Don't take five... (#3)

This is a particularly uninspiring set of questions...

What is your biggest pet peeve? Why?

I have a great deal of difficulty with chronic complainers. There's a certain type of person who thinks that the only way to obtain affection is through constant and unabashed pleas for pity. I have one acquaintance who has constantly harped about how bad hir job was, and the sacrifices it demanded of hir. Yet in the four years I've listened to hir, I've never seen hir lift a finger to change hir situation. Similarly, I have another acquaintance whose only topic of conversation is hir daily litany of physical ailments; sie constantly whines about hir malady du jour. This kind of conversational ploy for pity might have gotten these people attention in grammar school, but now that we're all big boys and girls it's time to grow out of it. These people have chosen to make their own unpleasant little realities, and I refuse to play enabler for them.
 

What irritating habits do you have?

Oh, I have many! Let's see... I usually pay more attention to cats than people. I often recite (not 'sing', but 'recite') song lyrics in the middle of a conversation. Another great habit I have is interjecting a meaningless word in the middle of conversations. I usually have one word that I'll run to death for four to six months before moving on to the next; past favorites include "quack", "marmot", "mukluk", "Krakatoa", "Moncton", and my current favorite "meow". And probably my most irritating habit is that I will always tell you the truth, no matter how offensive, embarassing, painful, or annoying. I'm the poster boy for "brutal honesty".
 

Have you tried to change the irritating habits or just let them be?

Never! Well, except when Inna asked me to pay a little less attention to the Puggle and pay more attention to her...
 

What grosses you out more than anything else? Why?

The one thing that really bugs me seems to be human frailty, which includes operations, sickness, injury, and aging. I can't think of anything grosser, which makes me a very unhappy caregiver.
 

What one thing can you never see yourself doing that other people do?

Being unhappy with my life but not lifting a finger to do anything about it. Too many people don't realize that there's an alternative to sitting around passively and hoping some external force is going to make you happy, rather than taking some responsibility for your life and going out and making it happen.
 
But the question probably meant "what can't you do that other people easily choose to do", in which case I'd have to say "being social". I find socializing to be a huge challenge, although there have been times when I've been successful at it. But it's definitely not my natural element.