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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 9 (UPI) -- Nothing angers Canadians more than telemarketing calls, a poll indicated.
The second-leading cause of anger among Canadians is being forced to pay fees for automatic teller machines, the Angus Reid polling agency's online poll found.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents said getting a telemarketer's call at home angers them, while 54 percent said they get angry at having to pay extra fees for withdrawing cash from ATMs.
Receiving poor restaurant service angered 48 percent of respondents, while loud neighbors irked 42 percent of those surveyed.
Despite most of Canada coming out of a harsh winter, only 18 percent of respondents admitted to getting angry about the weather. The same percentage said junk mail annoyed them, while 28 percent said e-mail spam was very annoying.
By gender, more men said they were angered by telemarketers and if their favorite sports team lost, while women were more likely to complain about loud neighbors, the report said.
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