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Oh Bloody 'ell: 100 Most Annoying Things According To Britons

09.03.2009 - The 100 most annoying things: poll

A newly-released poll reveals the 100 things Britons find most annoying. Unsurprisingly, the list reaffirms our suspicion that the British are nothing but odious, snobby twits, who have nothing better to do than scoff at the world around them. We present to you the list in full:

1. Chavs (Uncultured, anti-social, baseball cap wearing youths)

2. People driving close behind you

3. People who smell

4. People who eat with their mouth open

5. Rude shop assistants

6. Foreign call centres

7. Stepping in dog poo

8. People who cough and do not cover their mouths

9. Slow internet connections

10. Poor customer service

11. Dog owners that don't clean up after their dog

12. Noisy Eaters

13. Cold-callers

14. Door-to-door salesman

15. Stubbing your toe

16. Bullying

17. Computer crashing losing work you've spent three hours doing

18. People who talk loudly on their mobile phones

19. Spam email

20. The nation's obsession with Z-list celebrities

21. Leaving a tissue in a pocket and putting it in a washing machine

22. Driving slow in the fast lane

23. Adverts in between programmes

24. Toilets you have to pay for

25. The nation's obsession with the Katie & Peter split saga

26. People reading over your shoulder

27. People that park in disabled bays when they're not disabled

28. Brownnosers

29. People who complain about their weight yet make no effort to exercise or eat properly

30. People jumping the queue at the bar

31. Junk mail

32. Tailgaters

33. Big Brother

34. Muggers

35. MPs' expenses

36. Stepping in chewing gum

37. Pricey train fares

38. People who walk painfully slowly on the street

39. Noisy neighbours

40. People who sniff and don't use a tissue

41. Sweating

42. Binge drinking culture

43. Feeling bloated

44. The recession

45. Delays at the airport

46. Automated phone systems

47. Smoking

48. Road rage

49. People that have their mobile turned off when you really need to get in contact with them

50. Running out of toilet roll

51. Coverage of Michael Jackson's death

52. Reality TV

53. Flies

54. Finding a flat tyre

55. Parking costs

56. Bossiness

57. Rubbish opening times to doctors, dentists

58. When your washing machine breaks down

59. Politicians

60. Paper cuts

61. Buses not arriving on time

62. Singers who mime

63. People who can't park properly

64. Over packaged kids toys

65. Diarrhoea

66. Constipation

67. Text message speak

68. Bad hair days

69. Getting something in your eye

70. The hot water running out when you're running a bath

71. People who drive in the middle lane of motorways

72. People who mumble

73. Slow traffic lights

74. Cashiers giving you your change on top of a receipt

75. Cramp

76. Reading about Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston saga

77. Unpredictable weather

78. Cars blocking pedestrian crossings

79. Adult acne

80. People who are not polite in emails

81. Yo-yo dieting celebs

82. Trying to find the end of the sticking tape or toilet roll

83. Pimped up cars

84. Traffic wardens

85. Losing your passport

86. Running out of petrol

87. Burning your toast

88. Sunburn

89. iPhone obsessives

90. Celebrity fitness DVDs

91. People addicted to watching soaps

92. Breaking a nail

93. Bankers

94. PDA (public displays of affection)

95. Under performance

96. Someone altering your seat height at work

97. People who don't remove their shoes in the house

98. Children at weddings

99. Hot weather when you're not on holiday

100. Sports commentary

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