Today I’m going to have a rant about something (or rather, ’someone’) that really pisses me off…
The guy (or woman – this isn’t a gender-specific annoyance) who walks into a cafe on a cold day and leaves the door open. It only takes 2 seconds to close the door and save everyone from a chilling [...]
Posts Tagged ‘People’
Questions Not To Ask On A First Date
We’ve all been there – the nervous first date. You meet up with your victim/date and sit down to chat over a coffee. But, after a while you’ve exhausted the regular questions like “so, what do you do for a living?” and “lovely weather, isn’t it?” There’s an awkward silence as you both reach for [...]
A Reason To Hate Snow
You know what? Snow reminds me of a distant Auntie’s visit on Christmas Day. Everything seems very pleasant and enjoyable for the first 5 minutes and the children enjoy playing with her. But then you realise that she hasn’t really brought anything nice with her. She then overstays her welcome, irritates you to the point [...]
The Self-Importance Of Facebook, Twitter
Is Social Networking Breeding a New Culture Of Self-importance?
So, you’ve got 200 Facebook friends and 20 Twitter followers. You feel important – right up there, in celebrity status, alongside Tom Cruise, Pope Benedict XVI and… Susan Boyle. People seem to want to follow your every move – and you oblige by telling them when you [...]
The Humorous Side Of Japanese People
“If I was to punch that rich looking guy, would he sue me?” That was the question I put to my brother whilst we were walking around our Onsen Hotel in Kotohira, Japan. His response was quick: “No, he’d probably apologise for walking into your fist.”
It’s funny, but it does actually make an interesting point [...]
Woman Diagnosed With Vegetable Phobia
Vicki Larrieux, a 22-year-old student from Portsmouth, claims she is unable to keep to a healthy diet because she is frightened of vegetables. She suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea.
Miss Larrieux survives on a diet of [...]
Old People Watching
Those who know me well will know that I’ve recently become very interested in psychology and body language. I enjoy people watching. Interestingly, I looked up the description of ‘people watching’ in Wikipedia and it says:
People watching “is the act of observing people and their interactions, usually without their knowledge.” Perfecto! It then goes on [...]
