People reveal the acts that instantly identify someone with ‘no manners’ from throwing garbage to PDAs and loud phone conversations (but are YOU guilty of any of them?)
- Redditor from the US asked what makes people think someone has no manners
- Their question prompted more than 10,000 responses from around the world
- The most popular responses included those taking aim at people who drop litter
- Others were unhappy at people who play music loudly in public
None of us can behave perfectly 100 per cent of the time, but now Redditors have revealed the frowned-upon actions that will instantly mark you out as having no decorum.
Kikcing off the discussion a user from the US, asked, ‘What is one thing that instantly makes you think “this person has no manners”?’.
Their question prompted more than 10,000 responses from people angry at all kinds of impoliteness and bad behaviour.
The most popular responses included those took aim at people who throw their garbage on to the street, those who are rude to bar staff and shoppers who leave their shopping carts in the middle of supermarket aisles.
Reddit users have taken aim at people with bad manners. One particular bugbear was people who drop litter
Redditors from around the world have revealed the actions that make them think someone has ‘no manners’, with throwing garbage ranking highly
Enthusiastically picking up the litter theme, one user wrote: ‘Hung out with a co-worked once and he threw all his garbage out the window of his car onto the street. Never hung out with him again.’
The comment received more than 15,000 ‘points’ and led to a flurry of replies angry at similar instances.
One wrote: ‘People who leave their litter and uneaten food all over fast food restaurant tables, and the floor area.’
A particularly popular post vented about when ‘grocery shoppers leave their carts in the middle of the aisle instead of pulling over.’
Others were infuriated by people who play music loudly in public. One complained about about those who enjoy ‘blasting music on the bus.’
Chiming in to the theme, another wrote: ‘People who bring their speakers with them on hikes and blast them out loud for every animal and people on the trail to hear…’
A third said: ‘People who speak extremely loudly in public.’
A particularly popular post vented about when ‘grocery shoppers leave their carts in the middle of the aisle instead of pulling over’
In a lengthy contribution, another echoed the dislike of people who talk loudly in public but also took aim at people who are rude to service industry workers.
They wrote: ‘People who talk down to employees in the service industry e.g. those who work in retail or at low positions in an office.
‘And those who ignore cleaning employees! It is free to say Hello/Good Morning, but by ignoring them, you are belittling them.
‘Who you meet on the way up, will remember how your treated them, on your way down.
Perceived bad parenting, playing music in public and rudeness to retail staff were also major themes in the thread
‘Also loud phone conversations, especially private ones when amongst others.’
Rudeness to service industry staff was a popular dislike on the Reddit thread.
Another user said they thought people who ‘click their fingers at waiting or bar staff’ lacked manners.
This view was echoed by a post which criticised people who complain about wearing masks or putting hand sanitizer on to guard against coronavirus.
They wrote: ‘Yelling at retail workers. Most recently about wearing masks or putting hand sanitizer on. It takes little to no effort and people lose their minds over it.’
People who don’t hold doors open for others, as well as slow walkers, were also among those criticised
Not putting weights away at the gym was also a bug bear, as were ‘apartment neighbours who slam their doors as hard as they can.’
Finally, perceived bad parenting was another major theme.
One user took aim at parents who ‘let their children run rampant anywhere.’
They also criticised parents who let ‘their kids spit on windows and rub it with their hands.’
They added that children are ‘your obligation, not the store associate’s who’s unlucky enough to be working the shift you happen to stroll in during.’