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AIBU to think this lady was nuts? Share your WTF interactions with strangers here

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BarbaraVineFan · 28/08/2024 22:31

In the park with 4 year old DD today and she became fascinated with a ladybird which she found near the path. We were standing by the side of the path as DD let the ladybird crawl over her arms and hands. A lady went past with a little kid of a similar age and was looking over, so I said 'we've got a ladybird!' (Not sure why really but I felt the need to explain.) Upon which this woman sort of sniggered and went 'ah..,Chlamydia!' And then just...went on her way.

Having googled, I see that apparently ladybirds carry all sorts of STIs, which they transmit to other ladybirds and not humans. So I guess that's what she meant. But at the time I was like 'What the actual fuck?' 😂 Who even says that to a stranger?!

Does anyone have any similar stories of batshit interactions with strangers to share?

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KreedKafer · 28/08/2024 22:46

A few years ago I was in a coffee shop, reading on my Kindle, and a random woman spontaneously had a go at me because I had a slightly more expensive model of Kindle than she felt was acceptable. She was genuinely irritable with me for spending my own money on something she personally didn’t feel was worth it. Total stranger.

Also years ago when I did bar work in a really rough local pub, we only had about four people in,
all regulars except one stranger, all sitting at the bar. It was close to closing time and the customers were chatting with me. During said conversation the stranger suddenly volunteered that he was on the sex offenders’ register after being ‘branded a pervert because of a fondness for much younger females’. He genuinely didn’t seem to think this would be negatively received by the people around him. I had to ask him to leave for his own safety.

Ariela · 28/08/2024 22:46

Are you sure she didn't say Coccinella - the Latin name for ladybirds? @BarbaraVineFan

hangxiety · 28/08/2024 22:44

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 28/08/2024 22:40

I'm not kidding you, this 100% happened to me the other week. I'd got my rain coat on because there was a bit of a shower and I needed to post a letter in the postbox 7-8 minutes walk away...

My raincoat comes down just past my bum at the back, and I was lifting it up slightly to get my phone out of my jeans pocket. This man - around 10 years older than me, (early-mid 60s,) was walking towards me on the opposite side of the road. He said 'I thought you were going to squat down for a piss then. Haha...' 😆

Who in the name of holy hell thinks it's okay to say this to a random woman that they've never met before? 'I thought you were going to squat down for a piss?!!!' (Just because I was lifting my jacket up slightly at the back, so that I could get my phone out of my jeans pocket!)

'What an absolute weird perve,' I thought. Never seen him before or since, even though this was in my village about 5 minutes walk from my house. As I said, who thinks it's OK to say something like this to a random woman he doesn't know?

I didn't say anything back by the way, I just looked at him for about 3 seconds like >>>> Hmm and carried on walking.

Fucking weirdo.

!

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Sorry but this has absolutely cracked me up 🤣🤣

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HeySummerWhereAreYou · 28/08/2024 22:40

I'm not kidding you, this 100% happened to me the other week. I'd got my rain coat on because there was a bit of a shower and I needed to post a letter in the postbox 7-8 minutes walk away...

My raincoat comes down just past my bum at the back, and I was lifting it up slightly to get my phone out of my jeans pocket. This man - around 10 years older than me, (early-mid 60s,) was walking towards me on the opposite side of the road. He said 'I thought you were going to squat down for a piss then. Haha...' 😆

Who in the name of holy hell thinks it's okay to say this to a random woman that they've never met before? 'I thought you were going to squat down for a piss?!!!' (Just because I was lifting my jacket up slightly at the back, so that I could get my phone out of my jeans pocket!)

'What an absolute weird perve,' I thought. Never seen him before or since, even though this was in my village about 5 minutes walk from my house. As I said, who thinks it's OK to say something like this to a random woman he doesn't know?

I didn't say anything back by the way, I just looked at him for about 3 seconds like >>>> Hmm and carried on walking.

Fucking weirdo.

!

Thelnebriati · 28/08/2024 22:39

When DS was little we were having a picnic in the park, and a woman let her dog wander on to the rug and try to help itself to our food. She thought I was being unreasonable to push her dog away. It was on an extending lead.

Fern84 · 28/08/2024 22:38

I was once on a train commuting home from work, sitting with my then-boyfriend chatting about whatever. We had been to the gym after work then caught the train out of London to our commuter town.

A couple of stops before ours, this well to do looking lady, probably about 55-65 age range who had been sitting across the carriage stood up and came over to me and said I was an absolutely disgraceful young woman and my mother would be ashamed etc etc! then got off

Boyfriend and I was completely baffled what I had done to deserve it, still unsure to this day!

Springadorable · 28/08/2024 22:36

Was out with my dog and picking up her poo...a lady stopped to tell me not to bother as it would breakdown naturally.

I was on a busy narrow paved footpath...