We’ve all been there. You can feel it as the words are coming out of your mouth that you’ve made a terrible mistake. You misread the situation. You made a Freudian slip. And now, you’re desperately wishing that you could go back in time or become invisible.
As painful as these moments are, they’re also inevitable. And something that might make them a little easier to swallow is bonding with others who are just as socially awkward. TikTok users have recently been recalling their most uncomfortable moments when they completely misread social cues. From making inappropriate comments in doctors' offices to turning job interviews into nightmares for everyone involved, these stories might give you serious second-hand embarrassment, pandas. But we hope you’ll find them amusing too, so be sure to upvote the ones that make you smile!
#1
when i worked giving people covid vaccines a man came in with one arm and i asked if he was left or right handed... he replied "well for a lack of options i guess im a lefty" mortified
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81points
#2
I went to the cinema it was a late showing so it was just me and my partner there in the whole cinema and we used to randomly chase each other so I saw someone walking up the stairs it was dark and they started running faster I ran faster I then look to my right to see my partner laughing their head off I was chasing a random cinema worker
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76points
#3
Was waiting to use the bathroom on a flight and the captain was stood next to me and asked ‘’are you off on your holidays” and I responded “yes we’re heading to Antigua” like he wasn’t flying the god damn plane
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74points
#4
went for a job interview, they asked how flexible I was. told them I used to do gymnastics and trampolining
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73points
#5
I was at a local op shop and I didn't have enough cash on me so I said to the lady serving me "I need to go to the atm I'll be back soon". Then a lady behind me in the line asked me "how short are you?" I said "5'4" and walked away. Wasn't until I left the shop and got home later that I realised she wasn't asking about my height.
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69points
#6
Someone I know got hit by a train, and later died. I went to the funeral and said “omg I look like I’ve been hit by a bus” and it still lives rent free in my head every day 😩
64points
#7
I was in a boutique shop and saw a pretty sandal so I tried it on and walked to in front of a mirror to see better. When I asked the shopkeeper if I could have the other shoe to really get a feel for the look of the shoe, a customer quietly walked up to me and told me I had actually taken off around the shop wearing her personal shoe from home while she was trying on shoes that were actually for sale 🥲
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63points
#8
When I worked as a waitress a old lady came out of the toilet and asked me to help her with her zip and I got on my knees and tried to pull her flies up and she looked me dead in the eye and went “no love, my coat” 🥲
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62points
#9
When a cute woman was waving at me very aggressively through her front house window as I was walking down the sidewalk. I stopped to smile and wave back. Suddenly she stopped waving and gave me a dirty look. I quickly realized she was washing her windows. 🤦
62points
#10
Someone I liked at work asked me if I was free on Saturday evening.. I thought he was going to ask me out so I said yes! He then asked me to cover his shift
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61points
#11
My fricking mouth will automatically copy people’s accents without my permission. It’s mortifying.
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59points
#12
I worked at a coffee shop and I heard someone say that "espresso gives me the runs." I thought that meant that it made you run all over the place because of the caffeine. I would tell customers and other employees that coffee gave me the runs and that I liked it since it made me work faster
59points
#13
I was walking home listening to music and people started running past me. For some reason I thought something terrible had happened and started running with them. I accidentally joined a running club 🫠🙈
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52points
#14
I once put change in a homeless woman's cup at a bus station. turns out she wasn't homeless and the cup had coffee in it
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52points
#15
My boss called me over and said “are you available right now” and I apologised profusely and explained that no, I had a boyfriend. He looked BAFFLED and said “I wanted to know if you could run to the shops and get a bag of ice…”
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50points
#16
First day on the job my new manager went to shake my hand and I handed him my jacket 😭😭
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47points
#17
I threw my bra on stage at a punk show and the singer went on a rant of how disrespectful that was 😭 till this day I have nightmares about it
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46points
#18
When the conversation died I asked my new barber what he does for work.
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46points
#19
Meeting the neighbours for the first time and the neighbour was explaining he has a teenage daughter with cerebral palsy. My dad misheard him and trying to relate said “yeah I have a daughter, she’s pretty ballsy too”
44points
#20
A woman from work visited me in hospital after I had my first baby. She asked if she could have a cuddle. I was rather surprised but I put baby down and held out my arms. She looked at me and said ‘I meant can I hold your baby’ 🫣😂
42points