How Impatient Are You Really?

When you have to wait in line.

When you have to wait to be seated at a restaurant.

When you have to wait for a waiter to bring your order.

When you have to wait for your food to cool down a little bit before you can eat it.

When you have to wait for something to cook in the oven.

When you have to wait for food to be delivered.

When you're given an ETA for a food delivery but it arrives later than that.

When you're stuck in traffic.

When you post on social media and it takes longer than two minutes for someone to respond.

When you text someone and they don't respond within five minutes.

When you see someone is typing a reply to your message and you see "..." on the screen, but then they stop.

When you call someone and they don't pick up within three rings.

When your parents don't pick up your phone calls.

When someone makes you speak to them in person or on the phone when the matter could have been resolved via text or email.

When someone leaves you a voicemail.

When you can't solve an issue online and have to call a customer service line.

When you have to speak/listen to an automated message system.

When you're put on hold by a customer service representative.

When people watch a video on their phone and walk at the same time.

When people read a book and walk at the same time.

When people text and walk at the same time.

When people in front of you are walking slowly.

When the person you're with is walking slowly.

When the people around you are walking slowly.

When people don't walk on the right side of the stairs.

When someone who is walking ahead of you stops at the top of a flight of stairs to take something out of their bag or pocket.

When a person in front of you in line isn't paying attention and doesn't realize that they can move forward.

When a car in front of you at a stoplight doesn't realize that the light turned from red to green.

When someone ahead of you in line doesn't take out their wallet to pay until the cashier tells them their total.

When someone ahead of you in line pays with exact change, down to the pennies.

When a person ahead of you in line argues with the cashier and takes longer to finish.

When a person ahead of you in line to order food or a beverage takes a long time to decide on their order.

When a person ahead of you in line at a food or beverage establishment has a long and complicated order.

When you're grocery shopping with someone and they have a much longer list than you, so you have to wait for them to finish shopping.

When someone in front of you in the checkout line realizes they forgot something and holds up the line while they go get it.

When you're shopping with someone and they realize they forgot something while in the checkout line, and you have to wait for them while they go get it.

When you're shopping with someone and you have to wait for them to try things on in the dressing room.

When you're waiting to be picked up by a taxi/ride-hail and the driver makes a mistake, taking longer to arrive at your location.

When someone ahead of you in the express lane at the supermarket clearly has more than the number of allowed items.

When your taxi/ride-hail driver doesn't know the route to your destination.

When you're a passenger in a car and the driver doesn't know where they're going.

When someone is backseat driving while you're driving.

When you're driving somewhere and it takes longer than 20 minutes to get there.

When you're in the airport security line and someone ahead of you takes a long time to get ready to go through the metal detector.

When you have to take a flight that's longer than one hour.

When TV has commercials.

When you go watch a movie at the movie theater and have to sit through the previews.

When you're watching an online video and it has to buffer.

When a website takes longer than two seconds to load.

When a TV show doesn't have a "Skip intro" option, like when you watch live TV.

When a long ad doesn't have a "Skip ad" button.

When people listen to something without headphones in a public place.

When an elevator takes a long time to arrive after you press the button.

When an elevator stops on the way to the floor you're going to.

When someone makes you repeat yourself.

When someone doesn't understand what you're trying to explain to them.

When you need to teach someone how to do something and they don't get it right away.

When you order something online and it takes longer than two days to arrive.

When someone takes forever to get to the point of a story.

When you show up on time to an appointment and still have to wait.

When dirty dishes are in the sink for more than a couple of hours.

When you're in a public place and a baby is crying.

When you're in a private place and a baby is crying.

When an adult you know is crying.

When a BuzzFeed quiz takes more than 60 seconds to complete.

When a BuzzFeed quiz is longer than 10 questions.

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