While most of us can internalize that we all have different preferences, some people’s actions are so annoying that we can’t help but shake our heads in frustration. Even worse, through constant repetition, certain actions end up becoming accepted or at least tolerated by the majority of society.
One netizen asked “What's something other people do that you find really cringy?” and people online gave their examples of things that have become too normalized. We got in touch with No-Hamster7526 to learn a bit more, so get comfortable as you scroll through and be sure to upvote your favorites.
Bored Panda got in touch with No-Hamster7526 who made the initial post asking for people's ideas. They were kind enough to answer some of our questions. First and foremost, we were curious to hear why they wanted to pose this question to the internet.
“I just created the Ask Reddit post because I thought it'd keep me entertained for a while,” they shared with Bored Panda, which does seem like it’s a pretty common reason to get thousands of internet users to share their thoughts. However, the post itself ended up with over three thousand comments, more than enough to keep someone reading for days.
As No-Hamster7526 noted, “I got hundreds of comments at a time, so it was hard to sort through them,” when we asked them if they had any personal favorites. “I think there was one about someone telling you heaps about something you don't care about,” they shared as the one they related to the most.
Most of the answers here ranged from annoying to downright bad for society. This is both a representation of how many bad things have become normal as well as an indication that the word cringe has perhaps lost some of its nuances. As No-Hamster7526 told us, the appeal of the thread came from it being so universal, “Everyone has something they find cringe.”
Gender reveals.filming urself crying for social mediachild pageants - grown adults dressing their kids in skimpy outfits and parading them around on stage, so many parents living their lives through their children despite most of them just wanting to live ordinary lives. starting high school beef with one another, makes me wanna rip my skin offPeople who flaunt helping others online. Like the ones who clearly do it for clout.
My friend’s gf does this, she constantly looks at the camera, smiles & poses, waves, asks the homeless (who looks *so* uncomfortable) to wave to the camera too. NO.Talking badly about the poor and homeless. Any sort of talk where a person is devoid of empathy will make me cringe.Calling the man your dating "Daddy"People filming for social media, and acting like everyone around them just walking by is being rude and getting in their way. Where I live (a pretty beach town) I see this s**t every week, at least. I’ve literally heard people say “uh, can you leave?” to random strangersGuys that HAVE TO BE the “alpha male” in a group. Talking over people. Trying to be the toughest person around. Talking s**t for no reason.
It’s so gross it literally gives me goose bumps. I’m like bro, just be you. If you’re a badass, you don’t have to prove it.“Tough” bumper stickers like “I don’t retreat. I RELOAD” like sir we’re in the Taco Bell drive thru who are u shooting at?Post personal (often medical) details about their children on social mediaPeople that make "i hate Kids, all People are horrible and suck i only get along with animals, dogs are better than People" their whole personality and never shut Up about it.
I get it, i Like dogs and Kids can annoy me too but some People Just Go too far with those Jokes to a Point where it Just gets grotesque and dark.
and with peace and love, i know people can suck but if someone truly only ever gets along with an animal that was breed throughout centuries to be obedient and love Humans unconditionally then i think there might be a chance they are the people that suck.People who video call in public and talk loudly, especially in trains or busses, I recently dealt with a customer who was on video call and had to show me a coupon in her phone and her whole family saw my face and I cringed and was so uncomfortable that I told her to put it away or I’m not authorising the coupon.Something about people talking about how tough and scary they can get irks me so badly. Someone the other day described themselves to me as a Doberman because they were “cute but people know not to f**k with them because they’ll bite their face off” and my innards curdled from the second hand embarrassment.People who don't pick up after their dogs on walks. My neighbour makes this massive production of flicking a few leaves or pieces of grass over her dogs turds and leaving them on peoples lawns while making out she is a paragon of community responsibility.
Its your dog, and poo bags are cheap if not fashionable.When they think everything that’s traditionally feminine is useless or stupid. I hate misogyny. Women shouldn’t have to compete with men to be taken seriously.Those TikTok videos where someone just stands there without speaking, pointing at bits of text as they appears one by one on the screen, pulling a different pose/expression for each text.
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???Adults doing baby talk.Brag about how mentally unstable and "psycho" you are. Like... dude, I legit hear and see things and I'm paranoid all the f*****g time. It's not fun. It's not something to be proud of. Just stop.Being annoyed by other people’s joy.Post inspirational quotes online that they don’t live by.Spit
I'm a guy and sure I did it it as a kid but it's so low class for adults to do it.People who demand attention. Need to be the loudest in the group/room. It’s exhaustingTiktok dancesMake politics their personalityrecording while on public transportation.
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idiots.Explicitly telling the price of stuff they ownExplaining something in a condescending tone - and incorrectly.Back when I used Facebook, I found it cringy when people boasted about how happy they were with their spouse . Why are you telling us this. ( it automatically made me say to myself that they must be having problems) Or people who would come on and say life is great and everything is working out for them. I am so superstitious, I feel like a piano would fall on my head if I went around boasting how happy they are.
People filming themselves at the gym is another one. Uggh, just stop it already.
Cringiest thing I did on Facebook was keep the world updated on how my divorce was going.obnoxious/pretentious people especially in public. i’m a freshman law student, and whenever my class goes out to hang out there’s this one mate who heavily uses legal jargons, references, and terms around other people just to let them know that we’re law students. it’s so annoying. like chile we’re still on our first semester lmao.Anything that has to do with eating in front of a cameraTalk too loud, especially when they are on the phone and it is speaker.Posting an hour worth of concert footage on Snapchat storiespeople who get mad at others for being happy in the morning. i see too many people saying “it’s to early for all this happy energy” and i’m not even a morning person myself but who gets mad at someone for being positive ????? i don’t understand and it annoys me so muchJumpers. As in people that jump to conclusions. It seems like every online discussion becomes an argument of putting words in other people’s mouths. “You just seem the type.”
Nobody knows each other here. Just listen.People who consistently keep up with the fashion trends, what ever happened to personal style?Auto defense when asked questions
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