“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers)

Traveling teaches you that no matter where you go and who you meet, you will be able to relate to those people at least on some level. Certain thoughts, emotions, and habits are simply universal.

So Reddit user Broken__Defraculator posted a question on the platform, inviting everyone to list the things we all do or experience but, for one reason or another, don't talk about in public.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When hot in bed, we don’t just throw the covers off. We stick out a single leg….except we don’t just “dangle” it outside the covers, we wrap it around the duvet and kinda clamp it back down.

No one has ever shown us how to do this. No one ever taught us to do this. No one has ever discussed this. We just all do it.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) One weird little thing we all do but rarely talk about is replaying imaginary arguments or conversations in our heads, often coming up with the perfect comeback we wish we'd said at the time.

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The farts that roll up your v*gina are pretty weird.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Pretending not to see someone you know in public to avoid that awkward “hi” moment. We all do it, don’t lie.

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Nea 3 weeks ago

Yes, not even ‘guilty’.

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EM 3 weeks ago

Being a teacher I have developed super skills in this type of avoidance.

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Robert T 3 weeks ago

"I was waving and shouting your name" - yeah, I can be selectively deaf and blind when necessary. ;-)

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Leg less In Minneapolis 3 weeks ago

Especially when I can’t remember their name

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B C 3 weeks ago (edited)

Before my partner and I were really friends, we did this to each other—hilarious in retrospect.

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Papa 3 weeks ago

"I don't feel like talking to him (or her) right now."

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lvnchrst 3 weeks ago

I must be the one they avoid bc I don't hide... Lol

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Angelshark 3 weeks ago

See, I'm the opposite. I'm the one that will say "hi" in public even if I hate you.

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Immortal Emperor Paradox 3 weeks ago

A cold hard fact is that a lot of acquaintances will pretend they haven't seen you just because you're poor or if they don't think you're of much use to them. On the other hand people act overly enthusiastic and friendly if somebody is rich or useful.

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ZuriLovesYou 3 weeks ago

No, but I wish I would've.

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Panda McPandaface 3 weeks ago

I avoid everyone, whether I know them or not.

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Beth Wheeler 3 weeks ago

Oh absolutely we all do it

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Matthew Zornig 3 weeks ago

Don't like the stop and chat

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Sunny Day 3 weeks ago

It helps if you don't look at the other shoppers. Watch the shelves and/or the floor.

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olaff 422 3 weeks ago

That's why I wear a hat and look down. I don't see people unless I want to. I'm sure I've walked right by people and not even known it.

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Bewarethere@gmail.com 3 weeks ago

I've never done there

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Withessing some (random) person doing something really embarassing to themself and actively choosing/doing our best to ignore it and moving on. This is empathy.

RedeRules770:

At work once this lady bent over to grab her purse and whatnot. I happened to be facing away from her and she tooted, just a little one. She said “oh! Excuse me!” I turned around with a confused look and said “for what?” She looked SO RELIEVED and said “oh, never mind”
She’ll never know that I know.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When a random embarrassing/cringe memory floods the mind and the best you can do is try to blurt out some incoherent words, sounds, melody to distract yourself.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Make up excuses to get out of invitations to social gatherings and other events you don't want to attend.

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When you snap out of a daydream while you’re driving and quickly check all your mirrors as if you might catch a glimpse of a huge accident you caused. Then wonder how the hell did I drive this far and can’t remember.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When you're pooping in a public bathroom and strategically plan your exit for when it's empty so no one associates you with the smell of poop or farts you might have unleashed.

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#10

Anyone else having entire conversations with themselves? Like, full on talking at the 2nd person, like you're talking with someone else and trying to explain something? Sometimes even out loud (but in whispers so you don't look like your insane. Then you realize you're whispering to yourself and you look even more insane). Or am I just really lonely?

Even weirder, for me it happens in another language. I'm not English native, but I start talking with myself and arguing in english.

Also, do you guys/girls move when you're talking? On the phone, for example. I can't stand still. I'm literally walking circles around my own room. Sooner or later I'm gonna start digging out trenches like some Looney tunes cartoon. This also happens when talking by myself. It's like moving my body allows me to think and explain better.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Picking our noses. I mean, c'mon. Sometimes a tiny, golden morsel is stuck in just that one irritating spot where you can feel it for minutes - or hours - and there's no Kleenex in the vicinity. So up goes the finger and out comes the booger. Flick it, eat it, wipe it on your jeans. Whatever. Gotta get rid of it.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Disgustingly brutal intrusive thoughts. The ones that would shatter your world if it happened.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Look at other people's food as waiters bring it to their table at a restaurant.

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#14

I feel like deja vu isn't discussed often enough. Not the "this feels like something I've been through" but legitimate "I had this exact dream and now it's happening". We all have that s**t and no one talks about it.

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#15

Before going to sleep, check how much sleep time you have.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Picking our underwear out of our a*s crack.

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#17

The gross feeling of sitting on a toilet seat after someone else warned it up.

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#18

How much middle of the night calf cramps f*****g hurt.

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#19

“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) The things we smell sometimes. Our own farts. Our hands after scratching an itch in your pants....we all do it when we are alone. It's actually biologically ingrained in us to "like" that smell. Our brains give us a little dopamine for checking....if the smell is off we know something is wrong.

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#20

The little shake we do when we get under a cold cozy blanket.

Such a privilege.

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#21

Wiping your a**e then looking at the paper.

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#22

Putting the last chunk of deodorant back on after it falls on the floor.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When we accidentally spit on someone when talking and all act like nothing happened.

potsgotme:

And you can still feel it on your arm and you wait til they look away so you can wipe it even though you both know they just f**king spit on you while locking eyes.

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#24

The secret thrill of being the first person to use a new jar of peanut butter, and sliding in the butter knife with grace and care to carve out a perfectly-formed morsel of legumic joy.

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#25

“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Hearing a weird brief tone in one ear.

galloping_spider:
The aliens tuning in.

UncoolSlicedBread:
When I was little, I would pretend that it was my spidey sense picking up on bad guys somewhere.
As an adult, I prefer that it’s my spidey sense picking up on bad guys somewhere.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Pulling your phone out and fake checking it to act as a cover story for turning around because you forgot something or started walking the wrong way.

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#27

Don't pee in the dream bathroom.

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#28

Trying to catch your reflection in a window as you walk past to see if your hair is ok.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Having an itch right on my palm and using my teeth to scratch it.

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#30

Weeing in the shower.

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#31

Finally loosening that bit of food stuck in our teeth and either getting sweet revenge by biting down on it and swallowing it or getting it loose and awkwardly rooting around in our mouth until the frustrating realization hits that we already swallowed it and there will be no vengeance.

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#32

That weird smell you get from your childhood but can never find or replicate if you wanted to. Mine reminds me of white school floors with little black dots all over.

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#33

Talking to ourselves in moments of solitude.

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#34

Cuddle with pillows.

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#35

Well I think its so weird if you just say goodbye and then walk in the same direction.

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#36

Slowly closing the fridge door to see when the lights turn off.

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Testing if your voice still works after not speaking for a prolonged time...

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#38

Knowing when someone is looking at us.

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#39

Going to the bathroom to check a wet fart.....

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#40

The sheer joy of talking off a pair of jeans when getting home. (I guess it doesn’t apply to people who enjoy wearing jeans inside, though..).

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#41

Look at the tissue after blowing our nose.

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#42

When some of us yawn, water/spit squirts out. Nobody wants to talk about it, but there are those among us who do it.

TIL this is called "gleeking" and some of you can do it at will!

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#43

That weird little tingle in the back of your jaw when taking the first sip of a drink/first bite of something tart. Doesn't hurt, just kinda... buzzes for a bit, I guess. I mostly get it eating dried cranberries or the first sip of a can of lemonade.

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#44

Sneezing and having snot hang out of your nose afterwards that you have to quickly wipe away and hope no one saw.

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#45

“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When you are making out with a person and your teeth bang together.

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#46

We all see our nose out of both eyes in the center of our vision, but our brain has been trained to ignore it.

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#47

When you poop and sometimes the backsplash goes right up your bum.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Not being bothered by the smell of your own farts.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) When you pick a booger or a scab or something off your body and roll it into a ball.

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#50

Men, when you’re just chillin your hand is in them pants. Yet it’s nothing sexual.

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#51

I wear adult pull ups for my periods and sometimes in place of underpants. I know a lot other women do as well for us that heavy periods. You don’t feel any blood or wetness at all and the smell is non existent. They are kinda expensive which is the only downfall.

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#52

The little shiver you get when you pee..

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#53

That violent shaking and blinding sensation you get ocassionally when standing up too rapidly.

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#54

When you’re imagining something and the thing you’re imagining keeps doing something you don’t want to do and you can’t control it (i.e i’m imagining a game of pool and all the balls keep flying off the table without being touched).

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#55

Pee shyness. Sometimes if someone is talking to me i’ll be standing at the urinal for a solid minute before i can start a stream.

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#56

When running or cycling and a car is behind you on the road you might think "I gotta get to this next point of the road before the car or ill die"

Idk if everyone does it but was surprised to learn how common it is :D.

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#57

That leg wobble when your balls stick to your leg on a hot day while wearing boxers.

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#58

We rub our feet together randomly, still have no idea why.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) See what food other people have in their cart at the grocery store.

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#60

How we wipe either sitting down or standing up.

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I think it's a women thing, but that one stitch or more like a little electric shock that you can get in yout b******e. For me, just on period but it's always a little stroke to the whole body.

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#62

When your relaxed hand makes contact with the barber's/dentist's body. If you flinch, then they'll know.

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#63

Imagining what people look like naked.

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#64

When you pull out a nosehair and it feels like you can breath through it like you never could before.

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“What’s A Weird Little Thing That We All Do Or Experience, But No One Talks About?” (40 Answers) Smelling your own underpants.

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When you're playing a videogame and you can't understand the other person cause of their mic, and you either keep asking "what did you say?" or just say "ye" and hope it made sense.

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What’s a weird little thing that we all do or experience, but no one talks about?

BrunoVI 3 weeks ago

Anyone else get the temptation to contribute something seriously deranged just to freak someone out? Like "watch dogs poop" or "eat dust bunnies from under the refrigerator" or "say 'Yes, Mrs. Harris' whenever I see my FBI agent, just to freak him out."

Auntriarch 3 weeks ago

No, but I sort of wish you had

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Julie S 3 weeks ago

I always want to put picking my nose and eating it as a joke but worry people will believe me!

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YES!!!!

Traveling Lady Railfan 3 weeks ago

Although there's some really weird things in here, for the most part, I think it's great to read this stuff. We all have bodies. They all do weird things. Some of us are too shy to discuss our experiences with other people and then you never know if these are things that other people experience, how they get around the problem, or whether other people suggest maybe you should get this checked out. Communication is so important. Sometimes it's easier to open up to a bunch of random internet strangers and get their opinions and advice. I embrace my weird body, and glad to know there's other people out there with oddities like mine :-)

JD 3 weeks ago

Not all of these are universal. Some I didn't even hear about until today.

Shark_a 3 weeks ago

Yes to all of them!!! I am normal, such a relief! :D

Heras buddy 3 weeks ago

No one mentioned holding a conversation with their dog or any other pet.

Insomniac 3 weeks ago

When you finally pop that horrible zit that's inside your ear and remember what it's like to not have excruciating ear pain. Or maybe I'm weird.

Bored Seb 3 weeks ago

What about the flying ninja following us during car trip?

UKGrandad 3 weeks ago (edited)

When you are conscientious about picking up dog poo in the park, but you haven't got a dog...or poo bags. EDIT: Why do I get the feeling that people think this was a serious comment?

Mike F 3 weeks ago

If you don't mind, I won't shake your hand.

.waffle. 3 weeks ago

i don’t know if this is on the list but here goes: showering and pulling a little hair out of your bvttcrack. i’m either going to get very upvoted or very downvoted for this, but it’s quite satisfying to tell the truth

John Harrison 3 weeks ago

Continuing to visit the same website that regurgitates Reddit. Why do I do it?

firecrackershrimp 3 weeks ago

So we can read each other's comments lol

Tom Hardeveld 3 weeks ago

What about how we put (too much) toothpaste on the toothbrush and then put water on it for some reason? There are no instructions you should do that but we all do it

UKGrandad 3 weeks ago

I put whisky on mine. Is that not normal?

Ava Lemar 3 weeks ago

Mine would be: pretending you weren't asleep when someone called and woke you up, like trying to make your voice sound normal and not bleary.

Debbie 3 weeks ago

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Elle Gea 3 weeks ago

I actually have looked and there ajsnr Ben anybody or they looked away before.the eye lock.too oh unsound.way too smart for me.for a.friday evening adieu Mon ami

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