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Internal-Radish3622 t1_jda1b8i wrote

Why not just clear the misunderstanding? i would’ve been like “oh i thought you said birthday” or something. There’s no shame in hearing things incorrectly, i’ve done it a few times and ppl forget after a few minutes.

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Gingersnap608 t1_jdb566l wrote

That's not as bad as what I did once. Last year I went to the doc to get my birth control replaced (I have the arm implant). The nurse was asking the usual questions to get my info. I thought she said "at home you feel sick?). I thought it sounded a bit odd but I was thinking to myself, I've been feeling fine at home. So I instantly said no. Well the thing is, she had a mask on and her speech was kinda muffled from it. To make things worse, my husband was standing right next to me when I answered her. When I said no, she gave my husband a dirty look, then looked back at me and said "you don't feel safe???" That time I heard her correctly and quickly apologized and told her I misheard her and yes I feel very safe. My husband was freaking out because he thought they were gonna call the cops on him or something because they think he's abusing me. Which he never has to be clear haha

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Tieger66 t1_jdcd0wa wrote

fucking stupid of them to ask you that with your husband stood right there, surely!

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CindySvensson t1_jdcd5mp wrote

They ask in front of the partner? Even a abuse victim would say no.

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snowmandala t1_jdccn3b wrote

I am so sad that they have to ask these kind of questions and i know that this is a good thing. But oh boi do I feel violated when someone suggests that i would ever hurt the people i love.

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Reddit_west t1_jdeyfql wrote

The worst part of COVID masks: trying to understand what the other person said.

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azewonder t1_jdd9v04 wrote

I had to get blood drawn a few weeks ago. There’s usually no problem finding a vein, but the tech was having a hard time.

I thought I heard her say “got it” or something to that effect, and I blurted out “finally!” When she stepped back, I realized that she did not get the vein, and was calling to her coworker in the next room.

I said “I’m so sorry! I thought you said you got it, I wasn’t saying ‘finally’ to you getting someone else!” We all had a good laugh over it. I would have felt like shit all day if I’d let her think I said “finally!” for calling someone else in

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moleware t1_jdd7mib wrote

It's like a weird version of main character syndrome. Some people mess up a conversation and then get so in their head about it that they'll say something like "I can never go back to that place again!" as if anyone else involved actually cares.

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