what is your best style or strategy when you are unexpectedly embarrased?
By majody83
@majody83 (46)
Philippines
May 31, 2011 9:41am CST
last summer we went to marikina sports center for swimming lesson,well its fun ,to cut the long story as i was sitting on the bench ,when i stood up i suddenly slips on the floor when i was trying to stand up i cant get up my face was really red,its awkward i was feeling of crying but still i tried it, after that i walk away without looking back ,i never want to happen it again .how about you do you same experience like this?
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@petersum (4522)
• United States
31 May 11
Done a few silly things! I always laugh. When it happens to someone else, I say, "Do that again, I missed the beginning!", with a laugh or smiling expression to make it clear that I an joking. Of course, if they had fallen down, I would offer to help them get up.
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
31 May 11
My strategy is to laugh, whether I'm hurt or not. Now, that might not sound like a sane decision, but I find if I laugh (at myself) others laugh too and it takes the tension out of it. Plus, if I laugh first, it shows that it was no big deal, and that I'm comfortable enough with myself to laugh at myself. After my face registers the 'surprise look', then I'll usually make an exaggerated 'oops look' and then laugh. I'm from the 'never let 'em see you sweat...or cry' generation. For me, the laugh response works ok, and then if my ego really got busted, I might cry later when nobody's around. Everybody has their 'duh' moments. I figure at least when I'm laughing, if others are laughing, they're laughing WITH me, and not AT me lol.
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