You know you get these people that make friends with anyone? well I think DH tries to be like this, infact I think he thinks he IS like this but he doesnt realise that half of his jokes go down like a lead balloon, his conversations are boring and people just take the p*ss out of him.
One time last year we had taken my DS to a new football club, neither of us knew anyone so we just sat at the side of the field watching DS, then a woman sat near us with a baby and DH decided to say to her "I've always wondered why babies always look really shocked all the time.." he had this big dopey grin on his face, ok he was trying to be friendly but the comment didnt go down too well, she gave a polite smile and looked away . I went to the car to get DS's water bottle and as I was walking back I noticed he was talking to her again so wondering what the hell he was saying I started to rush back and caught the end of the conversation just in time to hear DH say "so, by christmas I'm hoping to have the barclaycard down to under £3k..." he'd only gone and told her the ins and outs of all our finantial affairs to make conversation!! DH continued to wear this dopey grin and genuinly thought he'd made a friend. As her husband came walking up the field I saw her gave him a look as if to say "save me!" and they were both laughing so obviously taking the piss.
Another incident we were in Morrisons and whilst we were at the checkout DH noticed a sign saying "print enlargments", part of the sign was covered by something else so from a distance the sign read p enlargments. DH pointed it out to me and we had a little chuckle (to point out the obvious it looked like it would have said penis enlargments). THEN he goes one step further and asks the elderly checkout woman "you're not telling me that hasn't been done on purpose?" (cue dopey grin). The checkout woman turns around and studies the shop not having a clue what he is going on about, there is a huge queue waiting looking not too impressed and so I hinted "lets just hurry up" but oh no..he has to carry it on and again tries to point out this sign to the woman who was thinking there was something wrong, like he was complaining about something so was taking it seriously, I gave him "evils" but HE STILL CARRIED ON TRYING TO POINT IT OUT!!! , the people in the queue were getting very pissed off and giving us BOTH evils and then the old woman only went and pressed her help button to get someone to come across to find out what was wrong .
Other instances include going into tesco, buying some condoms and then trying to start a conversation with the young checkout girl about how many they sell a week and "bet you see the sales rocket on valentines day eh?" again looking around the shop I could see the shop assistants looking and taking the piss.
He does it all the time it makes me so cross, you know those clothes shops where the assistants practically drag people in off the streets, most people avoid them right? not DH...he goes in and has full on conversations with the assistants thinking they want to be his friend when all they want is for him to buy something! he allows himself to be coaxed into spending £100's on clothes that look stupid on him and then comes out cursing them when its him thats been stupid enough to go in and buy stuff!
He's such an embarrasment but how do I tell him that the people he speaks to are just taking the piss? so many times I have been stood waiting for him to come out of a shop after he has got gabbing only to see him leave with the dopey grin intact and the sales assistants looking at eash other with a look as if to say "thank god for that!".