Things that make you feel awkward..

[lovespink88]

I hate when you see and acquaintance that you kind of know, but you don't know whether to say hi or not. It's even worse when you're using public transportation with them for an extended period of time. And it's even WORSE when you're Facebook friends for whatever reason.

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I hate when you see and acquaintance that you kind of know, but you don't know whether to say hi or not. It's even worse when you're using public transportation with them for an extended period of time. And it's even WORSE when you're Facebook friends for whatever reason.

Yes! I hate when I see someone that I know, but not well, and I'm not really sure if they would know who I am if I *did* say hello. It's a weird situation all around. I don't really do the public transportation thing, but this seems to occur to me in grocery stores for whatever reason.

[ASTalumna06]

Awkward: Getting into an elevator with just one other person... especially when it's a co-worker. I never know what to say! I've trained nearly the entire office and pretty much everyone on my floor in this computer filing system, so I "know" everyone, but not well enough to carry on a conversation with them for even 60 seconds. I always TRY to discuss the weather, or something generic like that, because standing there in silence, even just going up two floors, can be excruciating!

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Yes! I hate when I see someone that I know, but not well, and I'm not really sure if they would know who I am if I *did* say hello. It's a weird situation all around. I don't really do the public transportation thing, but this seems to occur to me in grocery stores for whatever reason.

^^ or if you see an acquaintence but don't quite know (or remember) their name but have a strong suspicion that they know yours.

It's slightly easier if the person is a man because, as a man, you can easily default to "hey, dude, how's it going?" and go from there. But if it's a woman, you've go to handle it better.

[AOII Angel]

I have no problem with people cleaning my house!! I LOVE IT!

I feel awkward watching people sing (I don't mean professionals, but regular people.) so I can't watch AI or any of those shows. If someone sings to me, I literally want to fall through the floor. It happened once in a tiny restaurant. We were sitting with a group of physicians and physicians assistants when I was still a surgery resident (ie we were talking shop) and an opera singer was sitting next to us trying to eat a rare steak while I apparently was having a rather loud conversation about holding someone's heart during surgery. The convo segued into musicals and my general distaste for musical theater, at which point the opera singer stood up and interupted our conversation. He proceeded to seranade me with "Pretty Women" from Sweeny Todd and "If Ever I Would Leave You" from Camelot. My husband loved it, but I really thought I was going to die...his eyes didn't leave my face the entire time!

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

I hate when you see and acquaintance that you kind of know, but you don't know whether to say hi or not. It's even worse when you're using public transportation with them for an extended period of time. And it's even WORSE when you're Facebook friends for whatever reason.

Oh boy... I have holes in my memory from a series of head injuries, which plays out in a number of ways. One problem I have is facial recognition. If I don't know someone well, I won't get any sense of familiarity upon meeting that person again.

In the not too distant past, I was at a sorority event. As I passed by a little group of people, a woman (not a member) yelled my name loudly and waved me over. I had no idea who she was. Because this is an ongoing problem, I've gotten to the point where I have no shame anymore. lol She reached out to hug me and I whispered in her ear, "I'm so sorry, I can't place your face" or something to that effect.

Turns out this was a person I should have known very well even though I hadn't been around her all that much, but I won't go into the gory details. It was a bad situation.

[PhoenixAzul]

When people (friends) are talking about plans and they're not really including you...but you want to join or do whatever they're talking about and it is awkwardly unclear if they want you to come too or not. I'm trying to be better about asking, "Hey, can I tag along?" but still...it makes me feel like the odd man out and then it makes me feel uber paranoid that they're talking about me behind my back or figuring out a way to get rid of me.