A woman has told me off for yawning in IKEA?!

[itsBritneyBeach]

There I am, wandering around the plant section with my friend. I'm knackered today, having had 2 hours sleep, and I yawned with my hand over my mouth, not making a noise.

A lady was opposite me in the aisle and came over with her big trolly and said to me "other people are shopping here, you know"

I thought I was blocking something she wanted to get to and said "oh sorry I'll move" and I did move, to which she replied "no for gods sake, I meant about the yawning. Can you not save that for at home"

I laughed, she tutted at her husband/partner/male friend and then they both flounced away!

So, AIBU for yawning discreetly in IKEA?

@Teaches OP pointed out she did put her hand over her mouth.

I always end up shitfaced when I go t o IKEA.I

Buy mad shit and get lost.

Selling wine in the cafe is irresponsible.

I have been increasingly of the view that a significant proportion of the population are completely batshit, and this incident does nothing to dissuade me.

@TeachesOfPeaches I did, and I even turned away from the main "path" to be extra extra polite but clearly I have ruined several IKEA shopping experiences.

To everyone who was involved, I am truly sorry and will try to refrain from yawning in public ever again. I am ashamed.

How could someone notice another person yawning across an aisle if the OP covered her mouth and also made no noise as she claims? I bet it began as a no handed yawn and perhaps a latent hand arrived almost too late towards the end.

People are SO WEIRD

This is basically my answer to everything.

OP you really should have snapped and farted to indicate your displeasure.

Ah, you should be more sympathetic. She's probably been there for days, trying to get out, and afraid your yawn will make her want to lie down and sleep.

Should I predict my yawns? Surely all yawns start no-handed?!

I don't know how she noticed, she was probably just looking around, as you usually do in Scandinavian homeware stores

WhatCanIDoNowPlease definitely a good AIBU staple

Were you naked at the time? How bizarre.

Get a room next time OP

Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I wasn't naked... however, if there's a next time, I might strip off to distract from the yawn

I’ve never heard anything more disturbing in my life. You animal.

Is this thread making anyone else yawn like crazy?!

I hope she yawned all the way home.

im so glad I never meet these people... you are very unlucky to meet a true busy body weirdo I feel for you
Im glad you found it funny because idve been upset.. particularly if I were that tired
What an utter freak of a woman!

oh this is one of those moments where you wish you were a comedian like frankie boyle that could wither her nuttiness with a reply back!
people are odd

You know, in Ikea, there are tiny little things like screws, and specks of chipboard dust flying around; you really should have been more careful, something might have fallen into the bottomless pit of your yawning mouth.

Mind you, I was only recently educated about putting a hand over my mouth when yawning. But I was also told off for burping on the netball court, and it wasn't even by the umpire!

Yawning is a natural response to a lack of oxygen. Perhaps her advice to others means she was over quota and your body was just in panic mode :D

Yawning is a natural response to a lack of oxygen. Perhaps her advice to others means she was over quota and your body was just in panic mode :D

You beast. How could you. Don't you know there may have been impressionable children watching.

I got called a “fucking white bitch” In Wembley Ikea once because I’d turned around to grab something I’d forgotten on the one way system. That was special.

Oh honey, what a knob!!
I’d have laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed. Then continued to feel that there was someone as knobish a mother as her in the world.
All the and ❤️

I got called a “fucking white bitch” In Wembley Ikea once because I’d turned around to grab something I’d forgotten on the one way system. That was special.

thats amazing