Things that make you feel awkward

[Hollow]

I couldn't find a thread about this topic to bring back from the dead, so I'm assuming this has never been discussed before. (my bad if it is)

To start of, I had a very bad moment last night when I was stuck in an elevator with a guy. He looked exactly like Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad and I wanted to secretly take a pic to show my friends. I directed my phone towards him in a super secret way and took a snap, only to realize my flash was on.

It took very long to get to my floor.. which was also his floor..

 

[Beeblebrox237]

I couldn't find a thread about this topic to bring back from the dead, so I'm assuming this has never been discussed before. (my bad if it is)

To start of, I had a very bad moment last night when I was stuck in an elevator with a guy. He looked exactly like Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad and I wanted to secretly take a pic to show my friends. I directed my phone towards him in a super secret way and took a snap, only to realize my flash was on.

It took very long to get to my floor.. which was also his floor..

If it makes you feel any better, I'd feel great if a pretty girl thought I was photo worthy, and he probably felt the same.
In fact, I'd wager that the first thing he did was brag to his mates about it.

I can't think of anything unusual that makes me feel awkward, but maybe that's because we as a country manage to feel awkward about everything.

 

[Saidur_Ali]

Did he say anything in the end? If you had phone on silent so no picture capture noise, you could then mention you accidentally put torch on...

Anyway some awkward moments for me are getting asked questions I should know the answer to that I don't / memory goes blank such as where something is. Also sitting in wrong place accidentally like for example on a train journey on seat that is reserved .

 

[phillgt2002]

Being asked irrelevant or stupid questions. I hate that.

Like, when people ask me stupid questions in a serious tone, my brain starts to come up with something sarcastic and ass-holish, but I have to fight it. That makes my brain literally lag as I try and say something nice.

 

[Slash]

Women.

 

[CinnamonOD]

@Hollow

Something similar happened to me, but with a slight twist.

Spoiler

I was sitting in a bus, listening some music, then at a stop two girls got in the bus, I noticed that one of them was looking at me from time to time, not a big deal, but then I noticed a flash from that girl's phone camera, she started laughing, and I didn't know what to do (so awkward), she went to where I was sitting and we started talking (It was at this moment when I realized she was actually really cute), it all went flawless, she gave me her phone number and facebook profile.

I got home, studied, got on the computer and logged in on facebook, renewed my profile (for da impressions) and added her to my friends list, once she accepted my request I checked her profile... CURVEBALL!!! She's 13

I was about to ask a 13 year old for a date.

And it's not the only time, my best friend says that he heard his sister telling someone that she has a crush on me, she's turning 14 later this month.

And all those countless middle school girls talking to me like they know me since they had a notion of memory.

Pubert/pre-teenage girls being interested in me makes me feel awkward.

That and the typical situation where you randomly meet a friend you haven't seen in a lot of time, run out of conversation really quickly and stay silent until you go different ways.

 

[Danny]

You move to the left when someone's walking towards you.

They move to the right.

You swap sides.

So do they.

Day is ruined.

 

[Hollow]

Did he say anything in the end?

Not a word, he just noticed the flash and kept looking down.

Like, when people ask me stupid questions in a serious tone, my brain starts to come up with something sarcastic and ass-holish, but I have to fight it. That makes my brain literally lag as I try and say something nice.

That is pretty much how I feel like with authority figures and parents, when being sarcastic can cause fights so I have to control myself like crazy.

 

[TB]

You decide at the last second to hold the door for someone only to then realize that they are in that no-win situation distance where you look like an idiot for holding the door for so long (or making them run) or you walk away and it shuts riiiight as they're getting to it.

 

[Slash]

You decide at the last second to hold the door for someone only to then realize that they are in that no-win situation distance where you look like an idiot for holding the door for so long (or making them run) or you walk away and it shuts riiiight as they're getting to it.

I do this more than I'd like to admit.

 

[Danny]

You can't hear or understand what someone's saying.

You can ask them to repeat, but if you still didn't catch it after the third time you must pretend you heard and laugh.

 

[Omnis]

Things that make me feel awkward: GTP versions of reddit themes.

TIFU: I pointed out that this thread is just a reddit theme.

 

[Liquid]

Waving/calling someone across the street before realising it's a random stranger and not the person you thought it was.

 

[GranTurismo916]

Talking to people.

 

[CinnamonOD]

So many awkward situations and I'm feeling like a mean person

You move to the left when someone's walking towards you.

They move to the right.

You swap sides.

So do they.

Day is ruined.

I don't change sides, ever. If I do, it's because there's something that can't be moved/an old person.

You decide at the last second to hold the door for someone only to then realize that they are in that no-win situation distance where you look like an idiot for holding the door for so long (or making them run) or you walk away and it shuts riiiight as they're getting to it.

I do hold the door for other people, but if I see that they're farther than what I expected, I simply stop holding it.

You can't hear or understand what someone's saying.

You can ask them to repeat, but if you still didn't catch it after the third time you must pretend you heard and laugh.

"-Are you going to tell me that in english or you'll just keep saying nonsense?"

Waving/calling someone across the street before realising it's a random stranger and not the person you thought it was.

I know that feel.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

-Using the urinal when there is a spider on the wall or ceiling
-Leaving space for somebody to merge from a side-street, then giving them the go ahead gesture when there's traffic coming from the other way

 

[phillgt2002]

Sometimes I catch girls looking down to my crotch when they speak to me.

It's either -

A: there is something interesting down there.

Or

B: I left my fly open after a hasty restroom break.

Me not being bold enough to check my fly while out and about; I go back to the restroom to check. Ugh, the times where I do forget makes me feel so awkward.

 

[Danny]

-Leaving space for somebody to merge from a side-street, then giving them the go ahead gesture when there's traffic coming from the other way

Oh, a whole lot of this.

If I'm behind a slow moving car I move around a bit so the car behind me can see it's not me.

I care more about what other strangers on the road think about me than anyone else.

 

[Slash]

Sometimes I catch girls looking down to my crotch when they speak to me.

I smile and take this as a compliment.

 

[GTDriver1230]

When I hear someone drone on how much they love cars and they say that their favourite car is a Honda Skyline.

...I kid you not. My ears actually heard this several months ago.

 

[Adamgp]

You decide at the last second to hold the door for someone only to then realize that they are in that no-win situation distance where you look like an idiot for holding the door for so long (or making them run) or you walk away and it shuts riiiight as they're getting to it.

That used to happen to me. I've since started using the 10ft rule, if they are more than 10ft behind me, then they can fend for themselves. Unless:

A. They have their hands full

B. Are visibly handicapped (very old, wheelchair, crutches/cane etc.)

 

[Saidur_Ali]

When people think you are lot younger than you are?

@Hollow

Something similar happened to me, but with a slight twist.

Spoiler

I was sitting in a bus, listening some music, then at a stop two girls got in the bus, I noticed that one of them was looking at me from time to time, not a big deal, but then I noticed a flash from that girl's phone camera, she started laughing, and I didn't know what to do (so awkward), she went to where I was sitting and we started talking (It was at this moment when I realized she was actually really cute), it all went flawless, she gave me her phone number and facebook profile.

I got home, studied, got on the computer and logged in on facebook, renewed my profile (for da impressions) and added her to my friends list, once she accepted my request I checked her profile... CURVEBALL!!! She's 13

I was about to ask a 13 year old for a date.

And it's not the only time, my best friend says that he heard his sister telling someone that she has a crush on me, she's turning 14 later this month.

And all those countless middle school girls talking to me like they know me since they had a notion of memory.

Pubert/pre-teenage girls being interested in me makes me feel awkward.

That and the typical situation where you randomly meet a friend you haven't seen in a lot of time, run out of conversation really quickly and stay silent until you go different ways.

This reminds me back in secondary school when couple of girls started talking about whether I was marriage material . I looked away and pretended I didn't hear anything.

When I hear someone drone on how much they love cars and they say that their favourite car is a Honda Skyline.

...I kid you not. My ears actually heard this several months ago.

This reminds me about someone talking up their computer knowledge because their dad works in the business and was adamant Pentium owns Intel .

 

[ProjectWHaT]

To start of, I had a very bad moment last night when I was stuck in an elevator with a guy. He looked exactly like Jesse Pinkman from Breaking Bad and I wanted to secretly take a pic to show my friends. I directed my phone towards him in a super secret way and took a snap, only to realize my flash was on.

It took very long to get to my floor.. which was also his floor..

That reminds me of this photo on Reddit:

A guy takes a photo of a celebrity but the flash was on too. You can see everyone staring at him.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

I always find it awkward when someone I'm with knows someone I don't and then talks to that person as if I know exactly who they are. That just happened to me again when I went to dinner with family and my brother knew the waitress. All I could do was sit there and pretend that I was aware of what was going on, but being shy as is, I wound up looking away and came off as being more awkward than I usually am in such a situation.

 

[W3H5]

The whole of last year I simply couldn't remeber roughly 20% of my students' names. It's fine in class when I can just call them "little man" or "that one" but gets super awkward when the parents ask me if I can go to collect their child for them and I'm looking around the playground thinking "Oh crap, which one is Dan?". I then I have no choice but to ask something like "What is he wearing today?" so I can recognise the kid.

Another that makes me feel awkward is when I forget my Thai and my wife will tell me what I need to say and I then have to repeat what she's saying to whoever I'm talking to and I look like a complete plank.

 

[Doog]

You can't hear or understand what someone's saying.

You can ask them to repeat, but if you still didn't catch it after the third time you must pretend you heard and laugh.

This happens to me more than I'd care to admit when taking orders in the drive-thru at work.

"It's a great day at Chick Fil-a, my name is Ryan, how may I serve you?"
"uuaueueruehhsuarh"
"I'm sorry?"
"uuueahahehae"
"Can you repeat that one more time?"
"uehrheahhruuhahuru"
*considers quitting*

 

[phillgt2002]

I smile and take this as a compliment.

Ehh, I don't know. I've caught like 3 girls doing it in the past few weeks. It's been happening so much. I'll be standing there talking and then their eyes shoot down to my crotch for a second and back to me. It's honestly uncomfortable.

Now, I did wear a pair of jeans with a weird fly area once. Something was wrong with the stitching near the zipper and it look like I had a traffic cone in my pants. Probably thr most awkward day in a very, very long time.

 

[W3H5]

Ehh, I don't know. I've caught like 3 girls doing it in the past few weeks. It's been happening so much. I'll be standing there talking and then their eyes shoot down to my crotch for a second and back to me. It's honestly uncomfortable.

Are you telling me you are able to avoid glancing at a woman's breasts when talking to her, even if you don't mean to do it? Because it's kind of the same thing. I know I'm guilty.

 

[AOS-]

I couldn't find a thread about this topic

Oh man. This was so close to becoming a Game of Things thread.

 

[phillgt2002]

Are you telling me you are able to avoid glancing at a woman's breasts when talking to her, even if you don't mean to do it? Because it's kind of the same thing. I know I'm guilty.

Well, no. In fact, I'm sometimes nearly incapable of maintaining eye contact due to two behavioral disorders I have. I can tell my brain to stop, but it just doesn't listen.

I mean, it's not like I'm walking around with things flailing out of my fly as apposed to some women I see wearing clothing that show their abyss like cleavage.