Most annoying New Yorker

Word, @uraniumfish. I think I'll also be a bit more controversial and add Giuiliani to the list - profiting off a city's (and nation's) tragedy, cheapening it for personal gain - not cool!

Both of those are classic annoying New Yorkers. My first thought was Paris Hilton, but we don't seem to be hearing as much from her these days. Though she did have that terrible reality television show on MTV. Scarlett Johansson does a great job of annoying me with her album of Tom Waits covers. Seriously, who thought that would be a good idea? Apparently NY Mag finds the cavemen to be the city's most annoying hipsters: http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/01/meet_the_cavemen_new_yorks_mos.html For you all that don't know, we had an earlier forum topic on these delightful dieting souls: http://www.streetadvisor.com/new_york/forums/cavemen-in-new-york-city

The only annoying New Yorker for me right now, is my next door neighbor. He invites his boyfriend over. There's nothing wrong with that. But I am against people waking me up at 3am, with loud music, talking, followed by you know what. @Ajadedidealist: I agree with your choice. I wonder how the guy can sleep at night knowing what he did. Anyone know of other New Yorkers that annoy them.

Anyone with an overactive car alarm is the most annoying New Yorker!

I'm gonna go with Scott Sartiano for this one.

@JenMac So you're not a fan of Butter, then?

@BroadwayBK Hey, I'd buy Scarlett Johansson's crappy album of Tom Waits covers.

Elliott Spitzer is high on my list of most annoying New Yorkers.

Oh, and Ratner is up there too, though I wouldn't say he's annoying so much as just despicable.

There is car belonging to a most annoying New Yorker parked outside my window right now!

I can't even hear car alarms anymore. I live by the JMZ elevated line, and whenever a train goes by it sets off the alarms of all the cars parked under the tracks. I've probably mentioned this before, but it all sounds like white noise to me these days.

@DBlack Well, why haven't you then? It's been around for entirely too long. But it's pretty bad, I have to say.

@DBlack: I agree with you regarding Ratner. My girlfriend happens to know the mother, and she is a b______. She calls Ratner Rat Face because that is exactly what kind of person he is. He took after his mother. I had to laugh a little when you mentioned it.

@BroadwayBK: Yes, car alarms are the most annoying thing in the world. I hate them. They don't do any good in stopping crime, at least that is what a cop told me.

My neck of the woods is sooooo quiet, except for the occasional piercingly irritating sounds of the occasional car alarm.

@everyone was surprised nobody mentioned Bloomberg.. does everybody like him then or are you just indifferent ?

@uptowngirl Yeah, right, he's great. I especially love how he's using cops to arrest kids who draw on desks!

@BroadwayBk a-ha I was wondering how there was no mention of him or even 'the Donald' another insufferable New Yorker..

@uptowngirl I think you really hit this topic on the head - good job! Ugh, insufferable is too mild a term for the Donald.

@Uptowngirl: Bloomberg is definitely one of the most annoying people. Thanks for bringing him up.

Has this city ever had a mayor that no one complained about? Maybe we should add them all to the list....

@NeverSleeps True, it does seem that the mayor, no matter who he is, is doing a lousy job and we hate him. Clearly then it's the mayor's fault this is so...

@uptowngirl Hah! The Donald is the worst New Yorker ever. He brought a whole new meaning to the word tacky. seriously, even with his money, I don't think he gets many women.

Who could sleep with that man? No amount of money is worth waking up next to the Donald.

Donald Trump is not only tacky in appearance, but he says the most asinine things. He is truly a ham for the camera, and in the most ridiculous and rude sort of way. @Uraniumfish Clearly!

@Everybody: You guys are funny regarding Donald Trump. My girlfriend hates him. He likes to buy out his competition so he doesn't have any.

@Everybody I think we should add Richard 'Dick' Fuld to the list , this guy was the former CEO of Lehman Brothers and in a way responsible for its demise and the huge financial mess that followed. CNBC actually called him the worst American CEO of all time who was unrepentant and belligerent. During the financial meltdown I remember reading about his wife Kathleen who continued to shop for super expensive Hermes bags which cost $8000 upwards and even asked the sales associate to place the bag in plain shopper so as to not attract any attention though she got caught out. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/12/kathleen_fuld_secret_shopper.html

@BroadwayBk lots of women think the Donald is worth sleeping with isn't he on his third /fourth marriage now?

@uptowngirl A lot of gold digging women, it has to be.

@BroadwayBK have to mention the other day I saw the latest Mrs Trump hawking costume jewelry line on the QVC channel. Wonder if the Donald cut her pocket money? or am I being unnecessarily catty?

@Uptowngirl: With Donald, you never know what to expect. As for Kathleen, she was used to the good life and didn't want to give it up. Well, she paid for it in the end. @BroadwayBK: There are many women, who see dollar signs and marry men for that reason. Nothing at all to do with love.

@uptowngirl And why, pray tell, were you watching QVC? She probably just doesn't get many such glamorous career opportunities.

It's clear the Donald only marries classy, glamorous QVC women. Nothing is too good for that guy.

BroadwayBK -- not a fan of Butter at all. And, I worked for him. He is the abominable snowman. Just a silly douche. I agree that Donald is horrendous but I'm gonna go ahead and defend his wife. I read an interview with her a few years ago and she's pretty funny. For one, she styles their son's hair like Donald's which I think is hilarious. And, someone asked her if she would be with Donald if he weren't rich. Her response was "well, that's a dumb question. Ask him if he would be with me if I weren't beautiful." I laughed pretty hard at that. And, I've liked her ever since.

Donald is funny - I remember this interview with his wife (Melina something), where they asked her point-blank if she was with Donald for the money. Her response: "And I'm sure he's with me for my brains and personality..."

@BroadwayBK I was just switching channels when I came across it on that Saturday night when it was pouring cats and dogs outside and as usual there was nothing to watch!

@uptowngirl Suuuure! @JenMac That's awesome, think I like her now too.

@Ajadedidealist: Are you talking about Melania Knauss Trump?

Yep, Melania, that's it! THe one on the first season of The Apprentice (which used to be good, back in the day...) Also, WHOA @Jenmac, we must have posted just about the same time, as I didn't see your response when I was writing it...jinx!

ajadedidealist: double jinx - you owe me a coke :)

I guess we all agree that Donald is the most annoying New Yorker, even if his wife seems alright.

@NeverSleeps: Yep, I believe you are right. Thumbs down for Donald Trump. We rate you as the most annoying New Yorker. Now, who will be the one to tell him that. :)

@ajadedidealist Apparently the Donald had decided to go back to the old school Apprentice series: http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-apprentice/donald-trump-revives-regular-a-35457.aspx

@Everybody: I got informed by Mindy Zemrak, the casting associate to the show The Apprentice, that she is interested in using me for an upcoming show starting April 1st. The details are still being worked out. She told me she would contact me by March 29th if they will use me. I'm excited. I am not going to believe it until I get the email or call. So I am not holding my breath. I asked her why she was considering me since I have no acting experience. She told me since I was a writer, I was creative, artistic, imaginative, and would fit well with the role.

@hhusted Did you somehow apply to be on the show?

@hhusted that's great will definitely watch it if you make the grade..and if you win do you get to work for the Donald?

oops I meant if you make the cut..

@hhusted! How exciting! Let us know! How did you get involved with reality TV?

Yikes! Who'd want to work for the Donald?

Just aim to be the runner-up, @hhusted! The winner is stuck working for The Donald at a decent but not great salary, while the runner-up gets a bunch of positive publicity (which will probably lead to the winner getting hired in the future) but no obligations. Although increasingly it seems that the people who go on the show are increasingly actor/media types - the first season was all strictly businesspeople! What do you think @hhusted - or which do you identify as?

With my sass, I don't think I'd last a full day working for the Donald...it would be too hard not to roll my eyes at whatever he says...

@Uraniumfish Same here. That's why they actually need us on that show.

@Uraniumfish and BroadwayBK maybe both of you should ask hhusted for tips for getting on the show.. it would be fun to see you both sparring with the Donald!

@BroadwayBK, uptowngirl Seriously, I think the Donald needs a sassing badly. Considering the fawning, gold-digging airheads who populate his world, he wouldn't know what the heck to make of the likes of us.

I wish I knew the name of the most annoying New Yorker to me... but sadly I don't.. many, many, many years ago.. while driving through Manhattan.. I was stopped at a light.. and out of nowhere, a man comes out, squirts something onto my window and wipes it with a dirty rag, making the window dirtier than it was before.. then held out his hand for a tip.. Um.. yeah, no.. not doing that.. maybe it was mean.. but I would have rather given him money for doing nothing.. but certainly not for making the view WORSE! Of course, when I ignored him, he kicked the car (not terribly hard) and moved to another... So, if I knew his name, I would put it right here. :)

@basic: Man! I thought those guys only lived in Los Angeles. They are everywhere out there and they are the pits. It's like a carjacking of filth. It's kinda scary too. And, in NY, you're never driving fast enough to be able to get away.

@Basic,JenMac -NY/ LA? thought that only happened at traffic lights in Mumbai when your car is usually accosted by young urchin boys who do the same.. really didnt know it happened in the US as well.

@Everybody: They overbooked. So I was not selected. The producer said the next time they cast, they may consider me. I didn't even try out for it. I'm not interested in being an actor. I like to goof around and act silly for my friends, but never considered doing that on TV.

@hhusted Oh no... I was so looking forward to hearing about your escapades...maybe next time?

@Basic Ha! I moved to New York after those window washer guys had been done away with, but I have heard tell.

Oh, sorry to hear that, @hhusted! I would have watched a reality show with you in it. Perhaps we should have our own reality show. NYC Streetadvisor Bloggers. It would be scintillating, I'm sure!

Yeah.. this was back around Ed Koch days, if I remember correctly.. BEFORE everything got a little more 'cleaned up'.. Sadly, it was also my first trip to NYC. Thankfully, I haven't let that ruin my view of NYC.. it really is a great city to walk around in.. very different from many, many places across the country...

@Ajadedidealist and @Uptowngirl: If I get a call for it, I'll let you know.

Just curious, btw, what everyone's real (first) names are? Are we allowed to post those? I'm Tara - if we're allowed! If not, sorry. I'm "ajadedidealist!"

haha... why wouldn't we be allowed, Tara/ajadedidalist! I'm Brynn.

The most annoying people? I'm not going to name any famous people like the above but random people on the street annoy me. 1. Drunk people at night. Please don't think you can direct traffic by simply throwing your body in front of cars who have the right of way. You're not cool and you're putting a lot of putting in danger, not only yourself. 2. Old men who stare and cat call at young women who could be their daughter. Seriously? That's disgusting. I feel bad for you and your family for your behavior. 3. People who walk and then suddenly stop in the middle of the street. What are you doing? You're not the only one on the sidewalk.. please consider that there's millions of people around you in a rush and don't want to dodge their way around you. Sigh, I hate people. hahaha!

Wowa, guys. Not that it's not allowed, but I wouldn't post my own name on a public forum. I think I've revealed so many odd bits of info already about myself that I'd seriously worry about security. Besides, half the fun is being anonymous, especially since I can get cranky and complaint and whatnot.

I have to say I like being an anon, too. Plus I don't want to be stalked, either, and I know my postings on these forums are pretty irresistible.

@msQT I am so with you with the people who stand in the middle of the street for no apparent reason.. seriously what is with that???it drives me bonkers.

Or people who pose for mass amounts of pictures in the middle of a crowded sidewalk....

@BroadwayBK Hah! You wouldn't believe it, BroadwayBK, but I got a PM on this forum from a "Juliet" who said she is "interested" in me, and then a private email and a bunch of blather about love being the greatest good of all. Apparently poor pining "Juliet" thought I was a guy, which, considering my formidable -(ahem)- Verbal Cohones, is understandable. Anyways, "Juliet" had to go through the trouble of creating a profile on here just to spam poor little me, so how badly do I really want to be identifiable to any- and everybody who reads the forums? Just a thought.

@msQT, uptowngirl I've developed a pretty vicious elbow strategy for making my way through these people -- I call them "sidewalk cows." It's especially effective because I'm small and non-descript and no one really expects it from me.

@Uraniumfish seriously!!! wow!!!.. didnt think there were many other folks reading our posts..but then NYC seems to be full of lonely people looking for luuurve...

msQT: I like your attitude. What you described, I have seen and witnessed to. I am beginning to hate humans to. :) Just kidding.

@Uptowngirl: That is what this forum was created for, so people can read our post, get helped by them, and even make their own comments.

Oh dear, @uraniumfish! Well, at least it's nice to be wanted!

Sidewalk Cows.... that's absolutely classic! I have this same annoyance with people generally anywhere.. in shopping malls, grocery stores, EVERYWHERE.. they never seem to realize that they aren't the only people in the world.. I *LOVE* when they stop at the bottom or top of an escalator.. because then I get to pussh them out of the way and blame it on the moving stairs.. heh.. but I love the name.. I never had a name for it before. From now on.. these people will be known as sidewalk cows. Thank you.. thank you VERY much. :) I don't mind posting my name: <----Chris.... No big deal to me. Is it odd that I feel a little femalish next to Uraniumfish and her gigantic verbal cajones?

@Basic I'm laughing with tears. I can barely write this, I'm still laughing. So happy to have coined a term that gets so much appreciation, and...yeah, well, I guess the old Verbal Cajones have prevailed once again... Don't feel too bad, there's always Scrabble. I never did do all that well at Scrabble...

The problem with Scrabble is that... I tend to be pretty good, until I meet up with the person that knows the most unheard of three-letter words in the world, and they are spelled with Q's, Z's and X'z.... I ALWAYS lose...

@Uraniumfish: I could just see you at Scrabble. When I played it years ago, people would not want to play with me, because I would score the most points. I guess it was my deep English training that helped me. By the way, I love the way you express yourself. You sure have a way with words sometimes. @Basic: We should team up sometimes. You might actually be a good challenger. :)

Sidewalk cows! Hilarious, @basic! I've definitely seen a few of those around here...

Sidewalk cows can, seriously, take a dirtnap. My tried and true method for them is to power walk and not weave, all the while audibly saying, "New York city, guys, pick a side or get trampled." I just don't understand how there can be so many 80's movies depicting how many people are on the street and how fast they walk; and, yet, there are so many people from Kansas who stand in large groups on the sidewalk and gawk and talk. MOOOOOVE! Some of us are actually using the sidewalk to WALK.

@uraniumfish: how the hell did this chick find you? That's way creepier than the Facebook stalking I do on a near every day basis. What if she's watching you right now?

@JenMac Hah! I didn't think I could laugh twice at the same joke, but the MOOOOVE did it nicely... I can live with being watched, and also for being mistaken for a man by my apparently masculine verbiage...It just assures me that I am indeed anonymous. Whew.

Another most annoying New Yorker: Johnathan Ames. He seems to only have about two stories, which he tells over an over again to anyone who will listen. After the third time hearing these most unremarkable anecdotes, they are just not funny any more. He's just not funny, yet secretly believes himself to be infinitely witty.

@Uraniumfish: Jonathan Ames sounds like a bad date ready to happen.

Here is a recent quote from Paris Hilton, annoying (sort-of) New Yorker: 'I earned all this, you know? I see some of my friends I grew up with from rich families. Their parents spoiled them.' http://gawker.com/5525811/i-earned-all-this-you-know-i-see-some-of-my-friends-i-grew-up-with-from-rich-families-their-parents-spoiled-them

Heh, Paris. I guess she has a point, in a weird way...

@BroadwayBK Oh, isn't she just precious...yet another reason to hate that girl, as though she hasn't given the world enough reasons...

@hhusted Too true. And I'm going to take a wild guess and say that man has had a lot of bad dates in his life...

I'll step in and defend Paris here. True, she grew up overprivileged and was "famous for being famous." But she was smart enough to capitalize on that to make a lot MORE money than she would have had before, and have something like a career....it takes savvy, if not brains

@ajadedidealist AHhaha...That's the first time I thought of Paris Hilton going to clubs with her chihuahua in her purse as developing a "career"!

@ajadedidealist I think you have a little bit of a point - but I think socialites are born rather than made, for the most part. She is good at her incredibly pointless life, I suppose. Getting paid to go to parties must be so draining, too!

@BroadwayBK I read that too.. I guess she has the smarts to capitalize on who she is and earn mega bucks for I recall that she has been disinherited and cut off from the Hilton gazillions...

@Uraniumfish; Probably did and he isn't about to stop as long as someone is willing to go out with him.

Guess it wasn't a savvy business choice overall then, @uptowngirl..

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@Uptowngirl: I don't keep up with celebrities and what they do. You spoke about the Hilton family disinheriting Paris. Is that true?