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The world would be one hell of a boring place without the endless amount of awkward conversations people endure on a daily basis. When you’re in the middle of it, it’s very little fun indeed. We get it. Blushing, sweating and wanting to disappear are some of the very well known adverse effects that come with it. But that’s the price to pay for one heck of a story you gotta tell months and even years later. So in perspective, it’s relatively cheap, right?

So today, we are going on a cringeworthy trip into hilariously painful and embarrassingly awkward exchanges between individuals that have been shared by people online. Scroll down through the collection of priceless convos below, upvote your favorite ones and be sure to share your own awkward convo experiences. And if it feels like you’ve heard similarly cringey dialogues in the first seasons of The Office, it’s likely because only reality can be stranger than fiction.

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    No one is immune to awkward conversations. I mean, we are all social animals living among fellow human beings, and just as it’s sometimes fun and wonderful to be among them, it's also pretty awkward too. We gotta pay the price for all the fun, right?

    So even if we agree that the awkward exchanges you wish would disappear are part of human communication and occasionally we’re gonna get that blushing convo thrown into our daily errands, sometimes the exchanges are so much more complex than that. Especially if you’re dealing with someone who really annoys you. Yep, your colleague, tutor, a friend of friend, you know it.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, oops. Yesterday morning my daughter and I were having a chat. She stopped for a minute and started talking into her phone to send a voice message to her bf. I thought she was done and let out a fart. I realised she hadn't finished when she started laughing. She played it back, and yep, you could hear the fart. We said if her bf hears it we will blame the dog.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate those things. It really does seem like they are talking to you and then they always have the nerve to get pissy when you respond as if you routinely look at people's ears before talking

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    In order to find out exactly how to remain calm when dealing with people who irritate you, because as you know very well, it’s unavoidable, we spoke with Susan Petang, a certified stress management coach specializing in painful life changes. “For people who are irritating and annoying, ask yourself, 'Why could they be doing that?' Maybe the dog threw up in their shoes. Maybe they had an argument a few minutes ago. Maybe they had a horrible childhood and they don't know any better.”

    Susan also reminds us of a truth as old as history: “usually other people's bad behavior has nothing to do with us.” And even if that doesn't justify their behavior, it helps you to stay calmer.

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    Narwhal Blast
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I would've done the same. She should've been more specific. I want ice cream.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You just need to change Your name to "Muslim" - the easiest way to live with it

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    The next phase when learning to deal with people you don’t find comfortable is setting boundaries and limits. “Most of the time, the best strategy is to let people's irritating behavior go. It's usually not worth your energy to confront every person who steps on your toes or annoys you. Sometimes, though, you may decide that a line has been crossed and someone's behavior has to be stopped so it doesn't have a negative effect on you.”

    Susan gave a useful example: “To do that, use an XYZ statement: 'When you do X, I feel Y, and I'd like Z.' Here's what that might sound like: ‘When you criticize the reports I do, I feel angry and unhappy. I'd like to get some constructive feedback instead, if you don't like the way I'm writing them.’”

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    Marco Conti
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Put yourself in her shoes. She is probably posting on Reddit this very moment "Some weird guy asked me if he could pet a muffin I was holding" (I figured that "...he could pet my muffin..." would sound even weirder)

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    Most importantly, tone and attitude are everything! “There may be a day when you might irritate someone else—so how would you want to be spoken to? Be the change you want to see, because your actions are teaching others how you want to be treated,” the stress management coach concluded.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In fairness I've never heard of wine served by the liter even in metric countries. In Russia its glass or bottle.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reminds me of my dad when he forgot his glasses and asked my mother who the weird guy by the door was. The "weird guy" was a coat hanger in a restaurant.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tesco lad trying to get out of an awkward situation: "nooo, it's part of the meal deal" :D

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    Mihai Mara
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The customer: "I was afraid to ask, but yes, I would like them in a bag" :) *Po-po-po-poker face po-po-poker face*

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is my nightmare when I go shoe shopping: that someone will try on or steal my shoes...

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    Davo gifman
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's hilarious! It's almost as funny as falling down, and eating ass.🥴😁😆🤣

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    Kendra Miller
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Librarians help a LOT of people. There is a good chance they didn't know you. They were probably ready to point you in the direction of the bathroom except you turned and left. They wouldn't have known what to do with the money so it would have been entered as a donation at the end of the day. Lastly, library accounts expire after a year and at my library are deleted after two years of inactivity, meaning no record of the original fine. It's been three years, it's time to go back and start afresh.

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    Donkey boi
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I always make surely to cheek what I've typed before I press scent!

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    Luther von Wolfen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same thing happened to my grandmother. She thought her son (my dad) was calling from college. It was actually some other college kid trying to call his mom. They had a nice chat before they figured it out.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did something similar....We had a second unscheduled school assembly one week (the first was because a student had died) and asked my friend group "geez who died this time?"...it was a teacher. He was murdered. We got to go home early.

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    Narwhal Blast
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First of all, maybe they should've started with that and secondly, please learn how to phrase, no matter your position. Not taking orders seems like a good response.

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is totally something I would have done but instead of walking out I’d have gone bright red and probably repeated myself In the hope they just understood

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How was the muffin? Was someone else petting it? Did it have glass shards in it?

    Zedrapazia
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the muffin is in good condition I'll eat it, no matter if it was returned or not. I mean hey, it's a free muffin!

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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it normal to just get into a car without actually asking if they are your ride. I have only taken an Uber twice and both times I asked if they were booked for "my name".

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    Wistiti
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is still a very nice gesture. I would have appreciated it.

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    Samantha Lomb
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Poor prof. I hope he at least sent a follow up to find out about what. And its still better than the ones who email the night before the exam because they either a) missed all the classes, or b) understood nothing and think they can learn everything to pass in the next 6 hours.

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    Zedrapazia
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You gotta throw the plate in his heartless face, honey, he definitely deserves it.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh sir welcome to the dumbest human being alive group there are thousands of member!

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who uses a cup to wash your mouth after brushing your teeth? Everyone uses their hands I thought

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sad to say, not an uncommon call. 2nd only to raccoons casing your home

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought you were going to correct them because the idea there was a predicted end to the world in 2012 is not true anyway.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And they discuss about this process, because the man with the new heart is a convict. He stabbed lots of people. And now they discuss if he is a guinea pig for a operation nobody else ever made.

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    Caro Caro
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Helen the boss of the cul-de-sac BBQ? Do all the neighbours have to listen to Helen? Brittney did that to Caitlin because Caitlin's mother (Helen) is so controlling that she (Caitlin) became the bully of the cul-de-sac.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is confusing. If it wasn't on when they got on it, how did they run "up" a moving escalator?

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tip to single guys: This is creepy and every woman would be creeped out by it.

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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, this is my go-to technique for cheek kissing.

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