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Old Jul 13th 2016, 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by Meow
Adults with selfie sticks and people that spend half their time pouting at their phones taking selfies. Pure narcissism.

People who arrive at the check in desk at the airport and then have to hunt around for their ticket and passport as if needing to provide them was a surprise.

People who talk too loud. No one else wants to hear your wittering, I assure you.
They're all good but particularly the last one.....and especially when the conversations are down a phone or even worse, face to face, two foot apart, in a lift.
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overly aggressive female drivers behaving with complete disdain and utter disregard for everyone else on the road as they think they're so special for some reason as if they're entitled to be unconditionally respected by their male counterparts
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Old Jul 13th 2016, 11:52 am
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People that reach the top of an escalator and decide to look around aimlessley and hold a conversation!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The price of melons and grapes..
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Airport queue on Saturday:

Adult woman in front of me had a selfie stick sticking out of her rucksack so that every time she moved the stick swung around and threatened to poke out my eye. Had to give her a wide berth.

I was not surprised to notice that when she approached the ticket counter she spent a fair few minutes hunting for her passport and tickets

Originally Posted by Meow
Adults with selfie sticks and people that spend half their time pouting at their phones taking selfies. Pure narcissism.

People who arrive at the check in desk at the airport and then have to hunt around for their ticket and passport as if needing to provide them was a surprise.

People who talk too loud. No one else wants to hear your wittering, I assure you.
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The price of melons and grapes..
25 AED for handful of Strawberries in waitrose! Gross!
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25 AED for handful of Strawberries in waitrose! Gross!
Essential summer foods.. but the prices make them a luxury
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Mealy apples.
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Mirdif Spinnys! Stop changing everything around FFS!

Also the random price increases - Crayfish tails (yes I am that man) used to be around 30 dibs a tub..... but yesterday when I went in they were 54..... Even I won't spring for that for a rocket and crayfish sandwich!
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Originally Posted by jam25mack
........ a rocket and crayfish sandwich!
Do you put it in your handbag or your purse to carry to the office?
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Being called "dear".
I know it's normal in this part of the world, but it sounds so patronising.

Oh, and going to Burger King this morning only to be told they're not serving breakfast today, even though the menu was displayed above the tills.
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Do you put it in your handbag or your purse to carry to the office?
My man bag obviously dear chap!
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Originally Posted by jam25mack
My man bag obviously dear chap!
Don't lie. You have a kids Man United backpack. I can just tell.
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McDonalds or Burger King breakfasts. why?
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People who wear backpacks, and then are blissfully unaware that they have an extra 2 foot swinging around behind them....usually into me.
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