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!
#41
I worked in a call centre and got off the bus and instead of thank you SHOUTED ' Hi can I help'
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19points
#42

Was at the opticians and needed my new glasses tightening. So I just leaned forward towards the optician and he was like “Oh.. just take them off and pass me them” 🫠
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19points
#43

Sat in the hairdressers chair 9 months pregnant, she asked if I knew what I was having, I said balayage 😔
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18points
#44
At the airport with my partner, waiting for our suitcases. And I said ‘you know which one’s mine because it looks like it’s about to explode’ 🙃
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18points
#45
bless my mum she's not great at understanding accents, the lady serving us ice-cream said cup or cone? but mum heard Capricorn? and very enthusiastically responded yes I am a Capricorn! 👀👀
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18points
#46
I walked into a tattoo shop once and asked 'do you do tattoos?' instead of 'do you do walk-ins?' This was almost 10 years ago and I'll never forget it
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18points
#47
I went for a job interview and we walked past the staff room and she said sorry can you smell noodles and I said yes and started to spell noodles like N O O D L E S I thought she said spell
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17points
#48

a lady came in my shop and tried on 3 dresses, she came out and was almost crying. she said im just so big, id love to change it, it's getting me down, I said don't cry there's things can be done. a gastric band. she said what?? im talking about being big chested 🤯
17points
#49
I was sat waiting for an interview and read the interviewers name so facebook stalked him but he called me in as I was looking. To my horror mid interview he glanced at his phone and looked at me and asked had I shared something on Facebook. I said no and continued. As soon as I got out I checked my phone and I’d shared his profile picture 😳.
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15points
#50
Didn’t realise this guy had a stutter and he introduced himself to me and stuttered his name (I thought he was just nervous) so I thought to kill the awkwardness of him stuttering I shook his hand and stuttered my own name the same way and let’s just say the gasps were loud
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15points
#51
Told my nail tech at the salon I go to “your amazing and everyone always asks for you , you should make your own salon !” She said “this is my salon and my staff” 😭😭🤣🤣
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13points
#52
Asked a blind lady would she like a receipt and she replied “well no, I can’t see it”
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12points
#53
In a job interview they asked me "what cartoon character would you describe yourself as" and every thought I've ever had left my head and I said "Pippi Longstocking, because I get things done."
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12points
#54
At the dentist the other day, went to move my head back to the headrest after rinsing, rested my head on the dentist and not the head rest. MORTIFIED.
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12points
#55

My mums friend had an important business meeting with about ten people. In his head he wanted to say “thanks Pat.” But he stood up and said “fat pat.” 🤣
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12points
#56

A car honked me today and I thought it was someone I knew so I smiled and waved, then I realised they were just telling me to get out of the way 😞
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12points
#57

My coworker was telling me about her ex, I asked why they broke up. She said he was sick. I said ‘sick in the head?’ and laughed, she said ‘no, cancer.’ 🫡
10points
#58
driving instructor asked me if I went out much "round here" I proceeded to tell her about the pubs and night life. then realised she meant the roads
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9points


