To share this embarrassing misunderstanding and ask for yours...

[winterbaby777]

I'm in the process of selling my caravan and the bloke was looking around it and then he asked "Can I sit on it?". I thought this was a bit odd but, thinking he might have wanted to test it's sturdiness, I said "yeah no problem, you might want to put the legs down so it's a bit more stable"

TURNS OUT HE MEANT SIT ON IT AS IN THINK ABOUT IT 😂😂😂😂😂

Mortified.

Anyone want to share theirs?

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Is that a common phrase, I wouldn't have known what he meant either, I dont think you have anything to be embarrassed about

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The Fonz used to say it in Happy Days, but it meant shut up then I think?!

I would have done / said exactly the same OP . I hear the words people say, and dont understand when people say something that means something else. Its got me into a lot of embarrassing situations 😂

I would have thought the same as you!!

I think he’s the one that should be embarrassed tbh, I’d have thought the same as you!

Not heard that term before but have heard 'can I sleep on it?' which means the same. And would also make you feel embarrassed if you took it literally 😂

I've never heard that expression either, normally people "sleep" rather than "sit" when thinking about things.

This made me laugh longer and louder than just about anything else I've ever read on mumsnet, so thank you for that, op! I want to share something of my own, it nothing is currently springing to mind!

You're making me feel better 😂😂😂

I'm really laughing about it now. I wasn't sure if he was going to sit ON TOP of the caravan or just in it 😂😂

It was October 1973, I was 15, known as the main Bowie fan in the North East, renowned for my knowledge of the lyrics of every single song released since time began. Had 'Bowie is GOD' painted on my rucksack (we all had our own gods in those days). In the lunch queue at school someone asked me 'Have you got pinups?' I answered in a cool fashion, 'No, I've got posters'. I still remember the shame and total humiliation I felt - still managed to eat my burger though, even though it stuck in my throat a bit 😥

Oh and I'd have thought exactly the same as you @winterbaby777 !

That's so funny OP.
When I was 18 I went to New Year and a really lovely but very trendy friend of a friend showed me round when she met me she said loudly " welcome to the USA" and went for a side high five. I awkwardly took her hand and tried to shake it. Even the couple next to us laughed at me. I died inside.

We have American relatives. I was a bit confused when they made a comment about my nice fanny pack.

Turns out they liked what I called a bum bag.

Fanny is bum over there.

Apparently you can get a 'fanny facial', like a bum exfoliation treatment for those who wear a thong on the beach or whatever. My friend saw it on a list of beautician services and nearly passed out!!

I've never heard 'sit on it' meaning the same as the common 'sleep on it' i.e. take some time to consider my options.

I'd have assumed the same as you, OP; probably guess I'd misheard him and he'd asked to sit IN it. What else would he mean - sit on the tow hitch, sit on the roof?!?!

Reminds me OP of my sis years ago had met a guy on a night out and they arranged to meet for lunch during the week, both working in the city centre. He sent a msg something like 'crazy at work, rain check?' She stood there waiting like a fool with her eyes on the sky wondering what the hell was going on.😀

Went to my friends mums funeral with another friend. When we got there, my friend knew the undertaker so he gave her a comforting hug. I was holding some flowers which he went to take from me but I thought he was giving me a hug too… so I gave him this awkward hug then embarrassingly realised he just wanted to take the flowers. Massive cringe!

When on German exchange my his mum held out her arms miming how heavy my bags (full of Milka chocolate - I was a hungry teen) were. I went in for a hug. Still cringe now

I did the classic 'when are you due' to our local corner shop worker. 'I'm not, I'm just fat' was her reply and just let it hang there. I didn't know what to say next. The silence was deafening. I was mortified. I could have kicked myself. The amount of times I 'think' about saying it but never do. Brain wasn't engaged. I hadn't seen her for a few days (not months I hasten to add). What was I thinking! Once we both got over the shock, she was great about it and we talked about Slimming World etc. She's now losing weight and I get updates every time I see her, which just reminds me of my shame. I would have been devastated if someone said that to me though.

Disclaimer : My late dad was Chinese, I'm "attuned" to non-English/South-East Asian accents. Went to nail salon this morning, they're very friendly Vietnamese & Thai. When I walked in, one of them said "very cute" & I said "thank you" as I thought she meant my dress. She started running the water in the footspa - when I realised she'd said "pedicure?" I had to pretend to change my mind & said I'd just have gel polish

I recall a colleague telling DH once as he left for the loo he was going to ‘shake his shoes’. To this day I don’t really know what he’d got that mixed up with but it’s something we use occasionally to describe a trip to the toilet.

I recall a colleague telling DH once as he left for the loo he was going to ‘shake his shoes’. To this day I don’t really know what he’d got that mixed up with but it’s something we use occasionally to describe a trip to the toilet.

Isn't 'splash my boots' Aussie slang for the same thing?!

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