red flags

Moomoomacshoe · 19-08-2019 8:11am

Biggest red flag: people who have no friends.

daheff · 19-08-2019 8:15am

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I can never trust people who wear shades

how can you not trust blind people???

TomSweeney · 19-08-2019 9:30am

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

And bootcut jeans.

As opposed to slim or skinny jeans ?

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2019 9:34am

Moomoomacshoe wrote: »

Biggest red flag: people who have no friends.

Some people struggle to make and maintain friendships, for various reasons

JohnnyFlash · 19-08-2019 9:45am

The sorts who use their Irish surname when that planter surname has been clumsily translated into Irish. Usually the type of nationalist bores who would drive you to drink.

FishOnABike · 19-08-2019 9:50am

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

The sorts who use their Irish surname when that planter surname has been clumsily translated into Irish. Usually the type of nationalist bores who would drive you to drink.

Not too bad if they would drive me home too ;-)

Mind you, there's worse things than being stranded in a pub

Casey78 · 19-08-2019 9:58am

A Dublin accent.

Ultrflat · 19-08-2019 10:05am

Week hand shake.
Bitching about people behind there back.
People putting other people in groups of people.
Overwhelming sense of entitlement.

Gregor Samsa · 19-08-2019 10:35am

Deleted User wrote: »

1.People who expect their views to be treated seriously when they haven't the work ethic to spend the two or three minutes of their life necessary to know the basics of the language they're speaking. Lazy people, in other words.
2. People who don't know the difference between Your (possessive case - e.g. your house) and You're (You are!!!!!)
3. People who think "It's" is a possessive case. It's = it is. Always! It's raining, it's pouring, it's snowing.... Your possessive case is a simple "its" - its windows; its properties; its grammatical exigencies. No apostrophe!
4. They're = They are (always). Their (possessive case) - e.g. their coats. There - e.g. over there.
5. I/you/they/we saw but I/you/they/we have (we've) seen. I/you/they/we seen ==> wrong!!!
6. I/you/they/we did but I/you/they/we have done. I/you/they/we done==> wrong!!!
7. People who get all defensive when crap spelling and syntax is seen for the sign of laziness that it is.

5 and 6 in particular are the biggest red flags in spoken English about a person's education and lack of work ethic. It doesn't look good at all, and most people notice even if they're too polite to say it to you.

People who lecture others on correct punctuation, but overuse exclamation marks.
People who chide others for linguistic laziness, but combine mathematical symbols to create arrows in sentences. Use your words.
People who like to present themselves as linguistic authorities, but don't realise that all existing languages and dialects are the result of the corruption of a previous language or dialect. Almost every word in the English language is itself a spelling mistake from either another language or a previous version of English. The common mistakes of today will be the standard language of tomorrow. So it has always been, and always will be. Expending excessive energy resisting it is a quixotic activity.

NeinNeinNein · 19-08-2019 10:36am

People who look like Fred West, especially the women.

the beer revolu · 19-08-2019 11:07am

People who ask me what I do/work at as one of their first sentences without any context.

An overly firm handshake is worse than a limp one, imo.

Graces7 · 19-08-2019 11:09am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Some people struggle to make and maintain friendships, for various reasons

and some are natural loners..happy in their skin.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2019 11:09am

the beer revolu wrote: »

People who ask me what I do/work at as one of their first sentences without any context.

An overly firm handshake is worse than a limp one, imo.

we define ourselves by what we do, its generally asked as a part of starting conversation, i.e. small talk

Graces7 · 19-08-2019 11:11am

people of any age who assume and aver that anyone of over 60 should be in prison aka sheltered housing... aaarrrrgghh!

the beer revolu · 19-08-2019 11:21am

Wanderer78 wrote: »

we define ourselves by what we do, its generally asked as a part of starting conversation, i.e. small talk

I don't define myself by what I do.

It's a lame and lazy way to start a conversation. It's intrusive and makes me not want to converse with someone.

JohnnyFlash · 19-08-2019 11:23am

Graces7 wrote: »

people of any age who assume and aver that anyone of over 60 should be in prison aka sheltered housing... aaarrrrgghh!

What about people who suggest you all be put down?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 19-08-2019 11:32am

the beer revolu wrote: »

An overly firm handshake is worse than a limp one, imo.

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Well that can depend on a lot of things.

I'm told my handshake is like a vice grip but I've been strength training over 30 years, Judo just as long (it requires massive grip strength) and always been a manual worker so I've got firm, strong hands either way.

I hate the limp shake of course, but worse is the idiot who gives a firm handshake then applies a second pressure to show me how strong he is.

I dislike someone who curses a lot, esp using 'cnut.

I don't like hearing about someone's toilet or bedroom habits either.

Spitting & smoking or both negatives for me too.

Neck tattoo's, blue/pink/green hair usually worn by fat feminist types and botox lips all send up a red flag for me.

IAMAMORON · 19-08-2019 11:40am

Casey78 wrote: »

A Dublin accent.

Ah here, that's just being fussy.

Wanderer78 · 19-08-2019 11:43am

the beer revolu wrote: »

I don't define myself by what I do.

It's a lame and lazy way to start a conversation. It's intrusive and makes me not want to converse with someone.

its probably one of the most common conversation starters, theres nothing lame or lazy about it, it truly is one of the most common ways we define ourselves. how do you define yourself and start conversations generally?

riemann · 19-08-2019 11:46am

the beer revolu wrote: »

People who ask me what I do/work at as one of their first sentences without any context.

I don't mind this, but then again I enjoy and am happy with my career choices.

the beer revolu · 19-08-2019 11:48am

Yisroel Modern Graphologist wrote: »

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Well that can depend on a lot of things.

I'm told my handshake is like a vice grip but I've been strength training over 30 years, Judo just as long (it requires massive grip strength) and always been a manual worker so I've got firm, strong hands either way.

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There is only one reason for an overly firm handshake and that is to prove how tough one is.

Your training excuse is nonsense. Do you go around accidentally breaking glasses when you pick them up? Do you constantly break door handles because you don't know your own strength?

If your handshake is "like a vice grip", it's because you like people to know how tough you are.
A but like needlessly telling you how long you've trained and how massive your grip strength is.

I wonder if your handshake is "like a vice grip" when you shake women's hands?

19-08-2019 11:55am

anyone who makes sweeping statements about things

the beer revolu · 19-08-2019 12:00pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

anyone who makes sweeping statements about things

Or people who make sweeping statements about groups of people

Men
Women
Vegans
BMW drivers
Immigrants
People on social welfare
Hipsters
Etc.

Woke Hogan · 19-08-2019 12:04pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

There is only one reason for an overly firm handshake and that is to prove how tough one is.

Your training excuse is nonsense. Do you go around accidentally breaking glasses when you pick them up? Do you constantly break door handles because you don't know your own strength?

If your handshake is "like a vice grip", it's because you like people to know how tough you are.
A bit like needlessly telling you how long you've trained and how massive your grip strength is.

I wonder if your handshake is "like a vice grip" when you shake women's hands?

It's all macho balderdash. That poster reminds me of many other men you'd meet in their forties and fifties. Absolutely convinced that anyone younger than them is a pansy while they spend their evenings stewing in front of the television gorging on a tub of Ben and Jerry's, lamenting their waning libidos and virility. Soft as ****e.

fryup · 19-08-2019 12:13pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^

that'd be me

Pintman Paddy Losty · 19-08-2019 12:16pm

Yisroel Modern Graphologist wrote: »

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Well that can depend on a lot of things.

I'm told my handshake is like a vice grip but I've been strength training over 30 years, Judo just as long (it requires massive grip strength) and always been a manual worker so I've got firm, strong hands either way.

Id say your mickey is about 2 inches. An angry little thing poking out from a thicket of ginger pubes. Would explain the pathetic hard man act anyway.

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 12:22pm

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

Id say your mickey is about 2 inches. An angry little thing poking out from a thicket of ginger pubes. Would explain the pathetic hard man act anyway.

I just puked into mouth!

Excellent use of imagery, though, nausea aside.

skooterblue2 · 19-08-2019 12:25pm

Collie D wrote: »

Bullfighters. Massive red flag right there.

Silage contractors!!!

El_Duderino 09 · 19-08-2019 12:28pm

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Wanderer78 wrote: »

we define ourselves by what we do, its generally asked as a part of starting conversation, i.e. small talk

It can be. It can also be a way for some people to really quickly make a decision about all kinds of things. E.g. Manual labour, likely earnings, likely class, likely education, likely interests etc. I find it a red flag because people man read way too much Into it. I feel I have a "good answer" to the " what do you do?" question, but I feel it's way too much of a loaded question about whether you're "above" them or "beneath" them.

There are loads of things to talk about and actually find out about a person without asking their job. Job is way too misleading. I feel it's either pidgin holing or a sure sign of a person who doesn't have very many interesting topics to talk about. Or they're looking for me to ask them about their job so they can talk about it. I never ask people what they do and I dont mind how awkward it makes the meeting.

If someone wants to talk about their job on my free time, they can fcuk all the way off.

19-08-2019 12:48pm

The People's Republic of China

LandoCalrissian · 19-08-2019 12:52pm

In a work setting - being under dressed

Some people you see in client facing positions that you can't take seriously

Ripped jeans and 5 year old converse are just the pits!!!!

Recently I was somewhere with a bit of time to kill and I thought I would pop into a barber and get the hair sorted. Opened the door no queue - lovely stuff.
Saw the barber standing there in a pair of "badly stained" grey tracksuits bottom

Nah you're grand! (backed out the door slowly)

EmmetSpiceland · 19-08-2019 1:01pm

If this is going to be a thread where people can “air” their ignorant, and backward, views it should be sent over to the “Current Affairs” forum now, so the rest of us don’t have to endure it.

19-08-2019 1:28pm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

If this is going to be a thread where people can “air” their ignorant, and backward, views it should be sent over to the “Current Affairs” forum now, so the rest of us don’t have to endure it.

When are we going to stage an "intervention" for Emmet's misuse of "quotation marks"?

Feisar · 19-08-2019 1:42pm

Mr. teddywinkles · 19-08-2019 1:57pm

Ecce No Homo wrote: »

I mean bulge, you know otherwise I have to wear very loose fitting pants which are not giving a professional look

Pitching a tent on work hours. There's your red flag right there

tayto lover · 19-08-2019 1:58pm

Picking their nose or scratching their hole all the time.

EmmetSpiceland · 19-08-2019 2:11pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

When are we going to stage an "intervention" for Emmet's misuse of "quotation marks"?

Apologies, ATNM, that was posted in the wrong thread. Should have been in the “Things That You Don’t Give a Sh$t About” thread.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 2:18pm

Mr. teddywinkles wrote: »

Pitching a tent on work hours. There's your red flag right there

As long as he's not a teacher, should be all right.

Slideways · 19-08-2019 2:55pm

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

As long as he's not a teacher, should be all right.

Or a big hairy dentist when he is giving you a root canal

Supernintento Chalmers · 19-08-2019 3:06pm

Yisroel Modern Graphologist wrote: »

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Well that can depend on a lot of things.

I'm told my handshake is like a vice grip but I've been strength training over 30 years, Judo just as long (it requires massive grip strength) and always been a manual worker so I've got firm, strong hands either way.

I hate the limp shake of course, but worse is the idiot who gives a firm handshake then applies a second pressure to show me how strong he is.

I dislike someone who curses a lot, esp using 'cnut.

I don't like hearing about someone's toilet or bedroom habits either.

Spitting & smoking or both negatives for me too.

Neck tattoo's, blue/pink/green hair usually worn by fat feminist types and botox lips all send up a red flag for me.

Manual worker

Aren't you in the Irish Army?

jaxxx · 19-08-2019 3:15pm

"I need about 3 fiddy"

It was then that I realised it wasn't a new person I met, it was the goddamned loch ness monster!

petros1980 · 19-08-2019 3:19pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

There is only one reason for an overly firm handshake and that is to prove how tough one is.

Your training excuse is nonsense. Do you go around accidentally breaking glasses when you pick them up? Do you constantly break door handles because you don't know your own strength?

If your handshake is "like a vice grip", it's because you like people to know how tough you are.
A bit like needlessly telling you how long you've trained and how massive your grip strength is.

I wonder if your handshake is "like a vice grip" when you shake women's hands?

:D:D

19-08-2019 3:25pm

Smoking, excessive drinking, poor hygiene and/or manners, arrogance or pomposity.

Other than that a man who badmouths his ex's out of nowhere, and (bad family relationships aside, which I would expect not to hear about until much later) slating his parents and family or treats them, or anyone else, with undeserved disrespect.

EmmetSpiceland · 19-08-2019 3:32pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

The sorts who use their Irish surname when that planter surname has been clumsily translated into Irish. Usually the type of nationalist bores who would drive you to drink.

Ah yes, nothing worse, the interminable droning on and on about how the “other side” is to blame for everything. Lots of references to their violence but no mention of their own crowd’s. Conveniently forgetting that Wolfe Tone, Emmet, Thomas Davis, and Parnell were all “dirty prods” too.

Then you get the pontificating about “reunification” and how it won’t be an absolute shambles. All while revelling in the, potential, economic, disaster that Britain is facing.

They’d drive you to drink alright, J. Then they’d have the nerve to start “lecturing” you about it. The only thing you can do with someone like that is avoid.

Avoid, avoid, avoid.

vargoo · 19-08-2019 3:34pm

Sorry about that wrote: »

A limp handshake.

You rather shake their knob/pussy instead?

GiftofGab · 19-08-2019 3:36pm

LandoCalrissian wrote: »

In a work setting - being under dressed

Some people you see in client facing positions that you can't take seriously

Ripped jeans and 5 year old converse are just the pits!!!!

Recently I was somewhere with a bit of time to kill and I thought I would pop into a barber and get the hair sorted. Opened the door no queue - lovely stuff.
Saw the barber standing there in a pair of "badly stained" grey tracksuits bottom

Nah you're grand! (backed out the door slowly)

Thats ridiculous. I don't think I've ever took notice of my barbers clothes.

tipptom · 19-08-2019 3:42pm

"I like cats,do you like cats"?

"NO,Fu$k off Mrs Cat woman".

Sardonicat · 19-08-2019 3:48pm

tipptom wrote: »

"I like cats,do you like cats"?

"NO,Fu$k off Mrs Cat woman".

hating cats.

Roger Hassenforder · 19-08-2019 3:50pm

the beer revolu wrote: »

There is only one reason for an overly firm handshake and that is to prove how tough one is.

Your training excuse is nonsense. Do you go around accidentally breaking glasses when you pick them up? Do you constantly break door handles because you don't know your own strength?

If your handshake is "like a vice grip", it's because you like people to know how tough you are.
A bit like needlessly telling you how long you've trained and how massive your grip strength is.

I wonder if your handshake is "like a vice grip" when you shake women's hands?

A judo "knock out"

JohnnyFlash · 19-08-2019 3:53pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

I just puked into mouth!

Excellent use of imagery, though, nausea aside.

What is it about a miserable, mottled and vaguely mushroom shaped penis peering out from a thicket of greasy ginger pubes that repulses you so?

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