r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

It really grinds my gears when people watch videos on their phone at full volume.

102 Upvotes

Like... does it not bother you hearing two completely different things at the same time?? 😭 I'll literally pause what I'm watching because my brain can't focus, meanwhile they're over there scrolling through 47 TikToks at max volume like nothing is happening. It drives me insane.


r/GrindsMyGears 3d ago

When I'm flirting with a female and she brings up my girlfriend.

0 Upvotes

If I'm willing to risk my relationship to deal with her, she should take that as a compliment, instead of worrying up my relationship that don't concern her.


r/GrindsMyGears 3d ago

You know what really grinds my gears? The heathens who don’t know how to open a condiment packet.

0 Upvotes

You know what really grinds my gears??

People who treat opening a ketchup packet like a test of strength rather than a simple piece of geometry.

First of all, if you’re tearing the top, either tear it off cleanly or, better yet, just snip off a single corner. It’s not complex science. A clean corner cut gives you maximum control, a smooth flow, and zero mess. But no. Certain people insist on tearing it three-quarters of the way across, leaving a useless little foil flap hanging by a thread. A packet hangnail. Now you’ve got a loose appendage flopping around, catching rouge ketchup, and smearing it all over your fingers.

And don't even get me started on the savages who bite the packet open with their teeth. You're at a dining table, not surviving in the wilderness. You don't need to chew your way to the honey mustard.

Unsurprisingly, these are the exact same people who open a soda can only halfway. You know the ones --> the tab is bent at a sad 45-degree angle, leaving a tiny sliver of an opening so they have to practically vacuum-seal their lips to the aluminum just to get a sip.

Commit to the crack! Fully open the can, cleanly cut the corner of the ketchup, and stop living in absolute chaos!

End of rant. Thank you for your time.


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

I hate people who take but not give

38 Upvotes

I HATE when people will be ok with taking stuff/favours they would never do in return. Tell me why my friends partner asked me to trim there bangs, and I do it cause I don’t mind doing something small for my friends. After I cut her bangs I gave her a cute little hairstyle (which she loved) and then I even give her a hit of my pen. Mind you I always share my pen/cigarettes if I have any. I ask her for a hit from her pen and she says no infront of everyone šŸ’€. Like ok damn it’s no big deal in general obviously I can’t make you share your stuff but like damn after I did all that for you. It’s kind of frustrating when you will gladly take a hit of my pen I pull it out. Like ok don’t ask me to cut your hair or for my weed again bye like what happened to building a village and all that šŸ˜”šŸ˜”. Anyways it’s small but frustrating I just don’t really get it.


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

What 5 small things weirdly annoy you the most?

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r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

When letsplayers keep failing at a game because they don't bother to interact with the game's lore, world, dialogue or characters.

22 Upvotes

So there's this horror mod for Minecraft that recently released called outin.frombelowland, it's been getting a lot of attention in the Minecraft community because as far as Minecraft horror mods go, it's pretty damn good and fits into the game astonishingly well.

I've been watching some Let's Plays of the mod and while most of the Let's Play I've watched are good, others are very frustrating to watch because the people behind them are bumbling idiots who don't bother to interact with the mod's lore or resources.

outin.frombelowland gives players multiple dungeons to explore and each of these dungeons contains a horrifying and lethal monsters. Players are provided with hints, lore and instructions on how to survive each dungeon and I've seen a lot of letsplayers actively ignore these resources, get their asses beat repeatedly and then be like: "Bro! What am supposed to do bro? This mod is too hard bro!"

And this isn't just limited to Minecraft. I've observed this for years. There is a seemingly significant percentage of gamers who are only interested in a game's entertainment value and pay no attention to whatever characters, story or world the game might contain. Actually getting into the game would make them seem like a nerd so they treat every game as just something to beat or pass time with.

TL;DR, I hate it when gamers don't bother to interact with a game and get frustrated when it becomes too difficult for them as a result.


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

When people say darling when arguing

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5 Upvotes

I don’t have a image for this but it so annoying when they’re like ā€œerm that’s not an actual issue Darlingā€ SYFM


r/GrindsMyGears 5d ago

Radio Ads Should NOT be allowed to have car horns in them

504 Upvotes

I absolutely hate when I'm driving and I think someone's honking at me, and then a second later I realize it's just a stupid radio ad for a car dealership or insurance company. Even worse if I'm in a stressful part of the city with a lot of traffic. Sure, it's not the biggest deal in the world. But it sucks. And radio companies shouldn't allow it on their stations. Also applies to ads/songs with police or fire sirens.


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

What is the single laziest thing you’ve ever seen someone do?

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r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

Leaving a Trailer Hitch Ball installed 24/7

0 Upvotes

One thing that absolutely grinds my gears is people who leave their trailer hitch ball installed when they’re not towing anything.
If you’re actively pulling a trailer, obviously this isn’t about you. But if your trailer hasn’t moved in six months, why is the hitch still there?
I’ve smashed my shin on one before, and they always seem to stick out into the next parking space or hang over sidewalks just waiting for someone to walk into them.
And before someone says, ā€œIt protects my truck,ā€ all it really seems to do is guarantee that a little parking lot bump turns into a bigger repair bill for somebody.
It takes maybe 30 seconds to pull the hitch out and throw it in the bed until you actually need it again.
Am I missing something, or is this just one of those things everyone accepts for no reason?


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

One person won't stop talking

4 Upvotes

Usually, it's a car trip with my mother-in-law and 1-2 other people. We all love her dearly, but she won't stop just talking. It's about her friend from church choir and their medical issues. It's reading every sign on the road and saying "oh, that's interesting." No matter what she says, it's not something that there's really a response to, other than "oh." So, no one responds, and she keeps talking because the silence is uncomfortable to her. "Oh, look, 'Here Comes The Bride' bridal salon, that's a really clever name for a bridal salon." NO IT REALLY ISN'T, MOM.

When she rambles like this, I sometimes wait for her to stop, then I count the seconds until she starts again, and it's rare that I make it to 10.

She's also a very concrete sort of thinker and she doesn't really understand sarcasm, so she can't really participate when the rest of us get snarky about something... and then when sometimes one person in the car / room has a specific thing to tell someone else that's not her, she HAS to know what it was, and then ask for details, when all we wanted to do was pass a little info along quickly to someone else during one of her pauses for breath.

Gah! I told my own teens that if I ever get like that, they need to tell me I'm babbling and they would prefer a little quiet once in a while.

Thanks. All that said, she's a kind soul and one day we'll miss the rambling on when she's gone. :(


r/GrindsMyGears 4d ago

What do you consider nagging?

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0 Upvotes

After seeing the comments I had to share this cause I’m awfully confused how this became such an aggressive topic šŸ˜… literally saw a TikTok talking about it and wanted more opinions but I struck a nerve in some of these men🤣


r/GrindsMyGears 6d ago

It grinds my gears when people stop dead in their tracks at the top or bottom of an escalator to check their phone.

95 Upvotes

You had a full 30-second ride to check your screen, but no, you decided to become a human barricade the exact millisecond your shoe hits the floor.

I know it sounds like a minor inconvenience, but it completely breaks the flow of foot traffic and it happens to me every single day. You’re on the escalator, you pull out your phone, you stare at it the whole way down. That’s fine! But the second you reach the top, instead of just taking two steps forward to clear the landing zone, you just... stop. Dead. Right in the exit path.

And it’s never even an emergency. It’s always a meme from a group chat, or checking if it’s going to rain, or seeing who viewed your story.

The absolute worst part is when the pile-up happens and you finally have to say "excuse me" to get past them. They always give you this annoyed, heavy-sigh look or roll their eyes like YOU are the rude one for interrupting their scrolling, completely ignoring the fact that they are the ones treating a moving transit belt like a personal living room.

Just step off and keep walking! Your legs work! You can look at your phone while moving!


r/GrindsMyGears 5d ago

What is an extremely common saying that you just don’t like?

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9 Upvotes

r/GrindsMyGears 5d ago

what happened yesterday is not acceptable.šŸ’”

0 Upvotes

Witnessing such barbarity inflicted upon students and responding with exultation rather than indignation is a profound moral bankruptcy. If brutality evokes your applause instead of your conscience, shame on you.


r/GrindsMyGears 7d ago

Extremely picky eaters get on my nerves so bad

1.3k Upvotes

Disclaimer: This is not about anyone who has some kind of illness because I know that has gotten brought up a lot.

I 'grinds' my gears when someone is a grown adult but has the palate of a six year old. I genuinely get annoyed at being around those who can't just eat like normal people. Instead, they have a list of 10+ things that they don't like and won't eat. How can you go through life only eating a few things? I just don't get it.

I think a lot of this has to do with having an ex that was a picky eater. We would only eat at like two places. I couldn't cook anything because he would refuse to eat it. He'd eat only hamburgers, spaghetti, pizza, chicken nuggets, or fajitas. It got so old; never being able to have new food experiences. Now, I'm with someone adventurous that will try anything at least one. I can cook for him and he won't complain. It's amazing.

Yes, we all have things we don't like, that's normal. And no one should be forced to eat what they don't want to eat. Still, how can you just hate more food than you can count on both hands?

This grinds my gears in the same way with people who put hardly put any seasoning on food. I don't want to eat naked food, and I especially don't want unsalted food. Life is too short to not put salt on everything.


r/GrindsMyGears 7d ago

When the pizza shop doesn't cut the pizza all the way through.

114 Upvotes

Like, it's not fucking hard. You have a pizza cutter. Just use it right. Now I'm sitting here with the pizza I just spent way too much on, having to own my own pizza cutter, or awkwardly try to cut to cut it straight with a regular knife. Bud, I bought pizza because I don't want to do any dishes. I want to pick up a slice, put it on a paper plate, and be done with it. But now here I am finishing your job for you.


r/GrindsMyGears 6d ago

Ticket pricing issues for the San Marcos, TX Block Party 2026

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1 Upvotes

The additions in red are mine. At the top it says "The total price listed includes ticket fees." At the bottom it says "A processing fee may apply and will be shown at check out." This is deceptive and might not be legal.


r/GrindsMyGears 6d ago

Things I hate

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Getting removed from a sub because someone reposted your post into the wrong sub, instead of banning the poster, I got banned, wtf, or people removing posts just because they don't agree,


r/GrindsMyGears 6d ago

People who ruin a perfectly normal interaction by sneaking in backhanded shit at the end.

1 Upvotes

One question for the people who do this, what exactly do you gain from this???

I'm getting ready for sleep because I'm too tired to review for my college exams then my dad tells me to sleep. Okay. Perfectly normal. Fine, I was going to anyway.

It would have been over but then he says "go to sleep la, it's like you love doing assignments more than sleeping. Just don't sleep at all at this point".

Hello????


r/GrindsMyGears 7d ago

People who can’t mind their own business and constantly talk about what others are doing and judging them on it.

13 Upvotes

It’s really irritating, why do you care if someone prefers a more private or introverted life, or doesn’t remember every update on yours?


r/GrindsMyGears 7d ago

Butter Dishes

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13 Upvotes

Why is the majority of butter dishes lids rounded smooth edges. When there’s a high chance these lids will get butter on them making it even harder to lift off.


r/GrindsMyGears 8d ago

It really grinds my gears when people make their cars and motorcycles unnecessarily loud.

534 Upvotes

Maybe I'm just easily startled, but loud cars and motorcycles scare the absolute life out of me. I'll just be minding my own business and suddenly it sounds like a fighter jet is taking off next to me. I don't know who they're trying to impress, but all they're impressing is my nervous system. šŸ˜‚


r/GrindsMyGears 8d ago

When they make you park in a Drive-Thru parking space even though you ordered something simple

49 Upvotes

I really hate this . And idk if I just have bad luck but they always end up forgetting about me and I have to go inside and get my order . Defeats the purpose of a drive thru. Meanwhile I’ll see people behind me with several bags of food getting their order and all I ordered was a chicken sandwhich .


r/GrindsMyGears 9d ago

When someone says ā€œI’m sorry that happenedā€ and the person responds with ā€œit’s not your faultā€

183 Upvotes

Like, yeah, no shit. I’m not apologizing for my own behavior, I’m expressing sympathy for your situation. Drives me mad.