I had such an embarrassing experience yesterday at the bank. I was waiting to see a consultant, along with three other people. I don’t like talking to strangers like that. People usually make senseless small talk and I think its stupid. Anyway, to get back to my embarrassment. The girl next to me was probably in her late twenties, and seemed extremely impatient. After a while she asked me why one of the consultants didn’t see any clients. I answered her with a bit of a clueless expression on my face and a slight shrug, after which she told me that she had to get her cash passport sorted out, because she was going to visit her sister in South Korea in a few days’ time.
I asked a bit about her trip, and whether she was looking forward to it. Now since we were not waiting in a normal queue for the cashiers, but instead sitting, waiting for consultants (in the forex department), she probably thought I was traveling somewhere abroad as well. So she asked me “So what about you?”. In that moment I was totally clueless. Not knowing “What ABOUT me” she really wanted to know… It didn’t even occur to me that she meant I might be taking a trip overseas, and that she was merely inquiring as to where I would be going. After quickly retracing our conversation I started to talk about traveling, and told her of all my overseas trips. I saw that she looked at me funny, but didn’t realize that she was expecting a simple answer. Something like “Yes I’m going to Switzerland” would’ve been perfect. But NOOOOOO I had to go and tell her all about my travels. Where I’ve been, and why. She must’ve thought I was really lonely; talking to a stranger like that. (I’d become the person I always fear I will find myself standing next to.) Half way through I realized that she was actually referring to my reason for being in the queue. I almost stopped in the middle of my sentence, and then just ended it abruptly, telling her that, NO, I was not traveling anywhere.
I felt like such an idiot!!! Luckily shortly after that she was called to the next available consultant.
I hate when I say stupid things. I do it THIS extravagant too often (I think?), but when I do it, I do it well.
*sigh*….
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I do this all the time.
i’ll just start talking about stuff, thinking that’s what people wanted to hear. I just dismiss it off with a shrug and think, “well, didn’t you ask?” LOL
ROFL, thank you Yoshi, now I don’t feel so alone
I have this problem too. LOL
Anyway, I’ve said and done things so stupid I dare not list them here.
Well…that’ll teach her about talking to strangers in banks, LOL!
er…. I’m guilty of that too and many more stupid things. hehehe…. so embarrassing.
dizzydee,
It happens to me sometimes. Indeed, embarrased is the word.
I have had similar babbling episodes…
Everyone says stupid things , well everyone but me!!LOL
ya, don’t worry i say stupid things all the time. then you just wanna run and hide, big time.
have u seen that silly thing about “where’s your sign?” all about those stupid things u say?
drop me a mail and will send it if u want
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