Peeve Week 2

What really pisses you off? Is it relationship problems? Is it being stereotyped or labeled? Is it a horrible website? Is it work? Here are twenty five peeves that will be sure to irritate the hell out of you.

Culture/Relationships

Pushing My Buggy, Er, Shopping Cart
Discusses the cultural differences in ordering sodas, saying Nevada, and pushing around a shopping cart.
Vain Celebrity Fair by Vivien.
A peeve about why celebrities can get away with so much and our obsession with celebrities in general.
Is Love at First Sight Sex at First Light? by Bes Zain
Is it really love at first sight, or it something else?
My Lifestyle is My Personality, Not My Country by Jess
Just because you are from a particular ethnicity doesn’t mean you are to behave in a certain way.
What Happened to the Revolution? by JH Siess, Esq.
A peeve about reality TV and how women are being wrongly influenced by these types of shows.

Girl Threatening to Throw a Laptop

Misconceptions

The Most Infuriating Misconceptions by Vivien.
A mother doesn’t have to choose between family and career, the capital of Canada is not Toronto, and not everyone can become a web designer.
Tattoos Are For a Lifetime
Tattoos are for a lifetime and not just for the moment as some people might suspect.
Taking a Simple “I have to go” Out of Context by Bes Zain
When someone has to go, let him/her go. Don’t take it personal.
The Art of Misconceptions by Jess
Life is all about misconceptions, whether we’re labelled incorrectly or a conversation is taken out of context.
Parents – It’s Not “All About The Kids” by Rory Sullivan
It’s not exactly wrong to tell your child “No”.

Work

My Favorite Job Hunting Pet Peeve by Jacob Share
Job hunting can be a pain, especially when nobody cares about your career but yourself.
Pet Peeves Around the Office by G.L. Hoffman
Various office peeves including people not making the coffee, gum chewers, and more.
Work Place Annoyances (Speakerphones, Nail Clippings, etc…)
Work isn’t always fun. Speakerphones, nail clippings, and other annoyances can drive you crazy.
Thank You For Your Opinion, But No Thanks by Bes Zain
A peeve about how many people ask for your opinion, but not many people act on it.
The Joys of Working Retail by Jess
Retail is not the perfect job. People take credit for your work, and the boss gets on your nerves.

Internet

Mixing Spam and Invitation Perceptions Together by Bes Zain
It’s an invitation to test out a new website. You feel special. Then you delve closer… and realize it’s just spam.
5 Reasons Why I Hate Your Site by Luis Cruz
There are some things to be hated. One of those is crappy websites.
A Website is About the Content, Not the Bling by Shane
There are bad websites. And then there are BAD websites. Too much bling doesn’t make a website better.
Can You Complain When Something is Free?
Open source is all about giving out stuff for free. But what is the real cost of giving stuff away?
Viva Free Internet by Vivien.
Why does getting wireless Internet still cost an arm and a leg?

Stereotypes

Stereotyping Serves No Purpose But to Hurt by Ranjani
For all of our sanity, stereotyping, this one descent into madness — this childish slander upon people of our world — forever condemns us to regard others (and be regarded by others) as second-class citizens of the same planet.
All In Favor of Being Stereotyped, Please Raise Your Hand by Cetroyer
Being a young adult, one should be partying and chasing the girls, right? Or, as a Christian, one should always be in church, right? Or, maybe not.
Not So Beautiful Stereotype On Physical Attractiveness by Vivien.
Being beautiful no longer has to be natural. It can be achieved, if you are willing to pay. However, there is a bigger price to be paid that hardly anyone talks about.
Men With Long Hair
Not all men with long hair are gay, bikers, criminals, or have tattoos.
Please Stereotype Me In 5 Ways! by Bes Zain
Are you gay, Jewish, gangsta, a girl, Asian, or some other “label.” Stop labeling yourself and stop letting people label you.

Peeve Week Contributors

An extra special thanks goes out to all of the Peeve Week 2 contributors. You not only made Peeve Week 2 a tremendous success, but you helped give the blogosphere twenty-five awesome peeve posts. An extra extra special thanks goes out to Bes, Vivien, and Jess, who contributed a total of twelve posts combined to Peeve Week.

Thank you…

Peeve Week 2 Conclusion

I personally had a lot of fun reading all of the various Peeve Week 2 entries. I am thankful for the authors that did decide to participate, and am thankful that the readers didn’t mutilate me for the sudden onslaught of posts.