When people insult you... But have no clue that they did?!

[Minimaker]

Hey, with my son at universal studio's, Florida. Screwup in the line control while waiting to get on the back to the future ride. There is now a German family in front of me, that I was sure cut every one! Well, tired, hot, hungry, I decided to make a stand. Told them what I thought, and how dare they act that way. They came back with disbelief and ignorance. So, I pulled the immigrant card, how dare you come to our country and act stupid just to screw us over, ya they understood English! Well, we parted, and,,, I then realized with the screwup in the line control, it was me who jumped ahead of over 100 people! Explaining this to my 14 year old son, we got onto the car-with- yes! I groveled, apologized, tried to explain. Outcome, I didn't get punched, and I am very cautious about making a righteous stand!

Oh my gosh, next time buy the express pass, best money I ever spent when I took the kids and their friends there. Hour long lines took 10 minutes or less waiting time. We saw and did so much more because we were able to skip the long lines. It was incredibly helpful. They rode favorites over again and had the best time with very little waiting. Meanwhile I rode the Incredible Hulk coaster, got Hulk smashed, stumbled to my room (luckily without throwing up) and never got on another one the whole time I was there. Apparently I don't do roller coasters very well

 

[Anansi]

Wow, Julie! Her mouth definitely outraced her brain on that one! But you handled it just right.

A guy I used to work with told me of the worst duh-duh moment he'd ever had, and he was still embarrassed by it years later.

He was doing an installation for a big business office in Manhattan. The guys there were really cool, so when they were ordering their Chinese food delivery they ordered a plate for him as well. He was really hungry, so he kept a very attentive eye on the door for the delivery man as he worked.

Well, the instant he caught sight of the young Chinese gentleman at the door, he leapt to his feet and announced loud enough for the entire office to hear, "Hey, everyone! The Chinese food is here!!!"

There was a sudden hush, and then the office worker closest to him said, "Dude! Not cool! He works here!" Ouch.

He said it was then that he noticed the "delivery man" was wearing a well tailored suit and was holding a laptop under his arm. He wished at that point he could just crawl into a hole and disappear... except that they'd ordered food for him, so he had to sit there and eat.

Awkward! Hahahahahaha!

 

[Anansi]

Oh man, this thread reminded me of the worst insult I ever received, at least to my face. I was on my way to work and wearing office attire, my teenage son was with me and we stopped at a supermarket. We were joking and being silly and a woman tapped me on the shoulder and asked me what I thought I was doing. I actually said, "Excuse me?" She then asked me how old I was. My son caught on quicker and after he showed her his shocked face he replied, "She's old enough to be my mother, actually she is my mother, that's why she's buying my lunch and taking me to school". I really wanted to punch her. The woman was way too old to use age as an excuse to randomly judge and accuse a total stranger of, well, whatever she was accusing me of.

Judgemental? Surely. But insulting? Not so much.

After all, while she thought you old enough that you shouldn't be messing with a minor, she also thought you young enough that scandalously robbing the cradle was the only logical assumption.

His mother? No way! [emoji6]

 

[Sunset_Chaser]

Wow Julie! Some people, smh....

As some of you know I have a twin sister (identical) and although MOST people can tell us apart we still have mix-ups (which is fun at times!) It was very difficult to tell us apart until he were 10 or so............ Close family even had trouble telling us apart, usually they'd ask for Melissa (me), then see me and ask for "the other one" or the other way around, even asking for us to wear name tags! Which we didn't. Maybe being twins it isn't as insulting because I really do have a look-alike but still..........

We've been going to the local Kwik Trip ever since they opened and one day last summer we went in together and saw one of the employees, my twin and I separated and I was chatting with him, said goodbye and went to finish shopping and then found my twin talking to him too (maybe I should mention we were dressed EXACTLY the same with the same hairstyle and everything that day) poor guy, he never realized that there was 2 of us!! After going there for at least 4 years! We also seriously confused the manager one time
We've developed an appreciation for looking like eachother so it's more fun than anything else.
EXCEPT
When I went to get my permit I was talking to the lady in charge and she saw that my twin had taken her test already and asked if we were identical, I told her yes and she asked me "how do I know that you aren't her"?

I admit, we've posed as eachother for fun but NEVER for anything like that

 

[Taw5106]

Hawk here's another. Fifteen years ago my friend was dating a gentleman from Sheffield, but here in the states. While we were at a group dinner he asked us what did the American Revolution mean to us? He loved history, and politics. My friend who was dating him put her fork down and said loud and proud, "Oh that's when we won our freedom from the French!". The table went silent. She asked "what?" Looking at us all, total innocence. Talk about awkward silence and how do you save such a public situation? Well the seconds went by too fast, lots of mouths were suddenly filled with food and lots of chewing going on, lol.

 

[RavensGryf]

Hawk here's another. Fifteen years ago my friend was dating a gentleman from Sheffield, but here in the states. While we were at a group dinner he asked us what did the American Revolution mean to us? He loved history, and politics. My friend who was dating him put her fork down and said loud and proud, "Oh that's when we won our freedom from the French!". The table went silent. She asked "what?" Looking at us all, total innocence. Talk about awkward silence and how do you save such a public situation? Well the seconds went by too fast, lots of mouths were suddenly filled with food and lots of chewing going on, lol.

Well that's awkward! :52: but hilarious. I take it they didn't stay dating long...

 

[Taw5106]

Right? And it didn't.

 

[faeryphoebe1]

Oh man, this thread reminded me of the worst insult I ever received, at least to my face. I was on my way to work and wearing office attire, my teenage son was with me and we stopped at a supermarket. We were joking and being silly and a woman tapped me on the shoulder and asked me what I thought I was doing. I actually said, "Excuse me?" She then asked me how old I was. My son caught on quicker and after he showed her his shocked face he replied, "She's old enough to be my mother, actually she is my mother, that's why she's buying my lunch and taking me to school". I really wanted to punch her. The woman was way too old to use age as an excuse to randomly judge and accuse a total stranger of, well, whatever she was accusing me of.

Judgemental? Surely. But insulting? Not so much.

After all, while she thought you old enough that you shouldn't be messing with a minor, she also thought you young enough that scandalously robbing the cradle was the only logical assumption.

His mother? No way! [emoji6]

^^^
This. You must look fabulous for that presumptuous woman to have confused you with someone robbing the cradle. How old is your son?

 

[Hawk]

Hawk here's another. Fifteen years ago my friend was dating a gentleman from Sheffield, but here in the states. While we were at a group dinner he asked us what did the American Revolution mean to us? He loved history, and politics. My friend who was dating him put her fork down and said loud and proud, "Oh that's when we won our freedom from the French!". The table went silent. She asked "what?" Looking at us all, total innocence. Talk about awkward silence and how do you save such a public situation? Well the seconds went by too fast, lots of mouths were suddenly filled with food and lots of chewing going on, lol.

AAAaaaHaa ha ha....Oh you don't want to get my wife started with History and politics.....All too often she has put people in their place over American/ British History....The woman should be on Jeopardy!!!!