Awkward
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‘Yipes. I can’t believe I just did that’. We’ve all been there (some of us more than others 🥸) Think of something embarrassing you did in the last day, week, month, year. All in all, what kinds of moments do people find most awkward?
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Aussie polled 2000 Brits for their most mortifying moments. How many of these have you experienced? Which of these would embarrass you the most?
Most Mentioned Mortifying Moments
1. Returning a wave only to realize the person was waving at someone else
2. Forgetting my friend’s birthday or anniversary
3. Misjudging the weather and wearing a sweater on the hottest day of the year
4. Forgetting to put a phone on charge overnight + the alarm doesn’t go off
5. Spilling coffee on a fresh white shirt first thing in the morning
6. Umbrella turning inside out in heavy rain
7. Dropping a phone into the toilet
8. Forgetting headphones before a long journey
9. Someone pointing out a tag left on new clothes
10. Leaving the house in a rush and spending the whole day wondering if flat irons/curlers were switched off
11. Opening a handbag and the entire contents falling out
12. Telling a hairdresser you only wanted a trim but ending up leaving four inches shorter
13. Losing balance on the tube/train and landed in a stranger’s lap
14. Sleeping through an alarm and stacked it whilst running for the bus
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15. Falling asleep on the tube/ train/ bus, and ending up leaning on someone’s shoulder
16. Sending a personal email to a colleague by mistake
17. Being deep into an Instagram stalk and accidentally hitting ‘like’ on a photo from 2016
18. Accidentally mentioning something to a person, then realizing they hadn’t told you – but that you had actually found out through ‘stalking’ their social media channels
19. Replying all/texting the person you were gossiping about
20. Spilling food on your clothes before a job interview
21. Keys falling out of a pocket into the toilet
22. Being out and bumped into someone I cancelled plans with
23. Purchasing dream heels and then spending the whole night out regretting it
24. Rushing for a train, making it, but then realizing it’s the wrong one and you’re now off to ‘Scotland’
25. Accidentally ending a work call with ‘love you’
26. Singing your heart out whilst driving alone on the motorway, only to realize a coach full of people next to you were enjoying your full, ‘live’ performance
27. Dropping a phone face down on the tube and watching everyone wait with bated breath to see if it’s smashed
28. Getting stuck in a dress in a changing room and having to text friends to help you get out
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