Because of my shyness I came out of a chip shop with a portion of fish...

My dh's aunt once rang me in October to wish me a happy birthday. My birthday is in March. Instead o correcting her I said thank you and then had to make up what I was doing to celebrate!
So awkward as she spoke to my mil after and quickly realised she had the wrong date.

I once paid £48 for some olives. Not my finest hour and I'm still bitter about it a few years on

Why didn't the * bold action work??

My elderly neighbour started calling me Jodie (not my name) and I missed the chance to correct her.
I even sign her Christmas card from "Jodie".

I walked home from school on and off with a girl for 5 years

I still dont know her name

Well I'm holding mine at the moment. A beautiful baby blue Apple IPad cover that I pointed to with a breezy wave when buying my new IPad Pro. God knows why but it came in two parts that you bought individually. The total cost of both parts was just over £100. One hundred fucking pounds I tell you. Why on earth I didn't change my mind I shall never know. I'm normally very assertive.

My elderly neighbour started calling me Jodie (not my name) and I missed the chance to correct her.
I even sign her Christmas card from "Jodie".

I have drunk many cups of white coffee because I wanted to show gratitude for someone making me coffee. I take my coffee black, why do people automatically assume everyone takes milk?! I'm too polite.

When I was younger my mum had a friend who called her the wrong name, let's say she called her 'Jane', this woman became 'the Jane lady' to me, and I couldn't even remember her real name.
On my work experience, I was too shy to correct one of the staff when they called me the wrong name. They found out a few days in, it was quite embarrassing.

This isn't quite the same thing but it reminds me of the time that I decided to buy DH an antique map as a present. Went into a specialist shop. None of them have prices. I ask about one. It is £80, which is about what I imagined spending. Ask about another one. It is £2600. Despite the fact that it was now completely obvious that I knew nothing about these maps and was selecting them essentially at random I went through a whole charade of pretending that I was weighing up the two and that it just so happened that I preferred the £80 one. Who did I think I was fooling?!

It's ok Mrs.G we're all far too polite to say anything.

What are you lot like!!??

OMG - my tribe!

I often buy things in shops just to prove I'm not a shoplifter because I feel self conscious browsing.

I accept all substitutes in my online shop as I feel too embarrassed to send them back. Pickled herrings instead of tampons? Yeah that'll be fine.

I had to do a poo at work so when I went back into the office I loudly told my colleague I'd just had a call from my dad - so they'd all think I had been on the phone and not off pooing.

Sorry that sounded sneery wasn't meant to be

Oh Lordy Margaret can I apologise now if that was me?
It's just gets awkward when you've asked someone to repeat themselves and still have no clue what they're saying. Sometimes I just guess (wrongly)

Suspect this thread is 100% British posters!!

I regularly drink tea with milk in because I'm too shy to remind people that I drink it black.

I am very thankful for my choice of words at the tea counter in Harrod's, though. If I'd asked for 100g of tie guan yin instead of asking how much it would be for 100g I'd have paid £120 for it.

My friend was telling me something in a club so I did the usual nodding and laughing. Unfortunately she was telling me her bf was cheating on her. Argh

Someone once did this to me! They asked me how I was, I said 'To be honest not great, [boyfriend of six years] and I split up two days ago' and she went 'oh, ha ha ha, I know we're all so busy aren't we?!'. Obviously I was too polite to say anything. It's now nearly a decade later and I'm married to someone else so I imagine she figured out at some point that ex and I broke up...

Literally did this today - DS is turning one on Saturday and I saw a bargain Thomas and Friends toy in Boots for £10 so thought I'd pick it up as something to open, get to the till and it's £23...I pause, smile and pay without a word of protest the toy was obviously in the wrong section but I didn't want to say anything or have the whole embarrassing conversation where you have to say you didn't realise its real cost then leave with nothing so I just bought it...I'm sure he'll love it though so can't complain.

I also did this in Gap when buying him some new clothes, I checked the label before going to the till and had a rough idea of the total, she tells me it all comes to £40+ and I KNOW ITS TOO MUCH but I say nothing, go home and check the receipt and I've been over charged as sale items weren't discounted, I knew this at the till but I pay, go home then two weeks later return it all (at least I got a full refund) I wish I wasn't so polite, it can be expensive 😕

I got called up and asked out on a date. I thought it was someone I knew called Tom (we had a rubbish phone at the time and I'd had a few glasses of wine). I was properly delighted to be asked out by 'Tom' and accepted enthusiastically.

A little further on on the call I realised it was actually a bloke called Tim who I had met at a party and forgotten. He'd got my number from a mutual friend. I was so embarrassed I went through with the date and then went out with Tim for about 2 months even though I didn't really fancy him. It was a relief when he dumped me!

Early 20s me really needed an assertiveness course - sorry Tim!

I have trouble hearing people in loud venues so instead of continually saying "Pardon?" I sometimes just nod and smile.

My friend was telling me something in a club so I did the usual nodding and laughing. Unfortunately she was telling me her bf was cheating on her. Argh

Does everyone else do that thing where you realise you're walking the wrong way up a street but you just can't bring yourself to about turn? You have to cross over or go into a random shop before doubling back?

Every time I do this I act out a miniature play, where I exaggeratedly look at my watch and do a performance of 'oh, look at the time! I thought I had time to go this way, but in fact I must go this way! Because of the time!'. It obviously makes me look mad but in my head it's saving face.

I say hello to a man ive never met and who thinks he knows me, calls me the wrong name, most mornings on the school run.

He'll say hello jane (wrong name) and ill say hello as im too embarrassed to say im not jane.

A ha ha the Bread Mountain

I asked for a few layers in my hair and smiled politely as the hairdresser gave me a haircut I hated, told him I loved it, gave him a tip.. then went home and cried.
It was long hair with a short fringe going all round my head

I love this thread! It's so reassuring to know I'm not alone!

@dolphinbbq @Serafinaaa @Walnutwhiplash
I'm crying 😂🤣