Awkward Moments Day! How Awkward Are These Eight Scenarios?

This is awkward, but we didn’t even know this holiday existed . . .

Happy National Awkward Moments Day.  It’s supposed to encourage you to NOT be so embarrassed, because they happen to everyone.

A recent poll looked at various awkward situations.  On a scale from 1 to 10, over a third of people gave all of these at least a 7.

1.  Gossiping about someone over text.  Then you realize you texted THEM.

2.  Watching a movie with your parents, and there’s a sex scene.

3.  Clogging a toilet.  Like at someone’s house, and you can’t find a plunger.

4.  Telling a joke, and nobody laughs.

5.  Tripping, falling, or stumbling in public.

6.  Asking someone for money, because they haven’t paid you back.

7.  Forgetting someone’s name.

8.  Hearing a recording of your own voice.

The top ways we react to awkward moments include avoiding eye contact . . . an uncomfortable laugh or smile . . . fidgeting . . . blushing . . . and LEAVING also made the top five.  When things get too awkward, we might just opt to get the heck out of there.

(YouGov)