The Awkward Door-Opening-Reaction
Dec 13, 2007 Thoughts
I experienced something today that I have experienced many times here at work. Maybe you have too. Imagine the scenario: You are walking down the hall to use the restroom (or buy a Diet Coke, whatever), and as you approach the door to the hallway, you open it right as someone else was coming in the door. You are both startled at the presence of each other, and you have this moment of awkwardness.
In this moment, which usually lasts a good 1.5 seconds, you look at each other, then quickly away, and say something to the effect of “o, hey, how’s it, uh, going, hey”. The response is something like”not much”, which doesn’t even answer the asked question. For some reason, your ability to ask and/or answer a simple question is hindered by the whole thing.
I just experienced this, and it is humorous because it happens to almost everyone. So next time, do something like say “WOOBA WOOBA”, and it will really throw them off. Of course, you will come off as a weirdo, but whatever . Feel free to comment below…
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