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32 Shy People Who Stepped Out Of Their Comfort Zone To Share The Worst Moments Of Their Lives
Many people struggle with social interactions. The reasons for that can be various, ranging from introversion to the wrong crowd to simple shyness. As the saying goes -- "you never know what the other person is going through."
So, to shine a light on things like that and to boost empathy, today we wanted to talk about the experiences of shy people that do not get enough attention. To be more specific, we're going to focus on bad experiences, so more people could understand what influences shy people to be this way. So, let's dive in, shall we?
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#1
I was in elementary and took a bus home each day. I missed my stop and I was so terribly shy and quiet the bus driver didn’t hear me. He went on to pick up high school students and didn’t notice I was still on the bus. The high school students were so sweet and kind. They alerted the bus driver and he took me home. My mom was freaking out by the time I got home!
Andrew Keir 7 months ago
I had my bus fare taken off me at school one day and had to walk home (I was about 11). The only route I knew was the way the (public) bus went, it took me 2 hours and I was wiped out by the time I got home. My parents were calm about it, thank heavens. At least they didn't give me any strife about it.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago (edited)
When I was in high school there were a few times I went one or two stops past mine a number of times because the driver didn't stop, despite me pressing the bell. I was too shy to call out to the driver, though if other students noticed they would often call 'back door' if the driver had stopped but not opened that door. Since it was one of the first stops, I took to getting on the bus last so I would be near the driver when my stop came up. Also meant I was less likely to get pushed over in the crush od students trying to get on.
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#2
“Ok everyone, before we begin why don’t we go around the room and tell us a little about yourselves.”.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I either think of something interesting but say something boring in case I get a bad response, or I randomly blurt something out and embarrass myself.
#3
I decided to be brave at a college picnic for students in the pharmacy program. All the tables were occupied, so I confidently went up to a table with a bunch of people and asked if I could join them and I immediately sat down. No one said a word to me. Not one word. I ate as fast as possible and went home and cried. F**k those a******s.
EDIT: It was a picnic. To welcome back students. All the tables were full, and I had a plate full of food. My options were to pick a random group of people, or try to stand up while eating salad and whatnot, or dump my plate and just go home. In retrospect I should’ve picked option #3 but at the very minimum the people I sat with could have made an effort to be polite.
Katiekat 6 months ago
Been there. I got hounded by a hearty extrovert church leader to join their youth group. I finally went, and absolutely no one looked at me or said anything, so I did an Irish goodbye. He accosted me again the next week -- I think he lived close to where grad student parking was -- and I told him, loudly, how crappy it was. Never bothered again. I was just dropped altogether. What a relief. Not my people, not my scene at all.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I went to youth group with a couple of friends in high school. I didn't know the other members all that well and it was a Baptist church so the youth group was huge. If neither of my friends went, I gave it a miss too. The church I attended, my family and two slightly older people were the 'youth'. My mum had pushed me to try out other churches and youth group when I was in early high school, because she always wanted me to socialise more. Of the half a dozen I tried, I don't think anyone really did more than say hello to me, if that.
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ILoveMySon 7 months ago (edited)
One of my dearest friends was sitting alone in college. I felt her awkward situation, introduced myself to her and sat with her. She is still shy and I am her "shield" in social situations. 😅
Mel in Georgia 6 months ago
She asked if she could sit with them. They were a group. They could have been welcoming and at a minimum asked her about herself. It would have been more awkward for her to push herself into the group. They were rude.
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Just stopping by 6 months ago
While I understand the situation, the immediate sit down seems kind of forced. Like they didn’t bother to wait for an answer.
When the conversation turns to be about shyness, quite often people mistake it for introversion. Yes, being shy and being an introvert isn’t the same thing – mind-blowing, isn’t it? In fact, both concepts are so different that using them interchangeably is wrong.
Introversion is a personality trait a person is born with, which doesn’t change going through life. The opposite of it, as you probably know, is extroversion and sometimes people mention the middle ground – ambiversion.
#4
My husband got me to go to a party with him at our friends house, got there, friend hugged me hello, and then said WOW YOU SMELL REALLY GOOD and then I swear to God EVERYONE got up and went I WANT TO SMELL and I was surrounded by people sniffing me seconds after walking in to a party. I wanted to die. It wasn't even perfume or anything it was my hair oil. If I could afford therapy this would definitely come up.
Lupita Nyong'heaux 6 months ago
whenever somebody would tell my mom she smelled good (she ALWAYS smelled soooo good!), she'd always say, "thanks! i'm sweating!" lol
Tabitha 7 months ago
I’m curious whether or not her husband put a stop to that kind of intrusive behavior toward his wife. If he did, wonderful, he did what he’s supposed to do. If he didn’t, I’m amazed she’s still with him. If my husband didn’t start pulling me away and using his fists against anyone who got to close, started sniffing me, and saying creepy things about how I smelled, he would be an ex-husband—-and I would take everyone and everything I could with me—-so fast it would make his head spin.
#5
I am a bit shy when first meeting people so after getting to know me, I often hear “When I first met you, I thought you were such a b***h”. Cool.
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
Being quiet and shy is often interpreted as being aloof or hostile. That happened to me a lot when I was younger.
Michelle C 7 months ago
I’m sometimes told I’m cold and have been called that word before, too; I just go through phases when I’m incredibly shy. I’m told I could be somewhat shy as a child and have also been slower to warm to other people as I’ve gotten older.
detective miller's hat 7 months ago
I still get this from people when I meet them, but I don't mind because if people think I'm mean, most of them will leave me alone.
Roxy222uk 6 months ago
Why on earth would anyone say that to anybody??? It's not a nice thing to say and it's completely unnecessary.
Just stopping by 6 months ago
🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️ sometimes it just comes out in honest conversation, especially after getting close with someone. It’s not exactly a foreign concept that people talk about their first impressions of you after it’s been a little while.
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OneHappyPuppy 7 months ago
Yeah, I have a RBF and on more than one occasion have been told just this
#6
In my high school spanish class, some kid screamed “do you ever talk” at me in front of the entire class.
super embarrassing at the time, but hilarious to look back on.
edit: for those curious, i said nothing in response. if only i could go back in time.
The main difference between introversion and extroversion is the energy source. The former charge their batteries by being alone with their thoughts, while the latter get it from social interactions. Scientists think that the difference comes from introverts being born more sensitive to external stimuli, so being social wears them out easier than others.
Granted, introversion, extroversion, and ambiversion all exist on a scale. That means that one introvert might be drained by social situations even faster than the other and all things like that. Most people have elements of both sides of a scale, just one of them usually dominates, and being strictly on one side isn’t really realistic.
#7
Going to a crowded party with one friend who really wanted to drag you along but then disappears.
PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago
Depending on the friend / some people are just socially tone deaf, have a chat with them and you may find they didn’t realise you weren’t as socially casual as them, and they might stick closer next time, it worked for a friend of mine who was always popular but didn’t realise ir think till I mentioned it that others are not
#8
Mandatory speech class when I was a freshman in college. I'd do the thing, then go back to my dorm and throw up. Really freaked out my roommate (who I barely spoke to). 5 speeches that semester...it was a nightmare.
Serena Myers 7 months ago
Here is an upvote to cancel out the downvote which someone gave you for no discernible reason.
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murmelinpaiva 7 months ago
There is an old joke that a shy person going to a funeral would rather be the corpse than give the eulogy.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
My first drama class in high school was horrible. As well as the silly icebreaker games, we had to do some sort of speech in front of the class. I hated the whole session, and the teacher for making us do it. Funny thing was though, I ended up loving drama as well as debating. Turns out the teachers at my first primary school were right when they told my mum (who had been told by my teacher at my new school to get me tested for learning disabilities) that I was just shy and I should try drama. Having words to recite etc are great for me, because I actually know what I'm supposed to say and how to say it, unlike much of the rest of my life! I ended up doing drama right through high school, though I was only in one school production, outside of class plays, because I was too anxious to audition. The one I did participate in didn't require an audition because they were desperate after a number of people dropped out lol (a few of my friends were in it for the same reason).
Scott Rackley 6 months ago
I figured out how to "flip a switch" between "presentation me" and normal me.
#9
I was having coffee with a friend one day. We had just been to the gym so I thought I was looking pretty disheveled, but maybe not because a guy came up to us and slid me a piece of paper with his number on it. He said he had seen me while driving by and thought I was beautiful and just had to stop and say hello.
I was so caught off guard (and just naturally awkward around strangers period) that the only thing I could blurt out was "If you think I'm cute now you should see me when I've bathed."
He walked away, my friend laughed. I was embarrassed for days.
Bored Trash Panda 7 months ago
Just read the thread on reddit, she called him but no response. What an a*s. I totally would have called her back.
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Then, there’s shyness. It’s described as a sense of awkwardness that some people have in social situations, whether they approach someone or are being approached themselves. Research shows that shyness is a response to fear, which is influenced by parenting and life experiences. So, unlike introversion, and shyness isn’t something people are born with, but rather something they’re conditioned into.
The common thing among introverts and shy people is that they tend to avoid or limit social interactions, especially rather needless ones. The thing is that the cause for this avoidance is the root of their difference. Shy folks do it out of fear, while introverts out of a natural urge to be alone. So, you see it’s not the same thing, as many people think.
#10
My shy buddy hated ordering coffee at the Starbucks in the Barnes N Noble bookstore.
They cannot accept your order and take your money... they had about 6 questions they have to ask first. She couldn't stand it.
Her: I'd like a medium coffee
Them:
Do you want light roast or dark roast?
We don't have medium, we have tall, okay?
Do you need space for cream?
What's your name?
Are you part of the (bookstore club)?
Are you part of the Starbucks points?
I'm not sure if I'm remembering it right, but I think at least once she panicked and walked away mid interrogation.
Serena Myers 7 months ago
Have all possible answers written down beforehand and hand them the piece of paper. I've never been to a Starbucks so I don't know how these things work.
driedgrapes 6 months ago
Used to be a normal coffee shop. Haven't been in 10+ years, probably never will again now.
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Queencat523 7 months ago
It's the company that makes them do it, and you'll get a talking to if you don't. I had to do the same in retail.
Michelle C 7 months ago (edited)
I did the same thing at a Subway and have never forgotten the anxiety on the poor employee’s face as I was giving him my order! It didn’t help that I was with my high school sweetheart; the anxiety of potentially embarrassing him made things worse!
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
The first two times I went to Subway I had my friend order for me, just got the same as them. The only other time I've been, not only did I have to ask for gluten free bread, which they had run out of so I had to get a wrap, I panicked after ordering only a few toppings. Ended up being the driest, plainest thing I have ever paid money for, and it wasn't cheap either!
Load More Replies... SkippityBoppityBoo 6 months ago
If I'm ever required to give my name in a coffee place? I always say - Obadiah Bobblenob. It's a character in the play "The Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew" by Robert Bolt
Uncle Panda 7 months ago
"Hi, I want your largest to-go cup filled to the brim with hot fresh drip black coffee, to the top, no room for cream, no weird flavors, just blackness. To the top. Please." I'm usually around 'cream' when they catch on and laugh.
WindySwede 7 months ago
This is why you order in an app. And also not in a Nestlé-owned Starbucks.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
The only time I went to a Starbucks I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to order, even with me needing lactose free milk, but it was a tea latte not a coffee.
#11
I was at a friend's house, his parents used to scare me. The dad had a thick Asian accent and due to my nerves, I guess I wasn't paying attention. Didn't realize the dad was full on asking how I was, and I just stood there awkwardly. I thought he was speaking to his son in Cantonese, i still think about this
I never corrected my boss when she mixed up my name on the first day. I had already introduced myself to some people by my real name, the other half of people my boss introduced me to, called me another. I felt too shy to correct her in front of the group. It just led to more awkward conversations, as the two names were completely different.
Billo66 7 months ago
Thats because your gate is broken. Now, if we can find someone to blame the broken gate on, awesome. What shall we call them? ...
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Teacher spent 30 mins harassing me for being "too feminine" for a guy. I remamber I was crying while everyone else was laughing at me.
Austzn 7 months ago
I like to ask people like this to explain it including asking for more follow-up details about whatever they say. When people have to explain their biases it brings them out in the open and that's what they are trying to avoid in the first place with this "bully" mentality.
Renee Fiola-Homen 6 months ago
J****s , especially the teacher. They have no business teaching children.
Dragon mama 6 months ago
Off topic but I love LOVE this picture. How did this man end up like this? He appears to be a very confused chef at a funeral.
There’s nothing wrong with being either introverted or shy; both are completely valid things. Still, it can come with quite some challenges.
To understand better what kind of bad experiences shy people go through, take a peek at today’s list. It was curated from stories people shared on the Reddit thread under the question “Hey shy people what is your worst experience?”.
#13
Putting a year's worth of confidence into a job interview, just to be the quiet one after you get the job.
The anxiety dude...
Tabitha 7 months ago
I also don’t eat lunch, and would generally run errands on my lunch hour, some wouldn’t have to run them on the way home when everyone else and their brother were doing the exact same thing. I would hear coworkers talking about me being antisocial or some such c**p, simply because I didn’t join them for lunch, or drinks after work. I knew they were just gossip fests for them, and because I didn’t gossip or get very chummy with coworkers (learned the hard way how that turns out), their little pea brains and high school clique mentality decided I was just antisocial. I’m not antisocial. I have friends I socialize with because I’m comfortable around them. I’m not comfortable socializing with coworkers I barely know, and in most cases, don’t even want to know.
Michelle C 7 months ago
Yup. I’ve been mistaken for being an introvert due to my quiet nature at work. Nope; I’m just professional and sometimes that requires minimal talking.
#14
Sat at the back of the class in Spanish, when the teacher from the front asks a question. Being the little nerd I was in school my hand shot up, the teacher then looked over, pointed directly at me and said *"Si, Seniorita"*
I was a very feminine, underdeveloped and late through puberty 15 year old boy with longer than usual hair.
I stopped answering any teachers questions willingly from that point.
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
Public humiliation by a teacher is something that sticks with you for life. It's a horrible thing to do to a kid.
OneHappyPuppy 7 months ago
I get your point, but this could have been a genuine mistake by the teacher
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#15
Best man speech in front of 100+ people. I knew it was coming almost a full year in advance and agonized over it for basically that entire year leading up to it. I recited it at least 1000 times in my head. It was sheer terror when I went up to do it.
That said, in the end, somehow, I actually did pretty well with it. I received a lot of compliments and they seemed genuine. So the experience itself wasn't the worst, maybe just the time leading up to it.
Mel in Georgia 7 months ago
I've had to perform and speak in front of people a lot. I just sigh and get on with it, even though I'm super nervous. I've learned that even if I mess up, most people are sympathetic and I can just laugh it off.
Beaker72 6 months ago
I asked a friend to be my back up best man. My first choice best man was going through some heavy duty treatment for cancer and it was possible he wouldn't make the wedding as he might have been recuperating. I told my back up this and asked if she (yes you read that right) would be OK to step in at short notice. Bless her, she agreed and asked me what she would need to do. I told her there would be nothing much as it was going to be pretty low-key, just a speech. We weren't planning speeches, I just thought it was funny. I put her straight after a few days 😀 As it turned out, first choice best man was able to be there, and a good day was had by all.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I was so glad when my best friend said I didn't have to give a maid of honour speech at her wedding! She regrets letting her father do a speech though....
Tim Douglass 6 months ago
What a lot of people who are uncomfortable speaking in front of group don't understand is that most of the people there are sympathetic to their struggle. What matters to them is not how well you speak, but what you say. A poorly presented, stammering, knock-kneed best man speech that is heartfelt and genuine will always be received well.
Over 12K wrote about their experiences, so we decided to make a list out of the most interesting answers with the intention of shining a light on shy people’s struggles. After all, learning about the internal fights of others can lead to increasing empathy, as you realize that while a person might seem put together on the outside, the storm of fear might be raging inside; you never know.
Do you yourself struggle with shyness? Share your experiences with us and maybe you’ll find other common-minded people to relate to.
#16
I hate video calls. I was going to drive 1.5 hours to my college to talk to a professor in person instead of just video calling to follow up on something.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I had to make a video call for work yesterday. I stressed about it for 5-10 minutes beforehand, trying to find a way I could get out of it. Made the call, turned out I had made a mistake on the setting of the rostering web page and the call took less than five minutes. So all that stress, should have been over quickly, but then I was stressed about making a silly mistake. Life with anxiety is frustrating!
WindySwede 7 months ago
Förbereda boss "and now everyone turn on their cameras!" 🙅♂️ glad not being there anymore!
#17
Went to a party. Guy I've never met walks up to me, shakes my hand, and says "hello, what's your name? Where were you born? Where will you die? What's in between?" Not letting go of my hand the whole time. I completely locked up, had no idea what to say.
UKGrandad 7 months ago
Sounds to me as though 'guy I've never met' had swallowed a few E's before getting to the party. When I was a nightclub bouncer it was easy to tell who'd had the disco biscuits. Even queuing to get in they'd be bouncing from person to person with a stream of questions and no pause for answers.
Bored Trash Panda 7 months ago (edited)
Not everyone on E was like that in my club days. At least not me, really depends on what it was mixed with. A lot of the time I just got super quiet but still bouncy. Idk, guess I am weird.
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I've been known to approach someone who seems like they're being left out at a social event. Usually, people appreciate engaging in low-key small talk, but sometimes the one-word answers make it very awkward. It's hard both to break off or to stay and keep talking. This is a little over-the-top. I would feel uncomfortable myself.
ILoveMySon 7 months ago
Same. I try to include people but not bombard them.
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"Have you considered the benefits of getting life insurance? I have some brochures in the car..."
Epona 6 months ago (edited)
This entry is the whole reason I clicked on the thumbnail. I hate all these questions, but I hate the "Where will you die?" question the most. How the heck are you supposed to answer that? My hackles would be up from the moment the stranger walked up to me and shook my hand, but they would be up even more at the "Where will you die?", especially if the stranger kept hold of my hand the whole bizarre conversation. "How would you like to die?" I could answer easily (peacefully, in my sleep, over the age of 80, having had a relatively decent life), but where? I don't fricking know. Maybe he meant "Where would you like to die?", as in, do you have a favourite location that means a lot to you, and if you died there, that would be...good, if you can say good about dying. It feels almost threatening to ask a stranger that question!
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I've never heard anyone ask that question before. It is very odd.
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#18
While going to college I interned for the state's largest business development corporation. In a meeting with c-suite executives the top dog was just making friendly conversation before we got started and asked me what classes I was taking. To set the picture, I am just the peon note-taker and would never expect anyone to even notice that I was there, let alone put me on the spot with a long table of successful professionals staring at me.
I blacked out. Zero brain function. I mumbled a few inaudible grunts and umms before having no choice but to admit that I couldn't remember. Oh my dog, I wanted to die. The looks of confusion and the awkward century that it took to switch topics amongst themselves still haunts me before bed.
#19
Someone took my order from the shelf at the online order station at chipotle and I waited 45 MINUTES after the time it was supposed to be done before saying anything because I didn't wanna be rude.
Not the literal worst thing to happen to me, but it is what stopped me from going to chipotle.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I've done this at a cafe before. I think it was actually the server who realised I'd been there a long time and asked what my order was.
#20
My birthday happens during vacation from school and I never failed a subject so I didn't celebrate with my class before... Until my senior year in college where we got vacation classes in preparation for the board exams. It was a joint class of two sections and our class president took it upon herself to surprise me. Boy was I surprised. I was sitting in front of the class as always (designated seats) and the presendent announced it and the whole room sang happy birthday to me. I am not kidding when I say I sank in my chair until half my upper body was gone and wished the ground would swallow me whole.
driedgrapes 6 months ago
I never figured out what you're supposed to do when they're all singing happy birthday at you.
#21
Graduating basic training and having to walk across the stage, stop at the mic, execute a left face turn, state my name in the mic with a short pause between first and last name as a cue for the next row of guys to walk up.
I completely f****d it up in front of everyone. Went to shake my drill sergeants hand as a formality of the ceremony and he whispered to me “way to f**k that up in front of everyone, d*****t, f**k off back to your seat.”
I f*****g hate public speaking..
#22
My by far worst experience was living togheter with a roommate. I wasnt able to talk to them and i thought they hate me.
Michelle C 7 months ago
I felt bad because I wanted be friends with my roommates, but some of them were not so kind over the years. I’m grateful for the ones who were!
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
I refused to share with someone I didn't know, even as a poor uni student, for this reason. I did live with my best friend and her boyfriend for a year and that was bad enough. In a way it was a relief when I realised I had depression, reached out to my mum an moved back in with her. After that, I've only shared with family. It has it's own issues, but not the same amount of anxiety, until now when I believe my dad had dementia and I'm not sure how to broach the subject with him.
#23
Worst one was probably when someone said why don't you talk and I just shrugged but they didn't get the joke and actually thought I was mute.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
Outgoing people sometimes don't understand not everyone is like them. They also don't always understand tact. I have been asked this at least twice.
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#24
The worst part of being shy is that other ppl pass you over.
You know, those situations when a teacher/waiter/employee says something, you answer and they dont hear you because you didnt yell it through the room like the most ppl do.
hated that totally. I seems like many ppl pretent you are not there if you dont talk that much, thats disgusting. They literally forget that you exists. Well sorry but I hate being loud.
#25
When you talk and people say things like “oh I didn’t know you could talk” or “this is the first time I hear you talking”.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
"You're quiet" and then they wait for a response as if it was a question.
#26
Had a high school buddy who was sworn to silence to most people even teachers, yet a select few kids he'd talk to. Funniest guy I've ever met. Said he's gone full years without saying a word to his own teachers
Edit: wow thanks for the upvotes and responses! I didn't think this would get attention. We would get on Xbox and play with him and he'd be the loudest and smack talk EVERYONE, really cool guy wish I kept in touch.
Michelle C 7 months ago
One of my best friends was like this in high school. We do keep in touch on Facebook, but not as much as we used to do. I miss her.
#27
Having to explain our project in a seminar when the one who had to do the task didn't turn up...was really shaking in the process...
#29
I went to this summer camp at a history museum around 4th grade. The second day they sprung on us that we would have to create a short play about a notable figure of our choice.
I’m already terrified and I make it worse by choosing to do mine on Cai Lun, the dude who invented paper. The “play” ended up being a 30 second monologue that was basically a condensed biography with me wearing these musty silk robes. After I slunk back to my seat, I realized that everyone else did like actual plays with dialogue and plots and stuff.
So embarrassing...
Tabitha 7 months ago
You did do a play. It was written and performed—-in costume—-in the style of a one person show. There have been plenty of them on Broadway, some of which have won Tony Awards. So don’t feel bad for your play. Bet you were the only student there who actually studied their subject instead of trying to be funny, and gave out the most real information in your monologue. Kudos to you for it.
#30
Entering a new place for the first time, be it a shop or a bar or a resteraunt. I'm always play the gentleman and hold the door open for my partner so she can assess the area before I sheepishly shuffle in behind.
Huddo's sister 6 months ago
Same. I choose to take my mum to new places, even though I'm in my 30s, so she can take the lead. She doesn't want to seem controlling though, so sometimes she waits for me to speak up, which is excruciating.
Dill 6 months ago
Fellfromthemoon isn't wrong, that was the traditional etiquette: "Etiquette dictates that the man enters before the woman for historical reasons. This is because in ancient times, public places such as inns and taverns were often frequented by unsavory characters, so the man leading the way could “protect” the woman from potential dangers within the establishment". Times change, circumstances vary, so do what you feel is right or are happiest with, but that's how it was.
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Whenever I have to talk upfront at school, but I actually speak loud enough, I just don't like looking at the people. I'm a really shy person, not so much online, and definitely not shy with my friends.
#32
Oh this time was bad.
I was on my very first date, and I hung out in his bedroom, then I needed the toilet. I pulled off three sheets, but the bit I left had a tear in it, and I thought I’d look like a vandal or something if I left it, so I tore another piece, this also left a tear in the remaining piece so I did it again.
I ended up using half the role just because I was too awkward to leave a tear in the toilet paper...
What do you think ?
OneHappyPuppy 7 months ago
You know that moment when you've asked someone several times to repeat themselves and still don't hear them so you deploy the tactic "laugh and hope it wasn't a question"? Yeah, they were asking when's my birthday
Apatheist Account2 7 months ago
I'm an introvert, but fortunately I'm not shy. I'd rather present to a room of 1000 people than go to a dinner party with 10. I've been on TV shows with audiences, but I hate ice-breaking exercises, even with my departmental colleagues. I want to show off what I know, but say nothing about who I am (and I'm not really interested in who they are).
Tim Douglass 6 months ago
I definitely feel this. I'm not really an introvert, but I'll stand up and talk in front of any size group with no hesitation. One on one, not so good. I'm not really shy, just have no capacity for small talk.
Load More Replies... SkippityBoppityBoo 6 months ago (edited)
Being the "New kid that talks funny" at Primary School was fun! (/s) I had a strong Canadian accent and for some unknown reason my teacher decided to give me a small speaking part in the spring play, on stage, in front of parents and the rest of the school. I have a natural lisp which means I can't pronounce "R's" properly. They sound like "Arrrr"... Maybe I'm just part Pirate? Anyway...Cue opening night, I started my speaking part and pronounced "the robber robbed" as "the wobber wobbed" and also the following words in my lispy accent. A few of the adults in the audience laughed and so did some of the kids. It didn't help that I was coming down with a stomach bug or something because I then projectile vomited all over the front of the stage. That was the end of my acting career... But hey? At least I gave em one heck of a show... 👍🙂
Eri J 6 months ago
College graduation for me. I didn't want to do it. To me it was a waste of time and pointless since they mail your diploma. I HATE the spotlight anyway. NO ONE supported my decision of not doing it. I caved to their forcing and went. I basically shut down from being in front of so many people it took SEVERAL days to decompress from that.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
I've been to a grand total of one graduation ceremony in my entire life, and was bored rigid the whole time, so I was d**n sure I was never going to any of mine. Bachelor's Master's & various professional qualifications later, and I've got all the certificates through the post, so I don't feel as though I've missed anything 😂
Load More Replies... PeTeH 7 months ago
"Funny" thing happened recently. Our neighbors of 9 years moved away. I only spoke once with the wife, an english speaker unlike me, about a renovation or such. Mostly just exchanged hello's with the husband, having our parking spots next to each others. A while after them moving out, I ran into them in a local grocery store walking in at the same time. After exchanging a few words, she said it's nice to see me again. I had no idea what to say, smiled and walked away. Never spoken to the neighbor on the opposing side.
OneHappyPuppy 7 months ago
You know that moment when you've asked someone several times to repeat themselves and still don't hear them so you deploy the tactic "laugh and hope it wasn't a question"? Yeah, they were asking when's my birthday
Apatheist Account2 7 months ago
I'm an introvert, but fortunately I'm not shy. I'd rather present to a room of 1000 people than go to a dinner party with 10. I've been on TV shows with audiences, but I hate ice-breaking exercises, even with my departmental colleagues. I want to show off what I know, but say nothing about who I am (and I'm not really interested in who they are).
Tim Douglass 6 months ago
I definitely feel this. I'm not really an introvert, but I'll stand up and talk in front of any size group with no hesitation. One on one, not so good. I'm not really shy, just have no capacity for small talk.
Load More Replies... SkippityBoppityBoo 6 months ago (edited)
Being the "New kid that talks funny" at Primary School was fun! (/s) I had a strong Canadian accent and for some unknown reason my teacher decided to give me a small speaking part in the spring play, on stage, in front of parents and the rest of the school. I have a natural lisp which means I can't pronounce "R's" properly. They sound like "Arrrr"... Maybe I'm just part Pirate? Anyway...Cue opening night, I started my speaking part and pronounced "the robber robbed" as "the wobber wobbed" and also the following words in my lispy accent. A few of the adults in the audience laughed and so did some of the kids. It didn't help that I was coming down with a stomach bug or something because I then projectile vomited all over the front of the stage. That was the end of my acting career... But hey? At least I gave em one heck of a show... 👍🙂
Eri J 6 months ago
College graduation for me. I didn't want to do it. To me it was a waste of time and pointless since they mail your diploma. I HATE the spotlight anyway. NO ONE supported my decision of not doing it. I caved to their forcing and went. I basically shut down from being in front of so many people it took SEVERAL days to decompress from that.
Not-a-Clue (she/her) 6 months ago
I've been to a grand total of one graduation ceremony in my entire life, and was bored rigid the whole time, so I was d**n sure I was never going to any of mine. Bachelor's Master's & various professional qualifications later, and I've got all the certificates through the post, so I don't feel as though I've missed anything 😂
Load More Replies... PeTeH 7 months ago
"Funny" thing happened recently. Our neighbors of 9 years moved away. I only spoke once with the wife, an english speaker unlike me, about a renovation or such. Mostly just exchanged hello's with the husband, having our parking spots next to each others. A while after them moving out, I ran into them in a local grocery store walking in at the same time. After exchanging a few words, she said it's nice to see me again. I had no idea what to say, smiled and walked away. Never spoken to the neighbor on the opposing side.
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