Do any of you have people who like hanging out with you and your group of friends, and who you enjoy hanging out with on occasion, but whom frequently annoy you? Or maybe their company isn't really appreciated at all, but your friends and you are basically too nice, and they aren't obnoxious enough, to just tell them to get lost? The group I hang out with is a large group, so, as might be expected, there are a few of those in our group. I think I will list a few common traits of theirs:
-Don't have a very good sense of humor. Our group has a specific sense of humor that we all get... except for these guys. They try to be funny, but generally, the things that come out of their mouths in those instances are stupid, offensive, or both.
-Two at least frequently have expectations of others to give things to them or do things for them. Like, every time I go some place, and one of these guys is there with his girlfriend, it's almost a given that he is going to ask me to give him and his girl a ride home. And he's asking, but you can tell it's not really a request, but an expectation that I will do this for him. My roommates could be there, or another couple who lives nearby could be there, but he always asks me. Last night, I was just like, [my roommates] are still here. Why don't you ask them?" And he was like, "...oh, yeah, they are."
This same person also is frequently like "when are we gonna hang out, Tom?" And that in itself isn't so annoying, but he means like him and me time, one on one. I find him obnoxious in a group setting as it is, but at least then I have someone else to be annoyed with me. And the one time we did this, it was on a Saturday. I had stayed out until after 3 the night before. My roommates told him this (they were with him somewhere at the time, apparently.) He proceeded to try and call me at 10 AM anyway, because we "had plans." He was calling from a different phone, I didn't recognize the number, didn't answer. Later, I was driving to my parents', and he tried calling me. A couple minutes later, he called me again. I got to my parents' house, got out of my car, looked at who called me, and was about to call him back when he called me again. So after that, I don't feel compelled to set up another "hangout" date with him. I know he has done the whole "calling five million times in little time" thing to at least one other person in the group in the past. They were also rather annoyed.
Then there's this kid who will invite himself to wherever it is we're going. He overhears what we're doing, and I suppose just assumes he's invited, too. Or, sometimes, it seems like he drives around town until he finds our cars. It's pretty awesome. There was even one time that there was a bachelor party, and he was invited to the first part of it, but the second part was for the close friends of the bachelor only. A friend repeatedly told him he wasn't invited, and he kept on asking, "So when is it? So when do we leave? So where is it?" Eventually, he ended up at one of the places we had discussed going to, and called us to ask where everyone was. I'm pretty sure he's older than 21, but he seems to have the maturity of an immature teenager. And he also sounds like Homestar Runner when he talks. You might think this would be hilarious, but really, it's not.
Then there's this other guy who admittedly has it together a little bit better than the other two. He seems to be aware of when people are annoying, and when he is doing something annoying (unlike the other two). I'm not sure about him, though. He seems a little bipolar. He'll be really happy for a time, and then be really down on himself and everyone else in the next. He also has some really annoying things he does. He's one of those guys who talks big about himself a lot, and will talk others down, for one. That whole male machismo thing. Other people in the group do it too, but he might be the worst, and he's one of the least among them who can really talk.
One thing that annoys me about all of them is when they don't understand that when I'm talking in a weird voice and saying something really absurd, that I am, in fact, joking. A few others in the group don't seem to get this at times, too, but it's even more annoying when the annoying ones take me seriously and react accordingly. This is more of a personal annoyance, or pet peeve, however.
So, share with us stories about your annoying friends. Unless you'd find that annoying. Anyhoo...
Wuv, Yer Mom
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