10 embarrassing moments we’d rather not talk about
I find a visible string in white pants already miserable, but for a week now I've discovered that you aren't safe with black either. I was pointed out by my friends when I walked through beautiful Palma de Mallorca in my black linen pants. It's a shame they only mentioned it at the end of the evening. So I wandered around for a good two hours with a clearly visible panty line. And thanks, ladies. But hey, shit happens, let's just say. And actually, this isn't too bad when you read the embarrassing moments below. I already feel anxious just thinking about it.
1. Dropping clothes from the hanger
Look, if this happens at Zara it's not even that big of a deal, there's usually more clothes on the floor than hanging on the racks, but when I walk past a rack in a silent boutique and suddenly two pieces of clothing slide off the hangers, I do get a bit warm.
2. The walk to the car when someone picks you up
Every time it's still super awkward: the walk from the front door to the car door. Because what do you do? A quick wave? Smile? Look at your phone? I just do all three. Out of awkwardness.
3. Checking if you smell
We all do it sometimes: just sniffing your armpits to see if you are the one who is really stinking. It's super embarrassing if someone notices this, especially when you can smell that you are indeed the one who could use an extra spray of deodorant.
4. Trying a new exercise at the gym
I generally feel awkward at the gym, but that social anxiety skyrockets when I want to try a new exercise. Suddenly you feel like all eyes are on you.
5. Entering a train car panting
Sprinting at a crowded station is already a thing, let alone when you enter a packed train car panting with sweat on your upper lip.
6. Stains on white pants
It literally happens to everyone and yet you feel vicarious embarrassment when a stranger walks in front of you with a brownish stain on their butt.
7. Talking over each other on the phone
During a phone call, it's always a gamble who starts. One asks how you're doing, while the other immediately gets to the point about what needs to be discussed. It only gets awkward when this overlaps and you both use the ‘no, you go ahead!’ line.
8. The first day at work
It just remains kaa-uu-tee, that first day at work. The coffee machine moment, for example, or the question about the restroom. But the worst of all? Everyone knows that you feel uncomfortable too.
9. Wearing exactly the same as your friend
One of my best friends is named Bo, just like me. And it just so happens that we share exactly the same taste in clothing. From now on, we text each other beforehand about what we're wearing, otherwise we literally look like Neighbor and Neighbor. That has happened to us a bit too often.
10. Walking around the campsite with a toilet roll
Camping lovers know what I mean: the toilet building. I think it's kind of nice: walking around the campsite in your pajamas with a toilet bag in the morning. Until you go to the restroom and have to carry your toilet roll under your arm. Yeah, sorry, I have to do it too.
