Random shit that embarrasses you

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.... I'll start. People peering into my shopping basket. I find it mortifying and feel inexplicably defensive (without really being clear what I am defending or for what reason). I feel the same whether it's tomatoes in the basket or condoms and pile cream. The self-service thing is such a relief.

When someone tells you a story and it's meant to be funny, but it's just not. I always fake laugh, but become increasingly self conscious about the ridiculousness of my face creasing to pretend laugh at their dull story. I'm cringing for both of us really

@LubaLuca

When I'm standing waiting to cross the road not at a crossing, but a driver stops and waves me across. I feel obliged to go quickly so end up doing a silly trot jog thing, and of course a silly wave/salute. Just let me wait for a gap in the traffic, you kind, thoughtful dickhead.

Haha! Even worse when it's the last in a long line of cars before a gap. They could've driven on as usual and I could've just crossed in less time than the silly 'no you go' dance!

Can't stand leaving speeches at work. (For myself / for the person leaving - otherwise they can be quite nice)

@Laufeythejust, I've cried laughing at that. I'm sorry but I would have rang in sick. It would have made me so embarrassed or given me an attack of the giggles. I couldn't do it.

@TheMostHappy

I am terminally embarrassed on account of being fat so

Sitting on any unreliable looking chair
Eating any food in front of anyone ever
Speaking on the phone - especially in front of someone else

When we visit in-laws and sit down for dinner and serve up at the table, pour drinks, say grace and start to tuck in before they decide they want a photo of everyone at the table. There must be hundreds of pics of me on their hard drive smiling away with half a roast potato in my mouth.

And for those who find the opening presents in front of people and vice versa, I see you and offer you a little glimpse in to Xmas at my in laws house when everyone has to take it in turns to open a present and have their photo taken with it before the next person can go. Cringetastic.

Divorce, it's the only answer.

I relate to so many of the above but my one for today is picking dc up from childcare, when the staff insist on giving the most detailed handover when nothing at all has happened. I try to look interested hearing about the games played that day, but then I don't know what facial expression to use when they describe the nappies. I wish I had the guts to tell them don't worry about giving me this info but I'm worried it would make me seem like a bad mother who doesn't care.

When someone else is haggling for a deal. I can't stand it. I have to walk away.

My DP thinks it's hilarious and haggles at every opportunity to watch me cringe!

Oh god, you’ve all just reminded me I’m going to have to make a leaving speech at work tomorrow. There’s also someone else in my team leaving who will no doubt make an absolutely brilliant speech and mine will sound rubbish in comparison 🤦🏼‍♀️

When the teacher says ‘namaste’ at the end of yoga. I just can’t say it back. I sort of go ‘yeah, cheers, great, thanks’……… argh!

I don't say 'namaste' either. You can just do the sort of prayer sign and nod your head/raise your hands to your head without saying anything.

I really really hate talking on the phone and it's only got worse over the years with the ubiquity of email/text/WhatsApp. I hate the moment when the other person picks up.

Going downstairs on the bus

Accidentally getting to a shop too early and having to wait there until it opens

When out for a meal with a group and having to tell the whole table what i want so the waitress can hear.

Being the only one to cross the road when the green man comes up

Great thread, nodding along with most of the posts on here already.

Crossing the road when I'm the only person at the zebra crossing.. or being at a pelican crossing and pressing the button but there being the perfect gaps to have just crossed without waiting for the green man, but since you pressed it feel obliged to wait for it incase all the drivers judge you for making them wait whilst no one crosses.

Eating infront of people i haven't eaten infront if before

@Slimmingstar

When the teacher says ‘namaste’ at the end of yoga. I just can’t say it back. I sort of go ‘yeah, cheers, great, thanks’……… argh!

Absolutely this!

And doing the really loud breathing in yoga classes. Just, no...

Crouching to get something off the floor or a low shelf in public. Feels like I'm doing a 'slut-drop'.

Seeing someone picking up dog shit. It's so degrading, I take on some of the embarrassment for them.

My stomach rumbling! Especially in a meeting or interview.

I'm with the gift receivers here. I have really pared back and minimised my life and therefore much prefer to choose my own gift which I know I will love.

I'm occasionally sad I never get a surprise, but frankly that's entirely my own fault

My phone ringing or pinging from a text. So I have all my alert set to silent, ring tone switches off, phone on silent and all calls sent automatically to voicemail.

When I'm out shopping with my mum and she will stand In everyone's way reading through EVERY SINGLE ITEM
And ohh god forbid if they put her bag of peas through that were marked down from a quid to 75p through at full price!
Drives me insane!
I love her dearly tho 😂

*reading the receipt that is 😂

Some of the adverts on sports TV channels ...

Getting embarrassed is embarrassing for me as I have this weird thing where my cheeks (possibly my entire face) goes red quite easily so it's obvious to everyone that this situation is causing embarrassment.

Unfortunately this happens very very easily too.

Reading mumsnet! I have no idea why but I'm ashamed to look at it in public when someone could potentially see over my shoulder. If someone I know asks me if I'm on it I'll say I occasionally looked when the dc were small. I'd never admit to all the hours I spend combing the forums looking for parking threads!

When people hold doors and gates open for you when you are still quite far away. I hate doing that silly little half run to acknowledge thier kindness. Just leave it, I will approach it at my leisure.

I get really embarrassed mowing my front lawn. Until my mid twenties I never had a lawn to mow and I feel like my neighbours must see that I am shit at lawn mowing . I don't mind doing the back, less exposed I suppose!

Having to get a taxi - I spend the whole journey worrying about how much to tip and then inevitably vastly over or under do it.

And yy to clapping along in sync to music or while waiting for an encore which you know is going to happen anyway. If I ever go to Wimbledon I will be mortified when they show the Hawkeye footage. Why do people do it?

@squashyhat. Omg the tipping. Is managed to forget that after the last year. I believe there is a formula you are supposed to use. But I find it’s far easier to just avoid tipping situations now.