Pet Peeves

It seems to me that one of the biggest topics of conversation at my job are people's pet peeves. Every single shift at the restaurant, I hear several employees begin stories with, "One of my biggest pet peeves is when..." followed by something that either another employee or a customer has done to irk them. Now granted, I have just as many pet peeves as the next person, but do we sometimes get a little out of control with getting annoyed? Because that's what pet peeves basically are...they are the little behaviors or mannerisms that people do which annoy an individual. The problem is that usually these are not things that annoy everyone-they're not even necessarily annoying at all. They just bother certain people. They're specific to individuals. So for example, it may drive me absolutely crazy when people blow their nose in public. I hate it. It sickens me. It makes me want to throw up. I'm torn between wanting to punch them in the face or run screaming from the room. But most people couldn't care less. I know this because a)tons of people blow their nose in public & b)people look at me like I'm crazy when I let them in on this little pet peeve of mine. And sometimes it's funny when people tell you their pet peeves. I enjoy a good vent session as much as the next person. However, it seems that some people are annoyed by EVERYTHING. So at what point is it ok to let a person know that something they're doing bothers you? If it's just some harmless little thing that for some reason sets you & you alone off, should you mention it and hold that person responsible or expect them to stop that behavior? Or should you just learn to live with it, realizing that you're the difficult one? For example, I know a girl who is annoyed by everything. When people wear perfume it's too strong. When people hum or sing or whistle it's annoying. If she gets asked a question, it's stupid. It's one thing to have pet peeves, but is there a possibility that sometimes people are just a little too easily irritated? To the point where we all have to walk on egg shells around them? Should we all just maybe...lighten up? As we get ready to air our show on pet peeves, I'm interested to see what we come up with. While many of us might share pet peeves, there are some really unusual ones out there. And when it comes to dealing with pet peeves, what is the best way to handle them?