What's a silly thing you get embarrassed by?

[newmama2023]

For me. One thing is when my window wipers are going full pelt but the rain has nearly stopped. I dont know why. I just get embarrassed by it. It happened earlier and thought id see if other people have these silly moments too.

Another one i can think of, is going into a small independent shop and not buying anything

Adverts that talk about vaginal dryness
I know it's natural etc but I just cringe

I find testing the wine excruciating as well. But you’d hate it in our house. If anyone says the word “portion” the other has to repeat it in a sort of Kenneth Williams Carry On voice.

Wearing slippers in front of anyone except DP (and thats a push) and family

Accepting a package at the door

Standing in a queue at the post office

Trying on clothes in a shop then the awkwardness of saying “I won’t take these”

Waiting to board a double-decker bus, as I feel like everyone upstairs is looking at the top of my head

Honestly, things at work. Idk why but if I mess up I feel public embarrassment even tho the general public won’t know what’s gone on! I just feel nervous and get distracted.

Singing happy birthday to someone.I just mime if im in a group.

Same. My eyes start to water with embarrassment for some reason.

One of the walks I do in the evenings isn’t a loop so I either have to stop dead on the pavement and turn around to walk home, or cross the road at a set of traffic lights, walk along the other side of the road for a bit then cross back to ‘my’ side at another set of traffic lights just a wee bit up. It cringes me so badly.

I can’t watch Dragon’s Den because I feel awful and awkward and embarrassed for the people getting pulled to pieces if their figures don’t make sense or they fluff their pitch.

Booking a table or ordering a takeaway over the phone.

Walking into an independent shop if there's nobody else inside, then browsing especially when the owner is sitting behind the counter, it makes me shudder just thinking about it, you know you probably won't buy anything but know the owner is watching and hoping you do, then do I just leave? Or say something before leave?
I tend to look through the window first to see if there are other customers inside and if there isn't I won't go in.

Being the only person in a shop and then leaving without buying anything.

Hang on....some cars headlights come on automatically? How? Since when?

Inevitable? From who? It's such a basic, everyday item that no one serving you is going to think you must be expecting a bad case of the squits or you wouldn't need it.

I get embarrassed by this too. I just say "thank you" in my way out. Not sure why. I should be saying "sorry for not buying anything & getting your hopes up" 🤣

I have to pop into the office once a month to drop off my expenses receipts, just like all my colleagues. Walking into the room where all the admin staff are working I'm never sure what to say. It's always deadly quiet. I don't really want to say anything but don't want to be rude so I usually say "hi everyone!" Then get really offended if they don't all reply 🤣

Saying out loud the name of a band or song that I like

Pranks on tv, prank phone calls on radio, anything where someone id beibg embarrassed for 'entertainment' - just makes me cringe

I can identify with loads of these, particularly watching people perform or sing, I can't look at them. Also, foody words, I agree that "portion" is embarrassing, as is "goodness". I used to find the word "delicious" would make me cringe, I had a boyfriend when I was a teenager who said these words, "Janet, this cheesecake is simply delicious", I couldn't see him any more after that.

Buffets at hotels are also another "thing" for me.
Seeing people out of context. I have been known to hide rather than say hello to a colleague in a supermarket (especially awful if you have to keep passing them on every aisle).

I also find swimming with others really embarrassing, holding a conversation when you're both in swimwear 😖 as are massages. My friend bought me a massage for my 30th birthday, we went together, she was on a bed next to me. The man was asking me if it felt ok (it didn't, it felt so awkward) and my friend was moaning next to me. I just wanted it over!!!

There are so many things that make me embarrassed (and I blush dreadfully, so everyone knows!) it's a surprise I get out at all really.

When I was a teen I used to hate putting a CD on despite loving music - I found the roundness of the CD completely mortifying! Now that's weird.

Wouldn't you see it, though? If it's like a heavy drizzle that you don't hear on the umbrella, then you can get away with your headphones being on.

OMG - this is 100% me! I go through life in a sort of half-cringe and I can't do anything properly if there's even a chance that someone might be watching.

@SteveTheDog - I'm glad I've just read your post at home alone because I am crying - that's absolutely mortifyingly brilliant!

I break my sandwich, pasty, sausage roll apart into much smaller pieces to cope with my daft embarrassment! Chips at the seaside somehow don’t count🤷‍♀️
I also break off pieces of banana as it avoids silly comments 😉
I loathe anyone singing or playing an instrument in a small group, I just want to die… they are so earnest and assured of their ‘skills’ that I just can’t watch. People who are convinced they can sing and sing “at” you randomly need shooting!
i don’t like walking towards oncoming traffic as people tend to gawp, especially if they are stationary.

I get awful second-hand embarrassment, frequently absolutely mortified on other people’s behalf, especially if they don’t appear to be feeling it themselves. It covers:

All reality TV
Am-dram
Anyone doing an impromptu musical display
Bad comedy
People telling stories that are dragging on and you can tell people are losing interest
Speeches with pauses for laughter where nobody laughs

And many others. The Germans have a word for it; Fremdschamen. My husband calls it ‘she’s got The Cringe again’. I’m frequently embarrassed on my own behalf too of course!

One thing that specifically embarrasses me, though, is jazz music. All of it, in any context - I have no idea why, but it makes me cringe internally and I feel physically uncomfortable until it goes away!

Its strange because quite a few things that might embarrass others dont bother me in the slightest - eg sex scenes on tv, buying loo roll/tampax, tripping over etc etc

Yet, for some odd reason I have to steel myself to post anything on my Facebook profile. I have no idea why but I always get this feeling people will think WTF does she think she is, thinking that is interesting to anyone?

Weird innit?

I worked at a company that used to gather round your desk on birthdays and sing it to you, there was about 40 employees. I'd never, ever had that happen anywhere else I worked before and it was absolutely mortifying.

I suffer from going red quite quickly and I would imagine my face looked like an over ripe plum plus the rictus smile on my face as I waited for the excruciating few minutes to end.

Awful, I've never forgotten it.😳