug me but some are more prominent than others.

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