I thought this was just a high school habit, but nope—here I am, a full-grown adult, still pretending to be deep in a phone call whenever I see someone I don’t want to talk to. Whether it’s an old acquaintance at the grocery store or a chatty coworker in the hallway, I instinctively pull out my phone, nod a few times, and throw in a random “Yeah, totally.”
The worst part? Sometimes my phone actually rings mid-fake call, and I have to act like I just got another call. I know it’s ridiculous, but at this point, it’s basically my superpower. Anyone else still doing this, or am I just socially awkward for life?
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Same
I just walk away while they are talking. Most of the time I’ve already told them that I’m not interested in talking to them or about what they are talking about. I say this out of respect for their time and mine. If that’s not good enough.. 🚶♂️
I also wear ear buds in the office so people don’t talk to me
This ‘superpower’ of yours is simply amazing OP.
I mean, honestly, who wouldn’t want to escape those cringe-worthy convos? Teleportation would be a hell of a lot more useful than it is for Batman! I’m sure with practice, you’ll be able to vanish in the blink of an eye
A super power is being rude? SMH
I do this when i get caught talking to myself in public lol
Been doing this for years. Works great !
I did this just the other day to avoid looking stupid. I’m 27.
35 here. Still do this constantly. 😂 no shame in my game.
It is so sad that it is still not socially acceptable to just say “yeah, I don’t care” and walk away
I’m actually a bit jealous of your highly developed life hack. Just keep your phone on vibrate and then you don’t have to worry about it going off when your “talking to someone”