I wrote this a while back, probably during an "angry" phase. Anyway, it probably gives you a snapshot of what was annoying me at the time, aside from the general public:

1. The coalition government - Whatever your political affiliations, we ended up with a government no-one voted for, or wanted. Bring back Gordon Brown!

2. The abolition of fixed seating - It used to be so simple. You'd would know in advance where you would be sitting at the cinema or on the plane to the Costa del Sol. Now it's just chaos as people fighting for the best spot. If anything the abolition of assigned seating just shows a society in regression.

3. People talking too loud on their mobiles on the bus - Mobiles are great (see point 5) but do I really want to hear what the person next to me on the bus is having for dinner, or what happened to their mate on Saturday night. I don't know why this problem is exacerbated on buses. People tend to talk even louder than normal... and you know you're stuck with them until you reach your stop.

4. The routine of Nando's - Now I love faux-Portuguese dining experience that is Nando's as much as the next man (or woman) but do they have to make even the service you received so standardised?? I've had calls from call centres in the Indian sub-continent that are less scripted. Firstly, "Have you been to Nando's before?". After you've ordered, "Would you like and any olives or nuts to go with that?". If I wanted olives of nuts, I would have ordered them - stop trying to up-sell me. Next, just as you're tucking in your meal, they come round to collect the green cockerel and ask, "How is your meal today?". This happens on every visit, every single time. 

5. Poor mobile data coverage - Mobiles are great. Now we all have smartphones, they're like little computers in your hand. Amazing. They are then made redundant when you drop out of 3G data coverage, which is sketchy at best. This is particularly a problem on trains I find. Can it be that hard to get a decent signal? The operators paid over £20bn for the licenses many years ago, maybe that left them with little money to actually install the equipment. 

6. Team-mates who don't pass in football - It's a team game, not 5 individuals all trying to score solo wonder goals. Just pass the ball, I'll pass it back... we might even score after that little give and go.

7. Bullshitters - I like people that speak plainly. It's not impressive to talk the big talk. About how you're going to do this, buy that, go here for holiday. You end up looking like a dick if you don't follow through on things you say. And people probably lose a little respect for you too in the process. 

8. The general public in cinemas - On Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews on BBC Radio 5, they recently implemented a cinema code of conduct. I wish this were enshrined in law. I don't get people's behaviour in cinemas. You've all paid £8, same as I have. Don't we all want to watch the feature in some kind of relative quiet? My ideal viewing would be to go to a showing with about 3 other members of general public there. 

9.  Noisy mopeds - It's bad enough you can drive a moped without having to undertake a test. Why on earth would you want have an exhaust which is loud enough to wake the dead? I mean, some of these mopeds are so loud, I question whether they are legal under some kind of European noise pollution act.

10. Coppers - Not policeman, they're generally good guys. I mean, loose change in the form of 1 and 2p's. We don't really use them, apart from receiving them in change. They just clog up the nation's pockets, purses and wallets. Can't we just price everything up with minimum denominations of £0.05? I am sure this would probably have a number of untold effects on the economy but it might just be worth the short term pain.

Lastly, this came close but didn't quite make the top 10, how "simples" has become accepted parlance thanks to Compare the Meerkat. In order to eradicate this, you should punch anyone in the face immediately that uses this phrase. 

- Baydr