AIBU to think this lady was nuts? Share your WTF interactions with strangers here

[BarbaraVineFan]

In the park with 4 year old DD today and she became fascinated with a ladybird which she found near the path. We were standing by the side of the path as DD let the ladybird crawl over her arms and hands. A lady went past with a little kid of a similar age and was looking over, so I said 'we've got a ladybird!' (Not sure why really but I felt the need to explain.) Upon which this woman sort of sniggered and went 'ah..,Chlamydia!' And then just...went on her way.

Having googled, I see that apparently ladybirds carry all sorts of STIs, which they transmit to other ladybirds and not humans. So I guess that's what she meant. But at the time I was like 'What the actual fuck?' 😂 Who even says that to a stranger?!

Does anyone have any similar stories of batshit interactions with strangers to share?

One of my dad’s friends lectured my mum about me bing an old child. Dad was getting changed in the next room and came charging through.

”Don’t you DARE speak to my wife like that again!”

Mum had had three horrendous miscarriages.

Well done your Dad!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Why do people think they get to say anything about other people’s families? It’s bizarre. Hugs to your Mum

Well, you learn something new every day.

Although these glory holes were very tidy tbf!

Me too!!!
that’s so random 😂

🤣 that's an absolute belter

Traditional cat hiss or some sort of hex is the only acceptable response to being called a witch imo 😂😂

I was a merchandiser of greeting cards at a well known big box store that had a uniform of navy top and khaki pants. Now I didn’t work For big box store, I worked for the greeting card company.

A middle aged guy asked me where something was located in the store. I told him I wasn’t sure, I didn’t work for the store I worked for the greeting card company. He then proceeded to argue with me that I Did indeed work for the store, why didn’t I know where the item was, and ‘besides you’re wearing their uniform’. Now I did have on just by coincidence a navy top and khaki pants (last time I ever did that). After a few minutes of trying to get him to understand I gave up and he walked off in a real huff.

Worst job I ever had!

Wtaf? Some nutters out there. 😂😂😂

When working on checkout in a supermarket, I had a man shout "you have been gonged into positions of Norway". He then left screaming at the opticians "you have my wife's blood on your hands".
He came in the next day like nothing had happened. Bizarre

@Spitalfieldrose · Today 20:17

I entirely forgot about the school Mum I didn’t actually know being fucking weird.

So standing at pick up when my daughter was about 4, DD is an only child. It was the summer before they went to Reception, and I was talking to one of the Mum’s I did know about buying their new school uniform. I think I made a comment of it being expensive as I’d been a bit surprised in the school uniform shop at the cost.

School Mum I didn’t know but obviously knew DD was an only, pipes up ‘well you should have had another older child, then you could pass the uniform down. That’s the problem when you have an only child’.

We both looked at her like WTF?. And I muttered something about ‘shame about that miscarriage then’.

She never spoke to me again - RESULT!!

What an incredibly stupid thing for this woman to have said.

So we should all have more than one child then, so we are able to pass the school uniforms on?! Fuck me sideways!

My lovely neighbour (single mum, 1 daughter aged 4,) has just given a bunch of clothes and toddler toys to another young single mum for HER little girl (aged 2) as the 4 y.o. had grown out of all the stuff.

And another lady I know advertised her only child's primary school stuff on the village facebook page... as the child is off to Secondary School in September. (Tops, PE kit, ties, book bags, the works.) Imagine that!!! Parents of ONE CHILD managing to pass stuff onto others.

I mean, according to that daft woman you encountered, you must have more than one child to pass things on! 🙄

I am really sorry about your miscarriages.

@ThisNoisyTealLurker

It's nearly always the old men isn't it?

Isn't it just?!

We were put in groups for some uni thing. Maybe 6 of us and no one knew anyone as new to it and groups allocated randomly. One of the women starts going on about how her friend likes to hold knives as it gives her a buzz and makes her feel powerful. Also went on about how she liked men of a certain race. It was just so weird. Everyone just silent until someone else in the group basically just stated out loud that this was weird and we moved onto to the actual group work. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Was stood in a cafe today with my 5 year old dd in her wheelchair. A man walked past, looked at her in the wheelchair and sung 'you see me rolling'. First I thought he may be having a joke with my dd or trying to make her laugh but he was completely straight faced and just walked past. I still couldn't say for certain that it was at dd but I'm 99% sure it was.

Me too!

But the bloke did sound pervy.

My WTF moment happened on here a toilet story that feels very made up.

Maybe she was drunk? Or it was a case of mistaken identity? Very weird!

I thought it was Hugh, Pugh......

Why Pugh twice?

I'll let my sister know - she's had the experience (and I have been with her a couple of times when this has happened) of being told firmly 'this IS the LADIES!'... or 'Erm, wrong toilets mate'...

She's a fairly butch lesbian, but you'd really have to be thick to think she is actually a bloke or a transwoman.

She'll be delighted to know that these things never happened.

Twins

They are the Pugh twins.

Much more importantly, why does Barney McGrew get his full name?

God, I just remembered a security guard one from 20 years ago. I was pregnant with my eldest and my mum and I were looking at baby monitors in Boots. Suddenly, there appears a big security guard at the top of the aisle. Now, it's really hard to describe this properly, but bear with me. He basically made this big show of slowly spinning his body round so he was facing down the aisle, feet planted wide, whilst ever so slowly crossing his arms and glaring at this pregnant woman and her middle aged mum. I think I blinked at him for a second or two before silently putting back the monitor I'd been thinking of buying and leaving the shop.

@WiddlinDiddlin exactly!! No one else does! Or is it double barrelled?

This thread reminds me of the time when I was a teenager..... many, many moons ago... walking through my home town with my then best friend. Coming towards us were two young lads, maybe late teens or early twenties. All of a sudden, one of them dropped to one knee in front of us, stretched out his arms, and announced:
"Whip me, strip me and tell me you're 12".
They then ran off.
Several decades later, I still have no idea what it was about. I suspect a dare or drunken shenanigans. Still, very bizarre and unforgettable .

It was the same for me too.. Apparently they'd SEEN me on cameras shoving a denim jacket into my bag! 🤣 it feels awful being accused like that right?

In my 30s. Evening. Walking to my fiance's house in the next street.

I was accosted by two teenage boys. There was no one else around.

"Are you a teacher?" asked one.

"That's a strange question. Why do you want to know?"

"Cos I hate all teachers. If you're a teacher, I'm gonnae..."

He then described how he was going to torture me.

i heard my voice saying "Oh, drop dead Shit Face!"

He looked astounded. His friend pointed at him and laughed. I walked to my fiancé's as briskly as I could.