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?

Oh, that might be what he was going for! He’s very much a northerner that’s never been to Australia though 😂

He's probably gone home kicking himself for using the wrong phrase.

I thought sitting on something means concealing something so no one finds out, eg 'he's been sitting on that information for months'

Maybe the boots/shoes need to be shaken dry(er) because they've just been splashed?!

Probably not one to dwell on, though...

Last week I was trying to contact my elderly mum's social worker. It turned out she had left and I was told I would need to be put through to Judy. So, the receptionist transfers me and when I finally get through after ten minutes of bloody awful music, I ask for Judy. A long pause. Then the woman completely ignores what I said and asks what I'm phoning about. So, I yak on about my mum's multiple and complex issues. I can hear her keyboard tapping away like billy-oh. Finally, she asks for my number and says she'll get the duty social worker to call me back.

Duty.

Not Judy.

I was mortified😬 Am in NI and honestly, it's very hard to tell the difference!!

@smilesup mines similar 😳
DPs mate goes to fist bump me, my mum reflex made me put my hand out thinking he was going to hand me a wrapper or something for the bin 😳🤣

Recently I went to a clients home to be there for his Tesco delivery as his support worker was running late. I noticed that there was washing on the line and the weather was turning so I brought it in. I put away the shopping and quickly rang the support worker (Diane) to let her know it was all sorted, she answered the phone and I VERY cheerily said "Hellooooo! It's all done, I've brought the towels in aswell as it looks like cats and dogs are coming hahahahaha" only for Diane to reply with "Sorry I think you've got the wrong number, I don't have any washing out".

I hadn't called Diane the support worker, I had called Diane my Avon lady 😳

Quite recently, I had to make a phone call at work. I was given 3rd hand information that a man had came in and requested something on behalf of his wife.

The persons surname was on the paperwork but no title. The person answered and I confirmed it was them by their surname. I proceeded to ask if their husband was available. They said they didn't have a husband. Confused, I told them their husband had requested something on their behalf, and I needed speak to them.

The caller began to get frustrated adamant they didn't have a husband and hung up.

I spoke to my colleague about it and they were confused too. A Mr Smith had definitely came In and made the request. Turned out he had quite a distinctive voice that could be mistaken for a woman's.

I had to call him back and apologize for my mistake.

I can understand that it must be frustrating for Mr Smith, but surely he would be used to people mistaking him for a woman on the phone and not just persist in feigning bafflement? You would also make sure to give a clue, wouldn't you, to avoid any awkwardness either way:

"I have a surname in my notes of Smith?"
"Yes, that's right; that's me: I'm Mark Smith."

I used to work with a man called Kim and he requested to have 'Mr' in brackets after his name in the directory - similar thing, surely?

Unless maybe you have an ambiguous voice and you're also called Alex, Sam or Jo(e)?!