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This is what some people in London told us about their pet-hates:
Other people's suffering and human rights abuses can make us angry.
Mostly it's other people who annoy us: people who want to pay for a cup of coffee with a credit card, people who are big-headed, people who aren't considerate.
But, not everyone gets angry. One woman of 84 says "Life's too short to get cross."
Did you know?
- Fact
When they're angry, people, like animals, often try to make themselves look larger.
- Language tip
'Go ballistic' is a slang term meaning to get very, very angry.
- Cultural tip
Standing very close to someone can be a sign of anger. But how close? That depends on the culture, so watch others and learn from them.
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People who throw away their own dogs and cats.
In my country, first these animals are protected in the shelter.
But after 10 days, they are supposed to be killed through euthanasia. when I see these pitiful animals, I feel very angry.
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There is rising anger against corruption in India. The virtual world and the real world is full of anger against the political class and the bureaucracy. But I think that the definition of anger in the following may not accurately define the emotion obtaining in India. Perhaps it is a mix of anger and angst:
http://www.beedictionary.com/definition/anger
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I think, the world is founded on love. People who filled with love don't hurt any living thing. The most important thing in our world is love.
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I live in Japan, though far away from the troubled power plant.
I am so... angry against Tepco, its operator, its administrative agent of the government, NISA, and the government and the ruling party, especially the Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano, who is a spokesman of the Government.
[...this text has been shortened...]
Now, winds containing radioactive substances are flowing over to here. There might be... [an] explosion in the power plant some days or some months later, which might scatter vast amount of radioactive substances more than those having been scattered in Chernobyl, which, in turn, will contaminate the whole soil of the mainland of this country.
I wonder if I had done any wrong thing to Tepco and the government and if this is a punishment to me.
[Edited by Moderator: This comment has been shortened so its length is similar to other comments. Statements about well-known officials, which broke the house rules, have been removed.]
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I don't usually get angry.I don't think it's a right way to deal with things.When things seem to get you angry,try to think about happy things that around you,then you will find the life and the wold is beautiful.
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Um... When i do my job into hardworking, but no one doesn't appreciate as its true worth. I feel angry.
maybe, I've got very strong ego... so sometimes it makes me annoyed. I wanna be a relaxed person and don't too much care about the others...
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What makes me angry? I'm a very furious person. Everything makes me angry. I would like to live a very different life than I'm forced to live. E.g. I don't like people who're too proud of them and disdains other people ... I'm angry, because I have to work and I didn't like my job ... I'm angry, because remaining at home is very boring, and I only waste of my time. To tell the truth being angry is very similar to being healthy for me. After a quarrel I feel myself healthier and happier.
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mm, I am angry when sombody lies and when dealing with careless people..
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I also share the meaning of the lady who wrote: life is too short to get cross with everybody. But then there are moments I feel very angry:
I'm thinking of the situation when people are using their mobile phone in a tram or a train or in a waiting room in a way that you are forced to listen to their meaningless conversation. What a horror! I'm often about to explode in anger at this behaviour.
A leopard can't change its spots!
Felicitas
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Me makes angry when people play a false note.
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Firstly I feel angry when i search anything and i didn't get it. secondly when i want do some work and can't do it properly, and the last thing is when i see that something is going wrong ,i get angry.
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The question is good, certainly. All right, how is that question;
How we could control our anger? Because everybody gets angry in daily life.
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I feel angry when:
- people can't stay in a queue
-the underground goes slow, and for that reason i'll arrive late to class
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I feel angry when someone really doesn't care to phone their frs [friends] or whatever in public space loudly. i don't even want to hear that and it is actually breaking the rules of public manner.
[Note from Moderator: I think you are talking about friends when you shortened the word to frs.]
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At the moment a lot of things make me angry!
My country as a whole makes me angry!And I just can't stand people who think they are more special and have more rights than others and I have to deal with such people every day!And of course my boss makes me angry,but that is quite normal,isn't it :)
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I got Angry When i meet Stupid Person which show himself as intelligent person
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Politicians get on my nerves :) What makes me angry is that they are deciding what other people should or shouldn't do and don't respect that rules by themselves...
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What makes me angry? People who let their dogs to excrete on the street.
[This message has been shortened by a Moderator so it can be easily understood.]
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I feel angry with the rules because are not exactly nice rules, for example in my country people leaves [lots of] garbage [in some places]... so I am concern about have a nice view surrounding but if you don't live in Mexico you dont have to worry, Im not talking about turistic [touristic] places, there are people who is cleaning but if you visit town you can see it is worst then India or Africa so I care about the garbage problem that makes me feel angry.
[This message has been edited by a Moderator. Comments about people and officials, which break the house rules have been deleted.]
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Actually, Although I agree that life is too short to get cross with people nevertheless,I can get angry occasionally.Especially I feel so anxious when somebody makes me wait a lot.By the way I realize that if people show mutual respect each other and try to get used to patient, anything can't make us angry. Peace:)!
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I am living in a northwestern city of China, which is not much beautiful as southern cities. waht makes me very angry is that someone throws the rubbish anywhere. Also, I don't like the smoking man who walks before me, because I am exposed to secondhand smoke.
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I always feel angry about myself. Why can't I just let go? Why can't I just do what I have to do and not to think why I have to do?
But I do want to stop being angry. I wont be happy for that. And I do want to feel happy and satisfied.
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I feel angry when my... [friends] or others feel that i hurt them , ...[because] i dont like to hurt any one,
[Message edited by Moderator: I have suggested a few different spellings in brackets.]
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what makes me angry is seeing the bad deeds and [I] cannot... [do] anything to change...[them]
seeing hungry one[s] ... [who cannot find anything to eat]
seeing needy one and... [I] cannot give,
seeing bad people... [receive] what they don't deserve
life is too short to be angry... [over things that are not worth it.]
[Note from Moderator: I have made some suggestions in brackets, which might make your message a little easier to understand.]
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I feel angry when peaple all over the world say that Afghans are terrorist, and still they dont know that Afghans are only want peace no fighting. and I hope one day they will understand
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I feel angery when I have been un justly treated.or when I see any un justice situation. it is truth that life is too short to get across every body, but what can I do. I 'm realy can't help it
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I think we should be angry when the situation demands it. There are occasions when you can't help being angry. When you see someone bullying a weak and old person, you can't control yourself. We are also angry when people don't show sensitivity and behave callously. By tolerating injustice we only indirectly encourage it. So, there's room for anger.
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everytime i see people spit on the ground. i can't stand them. i want to keep the public space clean. However, it happens all the time. so, i am trying to ignore and understand as a culture. living abroad is sometime so tough.
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I always try to control myself when I'm getting angry but sometimes it's out of control. I'm often cross with Traffic congestion. I'm bored with sitting still in a car. It's like wasting my time.
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I feel ang[r]y when...
1.Someone looks down upon others.
2.Someone shows bad manner to others.
3.Someone is not polite to aged persons.
I think those are dis[ad]vantages and I always try my best to avoid them.
[Edited by Moderator: I think you meant to say angry rather than 'angey'.]
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Anger is hard to control. When I fail to control myself and express the anger against someone's actions I always regret about it afterwards. Indeed, the anger is most often a very inefficient way to react, except the situations when we face an obvious injustice - in these cases the anger does its real job.
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well there are lots of things which make me angry.. but when i found some one is negative with me from inside and showing positiveness from out side i became angry.
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I try to pull myself together but it makes me really angry when people let me down. Besides I hate dirty public transport such as our local trains. I can't stand people who show off their wealth. But if you want people to act in a proper way you should be patient and show the way. There is a saying: 'Constant dropping wears away the stone.'
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Dishonest behavior makes me angry.
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And i really appreciate what the lady from London said " I'm quite a happy person.Because life's too short to get cross with everybody". I am also trying to make myself a happy person.
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People who smokes around you and doesnt care about your feeling at all. That really pisses me off!
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what makes me really angry is the careless of my husband towards his children. he rarely controls their copybooks or even theirs marks and he never ask after them at schools !All what he cares about is his caaaaaaaaaaar !
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It always makes me angry when people who are bossy and arrogant. But I'm kind of easy to angry, so now I'm trying hard to turn my negative personality( easy to angry) to the lady who says "life is too short to get cross". Life is so short, and I don't want to waste it on angry to everything which it doesn't deserve it.
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any one isnt feel of responsiblity make me angery
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though i am good umm very good at controlling my emotions...esp anger..but sometimes i cant believe myself acting so weird when some people( to be specific just 2) intentionally beat the crap out of me.
[Message from Moderator: If somebody has been violent towards you, it is a good idea to talk to somebody you trust to seek assistance.
If you are worried or are being bullied, there's a lot of advice that may be able to help you. Have a look at the Surgery's information on bullying and the ideas about dealing with it at: Bullying
Many people can be affected by bullying, in all walks of life. There are also lots of ways in which people can be bullied, for all sorts of reasons. There's a lot of advice that may be able to help if it's something that affects you. Have a look at the Surgery's information on bullying and the ideas about dealing with it at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/advice/factfile_az/bullying_are_you_being_bullied]
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Noise, especially between people who are not related with me, make me angry. I try not to listen to it but I cannot get rid of it even concentrating on it. When I am working, it make me more annoyed, especially colleagues whispering. I like working quietly. I cannot focus on something when people mummur each other. Also speaking ill of anyone make me angry. I dislike it most.
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I feel angry when people who i love lie me
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i'm really angry when people ignore me, like i don't exist.and i get angry when there are someone talking behind me like a gossip. and lack of money sometimes frustrates me
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The strong man isn’t someone who let himself carried by his anger but who control it.
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I always get furious at certain youngsters on their motobikes who break the peace and quiet with their noise revving up their engines, spewing polluting gases. It's a nuisance everywhere but it's particularly unbearable in the forest and in quiet neighbourhoods, and when it's done deliberately to annoy.
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- I [am] angry when someone interrupted me while I am talking... [about a] serious problem..
- I [am] angry when I try to do something special... [during] the holiday[s] and I just open my eyes... [at] the end of it..
- I [am] angry when I restrain my self when I am talking about something important..
[Edited by Moderator: I have made a small change. 'To be' is a little tricky. The first person singular is 'I am'. I have made some suggestions in brackets to make your comment a little clearer. ]
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Yeah I agree with this: is not worth to get cross because life is too short, however it's really impotant [to care] about things we usually do and say to avoid situations like that.
[Edited by Moderator: I think you might be a little confused between to care and to carry. To care means to look after or have feelings for somebody or something. To carry means to hold something.]
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I'm really easy to be angry. A lot of things will make me angry. I can say it and being regret for doing thing too sentimentally... I can say that I'm not a perfect woman and try to improve, although not succeed yet, I had made my step. I think it is the most important to be success one day in the future.
[Edited by Moderator: I have shortened your message to make it a little bit easier to understand.]
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What makes me angry is when it takes more than a while to upload a page on the Internet, or when I forget my passwords to access a website, but more seriously what really makes me angry are people who are inconsistent.
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I am angry against drivers who delibrately go faster when I try to overtake them.
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So, what makes me angry are corrupt politicians. I feel very angry with murderers, specially serial killers.
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I feel very angry listening to the news on TV and understanding that the members of our government only can talk and no more. It seems they even don't up on what's going on in their country!
If not so global, I often feel angry to myself when I really have an opportunity to change some situation but think that I'm too weak...
And usually I run wild when I listen to the people who complain about nothing and dont value what they have...
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One thing that makes me very angry is those people that one day seem to be one of your best friends and the very next day they don't even tell you hello.
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hy
I am a serene and peaceful person. Rarely get nervous. Sometimes it bothers me other peoples stupid[it]y. Sometimes I want to... [live on] a desert Island, but I know that this is not possible.
so.......cal[l]my accept the reality and fight human stupid[it]y.
[Edited by Moderator: I have edited your comment to make it a little easier to understand. Any suggestions are marked in brackets.]
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I am fairly angry with family violence. I once met such things in a fast food restaurant. a tall man ,who was waiting for food with his wife and daughter, suddenly stood up and slapped his wife in the face. tnough i didn't know th reason, i was very very angry. it seemed as if i myself was insulted.
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I'm afraid that I'm so reactive, although I don't like it. Makes me angry the arrogant people
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I am calm and controlled person.
Rare thing bothers me.
Annoyed me most people and their stupidity.
There are days that I would like to escape to a desert island, or work with computers only.
People can be horrible...
[Edited by Moderator: I have changed dessert to desert. A dessert is a type of food, something sweet that you might have at the end of a meal. A desert is an area of ground covered in sand, where it is very hot.]
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People who can not imagine other people's feelings makes me angry. I think it is difficult to hurt someone if the person can imagine the pain.
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I am used to be a very happy person. I almost never get angry, nevertheless, when I'm very tired or hungry, anything that happens might make me angry.
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I agree with that woman li[f]e is too sho[r]t to get cross with
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I live in Cairo the Egyptian capital, and the heavy traffic is almost everywhere you go, getting delayed, or stuck in traffic jam makes me angry
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A angry is the most comments every where you go ,it is a challenge every one need to face, and try to anderstand other people mistake[s]... you most keep your mental balance.
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I think I'm a calm person, but it depends on my mood what makes me angry. I agree with the old lady, but unfortunately there are so many things what are annoying...
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Corruption makes me very angry.
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me too corruption makes me angry
my wife makes me angry too
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Well its a very tricky question and hard to explain I think. Anyways Human Right Exploitation specially woman and children rights abuse makes me angry most of the times.
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I wish that I can do something for all those woman who have been or being victims of domestic voilence, rights exploitation, mistreats, neglected and misused.
[Edited by Moderator: I have made some changes in brackets to make your message a little easier to understand. I have also removed some statements for legal reasons.]
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what makes me angry...xm xm let me think....oh yes! ingratitude...makes me really angry....dispite the fact that generally i am calm person when i meet these people grrrrr!!!!!
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When I was young, I felt angry if others scolded at me. Now, I realize that I should think the reasons behind the anger. If I can understand it, anger will be minimized or even vanished.
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I get anger when I'm trying to remember some word in English and I couldn't , and when I can't understand some speakers that in the real time .
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I feel angry when anyone lie to me.
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I totally agree with the old woman "Life is too short to get cross". In the past, I often got angry but I've tried my best to control my negative feelings once I feel angry. I stop complaining about people around me, about the world. I get back my absolute power which is to choose. I choose to get cross, to forgive, not to complain. Surprisingly, when I change myself first, the world changes then and I rarely feel angry right now.
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I feel really angry when people don't showm consideration for others. I mean, when people don't respect the way that others just are.
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ya i use to play a lot of computer games and i willy enjoy myself and i hope to have a lot of to come so thanks to all the oters whom have this ingenious idea
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I get angry when I feel someone is trying to make me an idiot or when I work with some false and selfish person.
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I definitely agree with the first guy who answered to the question. As I get older, I don't feel angry with every little stuff. But things like human right issues, news about corrupt politicians, and something unfair make me angry. Also in everyday life, people, who are not considerate about other people and do not care other people at all, make me annoyed.
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misunderstanding will make me angry...build up the relationship with people, trust is a factor...
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Generally other people do not make me angry. There is really only one thing which really annoys me. It is when each morning I get in my car and see that neighbor's dog makes my car's wheel wet...
Usually I focus my anger on myself. It is when I forget to do something which should be done, or when I don't achieve results of my work as I expected.
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im be angry when some people lies or broke the laws espicialy when they use cars
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what makes me angry
if i feel iam lowest one between my friends andcollegue
realy upset
also as woman had said
arrogant people among all peaople makes me mad
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I really get angry when people don't respect traffic rules. Generally in big cities where there are hugue traffic jams and people start to insult each other.. I really hate that and
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biggest thing which make me angry is insult my personality
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I anger when people smoke cigarettes on my face .
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i am not agree with the lady who said it's too short life to get cross .it's different view for the life time between old and young people
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What I learn I forget soon that make me angry
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Everybody says what makes them angry, but nothing is said about dealing with anger and irritation. What do you do to let the steam off?
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All cruelty with animals, child and old people make angry, make me furious and it make me lost reasons.
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I really get angry to people who are great pretenders!!!
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What makes me angry?..so many things.. people meeting to torture an animal and enjoy it and have fun with it. It makes me more than angry, it makes me furious. Human being is the worst beast ever capable to harm to feel pleasure.
Unfair things make me angry too......about the last comment of the lady i would say it sounds nice and poetic but it's not realistic at all. Unfortunatly we dont live in a paradise and you only have to watch few minutes of tv news to confirm this.
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i feel angry from unfair and injustice,and when people used to take only and they only care about their own benefits without thinking of others benefits, i hate selfish people they really make me angry.
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To be honest I loose my temper very easily. I hate it when my boyfriend lies and furthermore I know that he lies and can give him evidence about it. But he keeps on lying. It makes my blood boil.
I fly off the handle when I see someone litters, especially on the beaches. I don't understand how they can litter and then come back to this dirty place.
The list of things which rub me up the wrong way is enormous.
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I am really angry when i must wait for someone for a long time, and when some one broke his/her promise.
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nobody makes angry himself or herself.
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I don't like to remember the unhappy things.Lift is too short.I just want me to live much more happily.
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every body get unhappy through his life and we should handle it as well in order not to go worse and life is short as Victrix said. So we have to ignore about that to remember bad things due to life is not deserved.
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I angry, when I talk with intolerant people who haven't any aspiration and don't feel proud of their roots.
I'm proud of my mexican roots
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