Embarrassing moments
By Porcospino
@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
April 9, 2013 1:10pm CST
Today my husband was chatting to one of his coworkers that he didn't know that well. They talked about their previous jobs and the places they had lived in the past. My husband is a shop assistent and he did his training in a different part of the country. He mentioned the name of the island where he lived at that time and his coworker also knew that island quite well and he asked my husband if he knew a certain shop keeper.
My husband said: "Oh yes, I know him very well. I did my training in his shop. He is such a jerk, I can't stand him". My husband continued talking about his previous boss and he described what kind of horrible person he was. My husband's coworker didn't say anything at all. Then my husband asked: "Do you know him?" and his co-worker answered: "Yes, he one of my close friends" My husband became very embarressed and he wished that he hadn't said all bad things, but it was too late.
Did you ever experience a similar situation?
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12 responses
@RandomnessPrincessx3 (280)
• United States
9 Apr 13
That had to be horrifying when he found out those two were friends. But at least your husband was honest with his opinion. I have yet to have a situation like this.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
10 Apr 13
Yes, my husband was totally honest about his opinion. I knew that he felt that way about his previous boss and I knew that it wasn't a happy period in his life because he has often told me about the bad way that his previous boss treated him. When his co-worker mentioned the name of old boss he expressed his opinion very openly, but if he has known that his co-workers and his old boss knew eachother he would have been more diplomatic. When we told me about the incident he said that that he was embarrased by the way that he had said things, and I think that I would have felt the same way in his situation.
@cmania (207)
• Portugal
9 Apr 13
I guess your husband would like to be a ostrich to put his head into a hole on the ground to hide !
I sure had ltos of embarrasing moments because ... I embarasse myself :s sometiems but it´s not that i want it just happen.
Like in the middle of a silent class a teacher says = Catarina (me) please read page x
Ok ( starts to see peopel looking at me) and than I laugh and the teatcher asks if I´m laughing at her but I´m not ! and i don´t stop to laugh :\ everyone is looking at me ans that makes more embarrasing.
But situation like that one you wrote isn´t something that happend to me yet :D
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
10 Apr 13
Yes, he felt like hiding his head like an ostrich 
He didn't intend to offend his co-worker and he didn't imagine that his old boss and his co-workers were friends, but it is too late to take his words back now. I would find the situation that you described embarrassing, too. Things like that I always made me nervous when I was a student because I didn't want to be the center of attention. Sometimes it is hard to stop laughing. You tell yourself that you have to do it and you try to to try to force yourself to do it and then you just can't stop...
He didn't intend to offend his co-worker and he didn't imagine that his old boss and his co-workers were friends, but it is too late to take his words back now. I would find the situation that you described embarrassing, too. Things like that I always made me nervous when I was a student because I didn't want to be the center of attention. Sometimes it is hard to stop laughing. You tell yourself that you have to do it and you try to to try to force yourself to do it and then you just can't stop...
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
9 Apr 13
OMG how embarrassing for your husband. I thought you were going to say it was his/her father. Still very embarrassing to say the least. I thankfully have never done this. I would have wanted to curl up in a ball and die. I wonder how the relationship is now between your husband and this co-worker. I bet its not that good or is it?1 person likes this
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
9 Apr 13
No, I don't think that the relationship between my husband and his co-worker is that good. He says that his co-worker became very quiet when he had heard all the bad things that my husband said about his friend and they didn't really talk the rest of the day. When my husband came back from work he told me what had happened and how embarrasing he thought that the situation was. I would also have been very embarrased in that situation 
I know that he hates his previous boss, but he wanted to take his harsh words back when he discovered that they knew eachother.
I know that he hates his previous boss, but he wanted to take his harsh words back when he discovered that they knew eachother. @KOSTAS499 (1624)
• Greece
10 Apr 13
Better ask first!
I think we all had momments like this. But we should stick to our opinion and say it without prejudice.
He may be someone's friend and be a good friend, and at the same time a horrible manager/boss!
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@JeffersonVerano (16)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
haha . sorry for your husband. so embarrassing ..
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@tinayu (214)
• China
10 Apr 13
yes, i did,i experienced a similar thing.that time i was a college student, one day, i ate my supper with my classmate in school's canteen.we were both boring,and talked about a boy in class 1(we were in class 2),saying that his girlfriend was ugly,and they didn't match with each other and something like that.suddenly that boy appeared before us and asked"hi,i know you two,you are in class 2".oh my god,we stared openmouthed.from then on,we didn't say any bad things about someone any more .
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@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
It's indeed embarrassing,but justified if he is telling the truth.
I know it's not good talking about other people behind their back- but expressing the truth is not bad either.
What is wrong is, if we try to justify the bad attitude/behavior of a person.
@imaging_1 (64)
• United Kingdom
10 Apr 13
What I wonder is that, things your husband talking about his previous boss is true or not? And if his previous boss is really the one your husband describe, I think it would be okay, though I can imagine how embarrassing the moment they have! And the relationship between your husband and his co-worker depends on their characters, I think. Since it has happened, so it's useless to think more on it. Maybe the co-worker is considering what your husband said is true or not, maybe he and the previous boss are joking about the thing. But what ever! Tomorrow, your husband can act like everything is fine and dandy.
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@cttolledo (5460)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Apr 13
No haven't experience such kind of situation ..In meeting with people I typically cautious in every words I said, I do not give bad comments about a person to a person whom I didn't know if I can trust him/her...
In the case of your husband, that's really embarrassing situation, If I were in his situation I might not know what to do ... good luck to your husband, hopefully his co-worker kept that conversation by themselves.
@Angelpink (4035)
• Philippines
9 Apr 13
Yes that is very embarrassing but then if all he said was true then it doesn't really matter at all , the most embarrassing there is when he cooked stories only but he speaks nothing but truth then it is so alright , his friend need to accept it though it gave a little pinch. In relation with this story i remember the old saying of our folks which says that "if you have nothing good to say about a person you better not talked about him ! "
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@profmuhammadakhtar (103)
• Pakistan
10 Apr 13
that is not strange thing people share different thing among themself if your husband take care and love you he never chase any one
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@joizee (502)
• Philippines
10 Apr 13
Oh my gosh! I feel sorry for your hubby. I had the similar situation when I was attending a catholic school seminar way back in high school. One of my group mates and I got close and enjoyed talking about the event. Unfortunately, I felt so comfortable with her so I rant away my discontent with the event. She was just nodding and smiling. After the group sessions, that group mate turned out to be a student of the host school. She was even the host of the program. I got really shocked and decided to leave the school. Lesson learned: less talk, less mistakes.
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