1. The construction on 6th street has been going on for weeks and is so loud that my dog is scared to go outside.
Why? Probably because major road work takes time because the concrete needs to settle, and also the company is paid to finish the road work, not paid to do it quickly.
2. There’s no good way for my dog to communicate that he needs to go outside. I just have to guess and try to time it.
Why? The dog doesn't know English and things like signals and conditioning take time to add, especially for a young dog.
3. Every time I look up a recipe, the nutrition facts are never listed. It just says to add a pound of butter or something ridiculous and doesn’t list macros.
Why? Most people don't care about macros, they just care about the recipe tasting good because it gets them that sweet, sweet 5 star rating.
4. The bus app is almost always inaccurate.
Why? I suspect the app works off of the GPS location of the bus and just calculates the time it should take the bus to arrive. It doesn't take into account things like traffic or a shift change for the bus drivers.
5. The cost for printing one-sided is $0.08 and the cost of printing two-sided is $0.16, providing students with no incentive to print double sided and save paper.
Why? Either nobody has pointed it out so the university doesn't realize, or they don't care that much about saving paper/
6. The traffic near campus, especially in the evening, is absolutely ungodly.
Why? There's 50,000 students and many more Gainesville citizens moving about, and most travel in the same direction to and from work/class.
7. My shoes get wet when it rains, even if I use an umbrella or rain coat.
Why? There's no way to reliably protect your feet from rain without wrapping your whole body, or at least your shoes, in water-proof material.
8. There’s nowhere to take my dog when it rains if he has to go to the bathroom.
Why? It's not worth the cost for the apartment complex to think of a solution that both is convenient for dogs and owners as well as avoiding smells.
9. There’s no dishwasher setting for smaller loads of only a few plates to save water.
Why? There's probably some point of dishwasher engineering that I don't understand, as this seems like common sense. Or maybe the dishwasher companies are in cahoots with the water companies.
10. It’s 2018 and indoor dog parks still don’t exist.
Why? Building such a large indoor grassy area would require a ton of funding, and anyone who could build something like that would want it to generate revenue in return.
11. The water in most dorms and apartments is unfiltered and gross.
Why? Again, it's a case of it could be better but nobody cares enough about it to let it affect their profit margins.
12. There is only one “value stand” in the stadium despite there being over 90,000 fans.
Why? The university doesn't actually want to lower the prices on concessions, this is just a ploy to make it seem like they're putting fans first without significantly affecting revenue.
13. There is no coordinated way to see all my assignments at once as a big overview for all my classes.
Why? There's too many professors in too many classes giving too many assignments in too many ways for there to be a consolidated system for it all.
14. A lot of people straight up don’t put their weights away at the gym.
Why? People are lazy. End of story.
15. Most grocery stores don’t allow dogs.
Why? It's kind of unsanitary to have dogs walking around by food.
16. It takes like an hour for my rice to cook.
Why? Rice physics or something. There has to be a better way to do this.
17. I like sleeping with the pressure of a heavier blanket, but in the summer it’s way too warm.
Why? Generally heavier materials are more dense, and allow less heat to escape, making it too warm. This could actually be a great thing for people like veterans with PTSD though, a lot of people with such a disorder enjoy the pressure, to the point that service dogs are trained to sleep across their legs to give a feeling of security.
18. It’s always a pain to call and schedule an appointment with a doctor.
Why? It's always like this with doctors. If you show up on time, you might end up waiting an hour for the appointment you scheduled months in advance. They know you can't do anything, because it's easy for them to find more patients but it's not so easy for you to just swing by another doctor.
19. I can’t find a parking spot without driving in circles for a long time.
Why? Too crowded, and it's very expensive to implement an electronic system like the one Disney has.
20. My blinds, while effective at keeping people from seeing into the window, don’t filter out much light at all.
Why? Better blinds and curtains are expensive, and the apartment complex would rather just provide the bare minimum and let the tenants handle the rest.
Reflection:
This was a lot tougher than I expected, especially since I complain all the time. However, things that I normally complain about like "the sun is too hot" and "I don't like doing homework" aren't really applicable to this assignment. Furthermore, although a lot of the "Why"'s could be answered with "because it's just like that", that's obviously not the point of the assignment.
