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Pet peeve rants

The habits, phrases and inexplicable behaviours that should not matter nearly as much as they absolutely do. Read what is winding people up, then decide whether the outrage is justified.

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Rant #20

Putting the empty kettle back is an act of betrayal

You used the last of the water, placed the kettle neatly back on its base and walked away as though nothing happened. The next person presses the switch and gets a dry click plus the realisation that kindness has left the kitchen. Refilling it takes eight seconds. We live in a society.

Rant #19

Speakerphone is not a public service

Your phone has a private listening function. It is called holding it near your ear. The entire café does not need both sides of your conversation, especially when one participant is shouting from what sounds like the inside of a tumble dryer. Headphones exist. Society is begging you to discover them.