1. When a sporting event is coming to a close, Everyone sprints to the exits at the same time which just results in longer delays on the road...
*people want to get home as fast as possible. Also, he/she could have work the next day.
2. Driving without using indicators on the highway heading to Gainesville from Boca
* people are either too lazy or feel as if they are above the law on the road and it doesn't matter
3. Arriving late to scheduled events ex. church, family dinner
* Lack of consideration for others
4. Finishing class at 12:30 and having to wait 20-30 in line at chipotle just to get quick food.
*supply and demand everyone has to eat lunch and there are 50,000 kids on campus.
5. Paying full price for a pair of shoes/clothing that have been out for a long time and are bound to go on sale in the near future
*people are impatient and reckless with money
6. Spending 8 hours a day staring down at a phone screen instead of interacting with people
*social media and the internet has marginalized society and people look for distractions when afraid to confront certain situations
7. Paying an additional tax at a local coffee store for simply being a man.
*some people are brainwashed and think they are entitled to stuff for trivial reasons. Also the cafe is now out of business.
8. Hesitating 10 seconds or more to go when a light turns green
*could be on phone or distracted with kids in the car
9. Trying to submit an assignment close to the time its due and the internet randomly stops working
*fate
10. Casually using my computer with targeted advertisements popping up non-stop.
*corporations are finding and exposing every data privacy loophole that they can in order to sell more product.
11. Walking around the mall and seeing a woman breast feed on a public bench inside.
*women feel like they get a free pass for things like this and that it should not be anyone else's business.
12. Looking for a parking space in a busy lot and then seeing a small "luxury' car parked in the middle of two spaces.
* Due to the expense of the car, the owner was probably just being overly cautious
13. Paying $150 per ticket to go to a theme park and still have to wait almost 2 hours per ride.
* The demand for thrill is a high price to pay and people come from all over the world to experience it in Orlando.
14. Sitting in economy class for a long international flight to Manchester, England and the person in front puts the seat back all the way.
*comfort at the expense of others
15. Assuming anyone with different political beliefs is not as good of a person simply for this reason.
* People hold their beliefs close to their hearts and do not want to hear things that they do not agree with.
16. Writing negative comments on social media just for likes/attention
* gaining attention and recognition is what drives the negativity
17. Receiving phone calls all day from telemarketers trying to sell stuff nobody wants. They now even change the area code so it looks like a local call!
*increase sales/profit for the telemarking company
18. Casually driving the speed limit and a cop speeds right by going 30 mph over the limit.
*Cops think they are above the law and operate with impunity.
19. Biting and spitting out fingernails in public
* people are too lazy to cut them the normal way and do not consider the hygiene of people around them.
20. Eating cereal without milk
*its just personal preference but it never made sense to me
This list was very difficult to create and took hours to complete. Reading through my 20 bugs for a second time, i realized that everyone has specific tastes and preferences as well as different motivations behind doing certain things. No two people have the same opinions and concerns on all topics and this assignment made me appreciate that. It was also helpful to state why people would do the things I listed as it highlights the main reasons behind their motivations, which i never really considered in the past.
Reading through your bug list, I see that most of your frustrations tend to be about transportation issues. I'd have to agree with you, especially about your one about being in the economy to England and having the person in front of you! A couple months ago I went on my first overseas flight to Hawaii and noticed how claustrophobic a plane could get really get and the person in front of me reclined their seat basically on top of me to where I couldn't put my head down! Exactly as you said it, comfort as the expense of others. So frustrating! But you can't argue it. I feel your irritation for sure.
ReplyDeleteHey James!
ReplyDeleteI relate to your theme park point personally as I used to be a big fan of theme parks but the waits ruin the fun for me now. It is very true that a 2 minute ride can easily have a 2 or 3 hour wait for it which I feel like is just wasting the day and the admission price. I also agree with you comment about people writing negative comments on social media just for attention most of the time. These people will write cruel things about people online just for people's attention and that is not okay.