Each State’s Biggest Pet Peeve

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There are things that other people do that are just bothersome or downright annoying.

It could be anything from burping out loud to biting their nails. And sometimes, it has nothing to do with another person doing anything. Like slow internet.

All of these annoying things can leave you upset, frustrated, and even angry. So let’s call them what they are. Pet peeves. Everyone has a pet peeve of some sort.

So we looked into it and discovered every state’s pet peeve.

Interesting Finds

Surprisingly enough, traffic was only the pet peeve of one state: Delaware. Maybe everyone else has just accepted traffic as a part of life.

It seems the majority of states are annoyed with slow internet; 15 to be exact. We couldn’t agree more.

11 states agree that burping is their biggest pet peeve. It’s gotta come out somewhere!

The least common pet peeves are nail-biting, traffic, pessimism, laziness, and passive-aggressive behavior.

Kids can be annoying sometimes. That’s why 7 states list badly behaved kids as their biggest pet peeve.

All of Nevada’s neighbors agree that slow internet is annoying. But Nevada thinks there’s nothing more annoying than PDA. Pucker up!

Arkansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are the most environmentally-conscious when it comes to their pet peeve of littering.

Wyoming may be tolerant of burping, bragging, slow internet, and laziness, unlike its neighbors. But one thing the state can’t stand is passive-aggressiveness.

How We Determined This

To find each state’s pet peeves, we once again turned to google trends. After all, what better way to find what grinds people’s gears than what they’re searching for help with?

Our list of pet peeves came from our article on pet peeves. From there, we determined what base search terms and topics would be driven from the pet peeve.

For example, the topic of snoring would include a broad array of search activities, such as “how to stop snoring partner” and “snoring solutions.”

We looked at a year of search data, giving each state time to truly be exasperated by the little (or big) annoyances in life.

Summary of Each State’s Biggest Pet Peeve

Pet peeves are just one of life’s annoying treasures that sometimes you just have to take it stride.

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Whether your mouse suddenly turns into a seemingly endless spinning circle or your neighbor litters, everyone has a pet peeve.

And now we know exactly which pet peeve each state is annoyed about.

Each State’s Biggest Pet Peeve

State	Pet Peeve
Alabama	Burping
Alaska	Nail biting
Arizona	Slow Internet
Arkansas	Litter
California	Slow Internet
Colorado	Slow Internet
Connecticut	Bragging
Delaware	Traffic
District of Columbia	Table manners
Florida	Badly Behaved Kids
Georgia	Badly Behaved Kids
Hawaii	Public display of affection
Idaho	Slow Internet
Illinois	Badly Behaved Kids
Indiana	Slow Internet
Iowa	Slow Internet
Kansas	Burping
Kentucky	Litter
Louisiana	Bragging
Maine	Slow Internet
Maryland	Pessimism
Massachusetts	Burping
Michigan	Badly Behaved Kids
Minnesota	Slow Internet
Mississippi	Bragging
Missouri	Slow Internet
Montana	Bragging
Nebraska	Laziness
Nevada	Public display of affection
New Hampshire	Public display of affection
New Jersey	Burping
New Mexico	Slow Internet
New York	Burping
North Carolina	Badly Behaved Kids
North Dakota	Bragging
Ohio	Burping
Oklahoma	Burping
Oregon	Slow Internet
Pennsylvania	Litter
Rhode Island	Burping
South Carolina	Burping
South Dakota	Burping
Tennessee	Burping
Texas	Badly Behaved Kids
Utah	Slow Internet
Vermont	Slow Internet
Virginia	Badly Behaved Kids
Washington	Slow Internet
West Virginia	Litter
Wisconsin	Slow Internet
Wyoming	Passive-aggressive behavior

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Amanda Postma

Amanda Postma is a writer for the Zippia Career Advice blog with a focus on creating entertaining content to help you through your job search. She received her BA from the University Of Missouri-Columbia.