The types of people Japanese just can't stand

[Dennis_Mullin]

Is there a person in your life who you absolutely cannot stand?
For 72% of the 1,000 people surveyed by Yomiuri Weekly (11/16) the response was yes.

Some examples, from the workplace:
"He's always goofing off on the job."
"He never picks up the phone when it rings. And sometimes during working hours, he goes jogging around the building."
Or this one, from a woman in her 20s: "Instead of saying 'good morning' when he arrives at the office, he tries to nibble my ear lobe."

Or these, about dingy denizens of the neighborhood:
"His home is slovenly. He sweeps the bodies of dead cockroaches outside the front door and leaves them there for months. Tosses his cigarette butts on the street. Takes a pee there too. And the noise ..."
"The old man next door tosses his cigarette butts into our yard."
"The guy who works in the convenience store is the boss's son. Whenever I walk in, he's got his feet up on the cash register and is reading a comic book. And he glares resentfully at anyone who is slow to take out money from their wallet or purse."

What is your relationship to the object of your dislike?
Just under half (49%) said it was a co-worker. This was followed by a relative (16%); neighbor (13%); acquaintance (10%); friend (5%); and other (7%).

Complete article: http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/waiwai...dm002000c.html

[DrMM]

I wouldn't be able to stand those people either. I doubt many people here in the U.S. would like them ... In fact, a few of them might be getting unexpected presents (i.e. those cigarette butts might mysteriously find their way back into the neighbor's yard and the 'nibble ear guy' might be getting a sexual harassment lawsuit). [img]/images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif[/img]

[mrgazpacho]

Yeah, the others were just rude behaviour, but ol' nibbler was plain creepy! [img]/images/graemlins/stunned0.gif[/img]