My biggest pet peeve by far is unadulterated hypocrisy. Especially when it's staring you in the face - and I see it all around me.
It isn't acting when you change yourself to change what people see and hear. It is acting when you convince other people that you've done that. This comes up all the time for me, because my teaching persona is completely different than my out-of-class personality. And the kids can tell I'm acting - so maybe I'm not acting at all!
I had a bizarre urge to get a "Clapper" - one of those devices to turn an appliance on and off by clapping. Not that I could find one here, or that I'd ever need one...
Peace
John
