Fun & Famous

6 AWKWARD SITUATIONS WE ALL RECOGNIZE

This morning I saw a person at the metro station in Amsterdam-Zuid that I would rather not encounter, to put it mildly. What do you do then? Do you pretend you don't see him? Do you wait for the next metro? How do you make this not awkward?

In this case, I walked in a wide arc around Invisible Person, while he thought the same and we met again halfway through the arc. Jesus. Fortunately, to quote Johan Cruyff once again: ‘every disadvantage has its advantage’ and I spontaneously got inspiration for a post like this. And please tell me you also experience these kinds of antics regularly, because otherwise I feel like a complete failed Bridget Jones. Anyway, here they come:

Situation 1: Just new at work and then the bathroom moment with your employer.

May wrote about it here how, eh, awkward that is. “First of all, you don't dare to ask where the bathroom is. Because then people might think you're peeing. Or pooping. And you don't want that. Then you finally stand in the bathroom area, and your female boss is there too. Going into a stall, flushing, and returning later is then the only option.”
Awkwardness meter: *

Situation 2: You're too drunk and especially surrounded by sober people

Then read here quickly how to pretend you haven't had 9 glasses of white wine. And the most important tip: don't make the conversation too long. I once had a very intense conversation about the eating habits of a flamingo while tipsy. Don't do it.
Awkwardness meter: **

“And now they look at you semi-smiling while you quickly walk by with a red face”

Situation 3: The-it-seems-like-I-can't-drink-problem

You're waiting for the train. Leaning against a pole trying to exude coolness. You think you'll take a sip of water casually and before you know it, everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, flies out of your mouth, resulting in a weird drool chin. Where it went wrong this time remains the riddle of life, but the fact that you panic and try to wipe away the water dripping down your chin and neck as quickly as possible while three people watch you laughing is certain.
Awkwardness meter: ***

Situation 4: The-I'm-invisible-moment

That person is waving at you, right? Right? So you wave back. Damn, why don't you know this person? He/she clearly knows you. And after a few seconds, the painful truth hits you. Someone is standing behind you. And they walk up to YOUR PERSON and greet each other. You just waved at a stranger. And now they look at you semi-smiling while you quickly walk by with a red face.
Awkwardness meter: ****

Situation 5: The ‘crazy’ hi

You're in a hurry, riding your bike or racing to the station to catch your train. Makeup? There was no time for that this morning. And suddenly you get greeted. It takes 10 seconds before you realize it, but then you turn halfway around and quickly shout in a reflex: ‘Ooh hooooi!’ And then you suddenly see that love from the past. And you hear your own crazy, too high, ugly awkward ‘hoooooooi’ echoing in your head for another ten minutes. Being embarrassed by the sound that can come out of you, it's a thing, people.
Awkwardness meter: *****

Situation 6: Sending a spicy message – to the wrong person

And while you're trying to figure out like an idiot whether it's even possible to quickly fix this mistake, all you see is ‘I want you, darling’ in the chat with your dad. Soooo. Just for your information: my dad and love are both named Sander, okay? That's asking for trouble.
Awkwardness meter: ******$%#@!!!