Worst accidental insult you've had?

[ImJustMadAboutSaffron]

I'm massively busy just now and on the train yesterday I was going through everything in my head, sort of a planning conversation with myself. A woman opposite asked if I was ok and when I asked why she said I was nodding my head a lot. Clearly answering myself in my head! We laughed about it and a woman across the aisle said "when you get to our age you start talking to yourself." I asked what her age was and she said 64.

I'm 42.

My elderly gran tried to say to me once “you’re not just a pretty face” but instead said “you’re just not a pretty face”

@Iheartmysmart
That has just floored me 😂 Nappy Changer!!

Haha, I got wine delivered and the man looked at his pad to see what he needed to ask me but just went 'and you're clearly over 25 so I'll just tick that'

But I don't take it as an insult, more of a challenge.

I have good legs, in tights...

From a flatmate who didn't like me

"That dress is slimming on you."

Gets flustered.

"I mean that dress is very flattering on your figure."

Gets even more flustered.

"I mean you look much better in that dress."

At that point she walked away - wouldn't have thought anything of the first comment to be honest but the additions made it far worse 😀

Not quite what you asked for, op, but in the spirit of things:

I was waiting for the lift when a woman asked me if I would help her with the door, she was having issues with her pass.

She made me jump, "Oh, sorry! I didn't see you there!"

She was blind 😶

@CamsPaisleyCuffs

Oh my ! I just choked on my cuppa !! 😂

From my BIL's mother. "I don't blame you for not caring what you look like"said in a sweet voice that only a 90 year old can produce. I smiled as she moved on and then it hit me what she had said!

"I like your outfit - where's it from?"

"Oh really my friend buys from there, he's a cross dresser"

Also another classic

"you look so young for your age. I can see you have chosen your face over your figure"

"No matter how much weight you gain, your tummy is always flat." That's stuck with me!!

My teenaged stepdaughter, when I had unearthed some old photos of myself at around her age: Oh, I cant believe you used to be so pretty!

On a work Xmas do a male colleague who I regard as a friend said to me "I'm not saying that you look like a dog normally, but I'm surprised at how well you scrub up" - I think he meant it as a compliment but really I took it as meaning I generally look like shite, which is probably true!

Are your glasses on wonky or is it your face?

Giving blood for the first time they used to have to check your weight I think. Doctor doing the interview just put a big tick and said “No problems there, good sturdy girl like yourself!”

I’ve had “here comes the transvestite” from a charming pair of gentlemen at a bar in Richmond. No idea why exactly but they were lucky I hadn’t had a drink in my hand or I’d have accidentally spilt it on them

From a colleague, when I went to work making a bit more of an effort than I usually did, I had, "You look nice today. Isn't it amazing what a bit of make-up can do!"

I have been told how much I look like my dad. He has a very full beard 😂

I've had this one from a few different people so I'm beginning to get a bit of a complex.

But you're not, so what's the problem? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Ffs😂😂😂😂

I was in a hospital lift in April and had just given birth but obviously still had the belly.

A kind woman comes in with her child and says, ‘aw when are you due,’ I said ‘oh I already had my baby last week.’ She got all embarrassed and started apologising and I told her don’t worry about it.

She then goes, ‘Where’s your little one if you just had him last week’ I go, ‘he’s upstairs in intensive care.’ I’ve never seen someone so embarrassed over one interaction😂 I just told her it’s okay and thanks for being kind.

In her defence my belly was still so big I could have easily been 6 months pregnant

On the first night out after having baby DS.

got chatted up by a bloke in a bar; I mentioned having a 12 week old and he said “ah, that explains your look”.

I mean, wtf?

I came to motherhood late (39) so when I went to John Lewis for lunch with both my DD’s (who were 3 and 3 months at the time) when I was standing in a very long line a helpful member of the catering staff worked the line asking if people needed anything to speed it up.

She eventually comes to me, smiles at my oldest, asks if that’s her baby sister in the pram , coos at beautiful baby. She then looks and me and asks ‘do you need any help with your tray GRANDMA?’ I mean I was tired, but Jesus! I just said yes and off we went.

My SIL won a prize and had her photo in the local paper. Her teenage daughter remarked 'oh, you look much better in the picture than I thought you would'.

I was chatting to a friend about how I oversee the care for my elderly dad. Mentioned it was pretty tough going sometimes and she replied, 'oh but it must give your life purpose?'

As if my life had no purpose otherwise! 😬