Room 101 - The Pet Peeves of The Student Room

- The word “good” as it’s used as an adjective to describe everything these days.

- Baby and pet speak, i.e. speaking a slow, weird voice with bad pronunciation when talking to groups.

- Word count on Twitter

- Littering

- FB relationship statuses.

- PDA's

- Definition of a Sport - darts etc... should not be a sport.

- Did you watch? (Yes) *proceeds to tells you what happened*

- People with big bags on planes

- Weird sayings people come out with.

- Hats in Christmas crackers and everything else in them.

- God (put into Room 101. Why is God cruel? Injustice, disease etc...)

- Congrats instead of congratulations

- Sports stars being interviewed - no personality

- Words "posh" and "amazing"

- Misusing the word “literally” and overusing the words “right” and “like.”

- Restaurants that do not do bread baskets

- "hang out" (socialise)

- People who dance and put one hand with a pointed finger in the air

- Parents who enter room, talk to you, but do not close the door on their exit

- Flip Flops – can’t run in them. I really like sandals however.

- Bag Packers at Supermarkets (fund your own trips).

- People pampering over disabled people. Let them do it themselves. Same goes for elderly/young.

- Decorative Throw Pillows/Cushions

- The term ‘guys’

- Christmas trees that are not family orientated.

- Advent calendar chocolates that do not resemble anything.

- People stopping in doorways

- Food photos

- Pointless Questions ->“Get ready…” --- “Can I come?” : No I am telling you to get ready for the sake of my own health.

- Doing silly things for charity e.g. shave head – just ask for donations instead of sponsorship

- “It’s not winning that matters; taking part is what counts.”

- People who smile but show too much of their top gum

- *about baby* “he looks like his mother/father” – people start seeing things they think should be there.

- Using “hey” instead of hello.

- Couples calling each other 'babe'.

- Really long lists of pet peeves.

Don't you agree with them all though. Some people have the sophistication of a grotty 1p coin outside the grotty corner shop on a rainy day.

I've come up with an idea for a 'series', if you like, of debates on things that you may like or despise. I recently read 1984 by George Orwell (cue the plug: you can read my thoughts on it in my Grow Your Grades blog here: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5243296#primary_content), and in the book, Winston goes to Room 101, where he faces his greatest fear. From this, a TV show called Room 101 appeared, where celebrities talked about the pet peeves and they were discussed before putting them into Room 101.

In this thread, you can suggest your pet peeves and give a few sentences to explain why (for example, you may say that you hate passion fruit with a passion (see what I did there ) because it makes you feel sick, and it is disgusting). I will, each week, pick one of these pet peeves and create a new thread (which I will link here), where you can discuss the pet peeves. I will create a poll in the thread for everyone to vote on, and if the majority want it to be put in Room 101, we will do so. This thread is the hub of debate if you like, where you put your ideas, and I will stem the other discussions out of it. You can debate the Room 101 proposition in the specific thread, using your own knowledge, opinions, facts, science, religion, propaganda... really anything! The person who came up with the proposition will also be tagged in that thread so they can add their opinion in as well.

If you have any ideas, let me know!

- The word “good” as it’s used as an adjective to describe everything these days.

- Baby and pet speak, i.e. speaking a slow, weird voice with bad pronunciation when talking to groups.

- Word count on Twitter

- Littering

- FB relationship statuses.

- PDA's

- Definition of a Sport - darts etc... should not be a sport.

- Did you watch? (Yes) *proceeds to tells you what happened*

- People with big bags on planes

- Weird sayings people come out with.

- Hats in Christmas crackers and everything else in them.

- God (put into Room 101. Why is God cruel? Injustice, disease etc...)

- Congrats instead of congratulations

- Sports stars being interviewed - no personality

- Words "posh" and "amazing"

- Misusing the word “literally” and overusing the words “right” and “like.”

- Restaurants that do not do bread baskets

- "hang out" (socialise)

- People who dance and put one hand with a pointed finger in the air

- Parents who enter room, talk to you, but do not close the door on their exit

- Flip Flops – can’t run in them. I really like sandals however.

- Bag Packers at Supermarkets (fund your own trips).

- People pampering over disabled people. Let them do it themselves. Same goes for elderly/young.

- Decorative Throw Pillows/Cushions

- The term ‘guys’

- Christmas trees that are not family orientated.

- Advent calendar chocolates that do not resemble anything.

- People stopping in doorways

- Food photos

- Pointless Questions ->“Get ready…” --- “Can I come?” : No I am telling you to get ready for the sake of my own health.

- Doing silly things for charity e.g. shave head – just ask for donations instead of sponsorship

- “It’s not winning that matters; taking part is what counts.”

- People who smile but show too much of their top gum

- *about baby* “he looks like his mother/father” – people start seeing things they think should be there. It's alright if you lose, It’s not winning that matters; taking part is what counts.

- Using “hey” instead of hello.

- Couples calling each other 'babe'.

People who break things for no reason, like bins and stuff. They're not even stealing anything, so there is literally zero gain for the tossers.



Oof, that's a pretty long list there.


Room 101 will need to be dorm 101 at this rate. Had you already thought about this beforehand or did you think them all up on the spot?

And that's why you're a single virgin :P

All on the spot. I could give you more if you want.

Ouch, don't hate me just because my spaghetti is so photogenic.

Go for it, I'm already looking forward people debating the usage of "guys," I legitimately want to see what else you've got.

- People who happily watch any videos in anything below 720p.

- People who record vertical video on phones.

- Girls who don't dress appropriately for the weather when going to clubs.

- Those stupid BMX bikes toddlers could fit on.

- Tracksuits or chavsuits as I call them.

- Designer brands.

- People posting their boarding card and passport on FB or IG as a way of showing off.

- People posting every single holiday photo on FB.

- Donner kebabs.

- Restaurants that serve paper napkins instead of proper cotton ones.

- People who call napkins serviettes.

- People who call the loo the toilet/dump/go/other name.

- Single-ply paper.

- People thinking going abroad to Mexico/Jamaica/Dominican Republic is exclusive/special. Everyone goes there now. It's Costa Blanca in the Caribbean.

- Air kisses

- Friends declaring they love each other.

- That annoying habit of pretending you're married to your best friend on fb and your sister is second best friend.

- Third wave feminism.

- Cards for any occasion.

- Prossecco - it's a poor person's champagne

- Music playing in restaurants except classical piano music.

- Karaoke

- Chewing gum

- Strangers kissing in clubs

- Tattoos and piercings (except ear piercings)

- Playground trends (Top Trumps etc...)

- TV finales that are "to be continued..."- People who don't know what they want to order after spending 20 minutes waiting.- Clowns.- Licorice.- The one sock.- When the people walking in front of you are slow.- Unrealistic suggested serving sizes.


- Crying babies.

- Misbehaving children.

- Parents who refuse to accept their child is naughty.

- Youths gathering on street corners and outside shops.

Pineapple on pizza clearly needs to happen.

Can I be tagged please?

And my pet peeve is people arguing a point and refusing to back down over something they’ve guessed/know nothing about

- The word “good” as it’s used as an adjective to describe everything these days.

- Baby and pet speak, i.e. speaking a slow, weird voice with bad pronunciation when talking to groups.

- Word count on Twitter

- Littering

- FB relationship statuses.

- PDA's

- Definition of a Sport - darts etc... should not be a sport.

- Did you watch? (Yes) *proceeds to tells you what happened*

- People with big bags on planes

- Weird sayings people come out with.

- Hats in Christmas crackers and everything else in them.

- God (put into Room 101. Why is God cruel? Injustice, disease etc...)

- Congrats instead of congratulations

- Sports stars being interviewed - no personality

- Words "posh" and "amazing"

- Misusing the word “literally” and overusing the words “right” and “like.”

- Restaurants that do not do bread baskets

- "hang out" (socialise)

- People who dance and put one hand with a pointed finger in the air

- Parents who enter room, talk to you, but do not close the door on their exit

- Flip Flops – can’t run in them. I really like sandals however.

- Bag Packers at Supermarkets (fund your own trips).

- People pampering over disabled people. Let them do it themselves. Same goes for elderly/young.

- Decorative Throw Pillows/Cushions

- The term ‘guys’

- Christmas trees that are not family orientated.

- Advent calendar chocolates that do not resemble anything.

- People stopping in doorways

- Food photos

- Pointless Questions ->“Get ready…” --- “Can I come?” : No I am telling you to get ready for the sake of my own health.

- Doing silly things for charity e.g. shave head – just ask for donations instead of sponsorship

- “It’s not winning that matters; taking part is what counts.”

- People who smile but show too much of their top gum

- *about baby* “he looks like his mother/father” – people start seeing things they think should be there.

- Using “hey” instead of hello.

- Couples calling each other 'babe'.

I dont get why people burp out so loud then say excuse me.
Like this is a very disrespecting manner in my culture.

Also, People who chew on their pen lids and when someone asks for a pen they give them the pen they've chewed on.

People who break things for no reason, like bins and stuff. They're not even stealing anything, so there is literally zero gain for the tossers.

A bit of a late response, sorry.

>Third wave feminism.
>Strangers kissing in clubs
>Friends declaring they love each other.

This thread just got a whole lot more spicy.

"That annoying habit of pretending you're married to your best friend on fb and your sister is second best friend."
That is one oddly specific pet peeve

To be clear I ain't judging, it's just interesting that you've got so many and that they're so varied.

Will do, and I will try to include that in a later debate!



Wow, this is a lot of points - I will try to include some in the future!



I especially agree with the second one, it's so annoying...!



Thank you, will try to include this soon!



That's fine, there are no late responses - you can keep them coming whenever! Thanks for the ideas, I will try to use them soon.

Can we put the Relationships forum into Room 101.

this is gonna annoy a lot of people, but i find MHoC so so so cringey

it makes me want to quit the student room at times

And I had you down as a prospective TSR Liberal Party member.