Dog poo dumpers and phone addicts are the UK’s biggest pet peeves, according to new survey

Everyone has a pet peeve or something that annoys them about someone they know, or just a daily activity that gets on their nerves, but what are the worst among Brits in 2024?

To find out the biggest grudges, greetings card marketplace, thortful, conducted a study¹ to find out the most popular inner thoughts and annoyances in the UK.

From having loud phone calls on the train, to people having dog Instagram accounts, those who have ‘princess of board’ stickers on their cars, to people who simply can’t operate without a coffee, the nation has picked its biggest grievances.

As thortful’s research also unveiled that almost half (43%) would love to call someone out on a pet peeve every single day but don’t, they’ve created a range of hilarious cards that include the frustrating activities ranked below:

With a landslide 61%, the UK’s biggest pet peeve is when they see a dog owner not clean up their dog’s poo. This is followed by the workings of a phone addicted nation, for the people who stare at their screens whilst having a face to face conversation (37%). 

People talking in the wrong situation is a bugbear to many. In fact, talking during a film received more than a third (35%) of the votes, whilst more than a quarter (26%) can’t stand those that have loud conversations on the train.

Other irritations include pavement hoggers, with a third (33%) frustrated at those who take up the whole path instead of going single file. Busy commuters also find it annoying when they see bags taking up seats on hectic morning train journeys (33%).

E-scooters in general are getting a bad rap with 22% voting them as their biggest pet peeve, whilst leaving breadcrumbs in the butter (25%), being bad at replying (18%), and ‘Princess on Board’ car stickers (18%) also hold a grudge for many.

When people can’t fathom that their friends or family haven’t seen a certain film, 12% can’t stand the surprised reaction as if they have meant to have seen every film that has every existed.

Cards are now available to call out the slow walking, breadcrumbs in the butter, ‘princess on board’ sticker, dog poo dumping, coffee reliant culprits in your life via thortful here: https://www.thortful.com/cards/vic24

A spokesperson for thortful adds “There are so many circumstances that cause funny annoyances on a daily basis, and we want to create the opportunity for people to highlight them, so the nation can let out their inner thoughts on cards. A small tip from us would be to please clean up your dog’s poo!”