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Pet peeves

by tacogirl 07/09/2012
written by tacogirl 07/09/2012

We all have things in life that tend to piss us off mildly or to a larger degree depending on what it is and how tolerant you are. After living in Belize almost 7 years my tolerance level has grown and I have been able to maintain an it is what it is attitude in some respects an not let myself get to bent out of shape over the little things. I have seen some people let them selves go nuts over over things that are totally not worth the energy.

Here are a few of my current pet peeves:

– Line ups. Belize bank is generally the worst for that here, although last time I went in I was pleasantly surprised and I walked right to the front of the line.

– People throwing garbage on street especially when there is a garbage can close by. Once tacoboy even stopped a guy doing that by saying hey I think you dropped something. The guy looked at him like he was nuts.

– Classical music not all but most. I am not sure why on this one, when I was an art model sometimes I had to listen to it and noticed a tendency for the sound making me feel agitated.

– Music or videos on websites that you cannot easily shut off, nothing makes me close out a site faster than a blink of an eye.

– Did I mention waiting in line?

– Captcha you cannot read. I know they are trying to make sure it is a human on the other end and not spammers but half the time humans cannot even read what the letters are. It should not take a person 3 tries to get something readable.

– Intentional button pushers. Sadly, some people are not happy unless they are ruffling someones feathers.

What are your pet peeves?

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Laure Norton grew up dyslexic and was very challenged by the school. She never dreamed she would move to Belize and become a writer. A year after her move to Ambergris Caye, Laurie became an entrepreneur and professional writer starting tacogirl blog in 2007. Since then she has helped many people plan their vacations or move. She also has been published in Great Destinations Belize Guidebook, Moon Guide to Living in Belize, Insight Guides, Island Magazine several times and USA Today. Currently Laurie resides in downtown San Pedro and enjoys being a "city girl" on a tropical island.

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16 comments

paul mckay 11/09/2012 - 5:35 pm

They throw garbage around there too huh?.Im in Cayo District near San Ignacio and The “Keep Belize Beautiful” or “Don’t Litter” signs are just so much more litter since nobody pays any attention to them. Riverside along the beautiful Mopan is just littered to no end sometimes. And then, to watch people at their homes and businesses pile up trash plastics and anything else indiscriminately and burn it–gads! I know it’s their country and it’s their way of life and it’s 3rd world and all that but . . . still. To see such a beautiful country get trashed saddens me somedays and just pisses me off on others.

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tacogirl 12/09/2012 - 6:56 am

Totally understandable Paul. I wish people would not keep using garbage for fill.

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Charlotte 08/09/2012 - 6:33 pm

Also want to mention tacogirl, you seem to be a very open -minded expat. I love that you didnt move to a new country expecting that service efficiency would be the same as the US or Canada. You seem to be cool as a cucumber nd try not to stress out. Nice post.

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tacogirl 08/09/2012 - 8:33 pm

Thanks Charlotte. And so true about expecting things to be the same as they were in a different place.

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Charlotte 08/09/2012 - 4:18 pm

My pet peeve is when I give people a break on the road, like let them in front of me, or stop to let them get on the road from a parking lot or driveway and they don’t have the courtesy to acknowledge this. Grrrrr bugs me!

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tacogirl 08/09/2012 - 5:10 pm

Good one Charlotte.

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imagine 08/09/2012 - 12:19 am

loved this blog entry. so funny too!
my pet peve is bras, lol

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tacogirl 08/09/2012 - 5:09 pm

Bras a great pet peeve Imagine. Some girls have no idea how lucky they are to have small boobs. What Betty has Wilma Wants as you always say.

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Ron Manuel 07/09/2012 - 5:21 pm

Well I think BTL for 2nd place as they just went from 512 to 256 for our internet here in San Felipe. Can’t read the news any more. No 1 would be the road system, its lets pave over here and then maybe we will start another section a couple of miles from here just to make driving interesting………

Ron

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tacogirl 07/09/2012 - 8:03 pm

Both good pet peeves Ron.

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Emily 07/09/2012 - 3:27 pm

Some of your pet peeves are not specific to Belize, but I am certainly with you on the captchas! As for Belize pet peeves, aside from the unsafe way some of the taxi drivers in town drive, most of the time pedestrians and those on bikes don’t bother looking behind them or from side to side before pulling out on the road from side streets, homes, stores, etc. People walk out or ride their bikes RIGHT in front of us (already riding our bikes on the road in a predictable direction) every single time we go to town. We’ve had several close calls because people just don’t look before they pull out. So simple and so important!

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tacogirl 07/09/2012 - 3:48 pm

That is true Emily and you juts made me think of another one in saying that. Cabs [or anyone] that races ahead of you only to slow down after they pass.

Here’s hoping you have no more close calls.

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Michele in Playa 07/09/2012 - 2:36 pm

At Lobsterfest this year, I watched Lara almost get into a knock-down-drag-out with a litterer in the park. I thought she was going to lose her mind!! Littering is a problem in San Pedro and Playa alike. It’s VERY frustrating!

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tacogirl 07/09/2012 - 2:43 pm

Bet the litterer did not know Lara owned a boxing gym ha ha. So frustrating.

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Dave Reimer 07/09/2012 - 11:59 am

Not Living in Belize….

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tacogirl 07/09/2012 - 1:25 pm

That is a good one Dave.

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