If we went to high school together and I've seen you out in public, this goes out to you.

dirtyqwerty · 1 year

This kid from my high school is a cashier at Panera.

I don't go to Panera anymore.

allboolshite · 1 year

Every fucking time I run into an old classmate I get the same story about, "oh you remember Randombitch? Yea, she's back in rehab again and we really think she's going to make it this time. She just had her sixth kid so she's really motivated."

Really?

sea_otter · 1 year

I just give them the ole nod of the head. Quells possible dead-end conversations while at the same time, fully acknowledging our common past.

wayndom · 1 year

Old joke:

Jews don't recognize Christ as the messiah, Catholics don't recognize Mormons as Christians, and Baptists don't recognize each other in strip clubs.

SenorMcBean · 1 year

This holds true throughout life.

Walking down a long hallway at work while approaching someone else...

"OH CHECK OUT THAT WALL"

(Desperately search for something to fixate on pretending you've noticed something important)

IetF · 1 year

This is why cellphones are so useful. Last time I saw someone from high school, we both pulled our cellphones out and acted like we were texting as we passed by each other. Kind of an awkward moment in itself.

beernerd · 1 year

Fuck. 10-year reunion is coming up. Gotta get my shit together. If life is a game, high school reunions are where we keep score...

spiralout87 · 1 year

I just walk by smiling like a dumbass. Let them think they are the weird one, right?

DankFrank · 1 year

Holy shit, this happened to me today...Except the girl was hot as fuck and I looked at her the entire time while she stared at her phone...Am I doing it rite?

Jadis · 1 year

My friend and I were traveling out West around the Yellowstone National Park area and we were with two of our British friends as they were touring America. We saw some people that walked by us, and a few minutes later, we happened upon them once more and heard them speaking. They were British also. I turned to our friends and said, "Hey! It's some of your countrymen!" They responded, "Oh, each of us knew we were British as we turned our heads down and tried to avoid eye contact at all cost." It made me laugh.

tl;dr: This story seemed better in my head o_o

plisterinbenis · 1 year

That text message that you don't have has never seemed so interesting!

ahyl · 1 year

My rule in life is to unfriend people I have on facebook that don't say hi to me in real life.

I'm down many friends now :(

terribleivan · 1 year

Seems Like most redditors had terrible high school careers or something lol

DaTScientisT · 1 year

Had this experience 2 weeks ago.

It's not that it would have been awkward, or we hate each other or anything. We just have nothing to talk about.

MissCharmCity · 1 year

recently saw a girl who made fun of me in high school. she served me ice cream. I am now an accountant, so I was happy to run into her!

qizarate · 1 year

Whatever happened to being friendly?! I always stop and talk to people I even vaguely recognize. Even if I didn't like them... even if they clearly want to avoid me...

... especially if they clearly want to avoid me.

[deleted] · 1 year

I make the mistake of making eye contact every time. End up passing each other while awkwardly staring.

Siobhan1013 · 1 year

Did this in Target the other day, my classmate had a kid with her..so awkward conversation successfully dodged.

remeard · 1 year

I grew up in a small town. A few years ago, we got a Wal-Mart. That Wal-Mart became the central hub of the town basically. People talked about it like it was a thing to do. "Hey, you want to go to Wal-Mart?" "And do what?" "I don't know, hang out man."

I've since moved, but every time I visit my parents, there's always that one brutally awkward conversation that I'm forced to have because I'm so and so's brother and they haven't seen them in "LIKE, FOREVER".

I do my best to stay away from the store. I also do my best to stay away from that town.

jooes · 1 year

I was at Wal-Mart maybe a year ago with my parents, and I saw this kid that I went to school with. I saw him, he didn't see me, but my parents saw him too. "Oh look, it's Ben! You went to school with him, remember?" and I was like "Yeah, I do" and I was rushing to get into an aisle or something. You know, I needed to get away from him... And then my mom said the worst thing ever...

"You should go over and say hi! It's okay, we're in no hurry!" as she pushed me in his general direction...

MyNameIsBruce2 · 1 year

Oh the awkward conversations I've had with former high school classmates. Luckily I have bad vision, so I usually don't even have to pretend to ignore them.

Jooshbag · 1 year

Oh how I wish I could talk to people like this

Secret_StoopKid · 1 year

Relevant

potatoaster · 1 year

Currently in high school. Still applies.

RedRing86 · 1 year

Let me just recite this awkward dialogue for you all to cringe to

1: "Oh hey, 2, how are you?" 2: "Good, haven't seen you in awhile, how are things? 1: "They're going alright, just trying to graduate" 2: "Oh yea? What school you going to?" 1: "Derp State University, how are you?" 2: "Same, I'm at University of Derp, it's tough going to school and raising a son" 1: "Oh you have a son, that's nice, how old?" 2: "Just turned 3." 1: "Cool..... well BAI!!" 2: "BAIIIII KEEP IN TOUCH, NICE SEEING YOU BAI!!"

scottasin12343 · 1 year

Yesterday at the grocery store, check. twice.

Irishfury86 · 1 year

I swear there must have been a memo sent out to all my high school alums that said that head nods are an appropriate form of communication when passing on the street. Thank God.

Dead_Rooster · 1 year

This should really end with, "but why did you add me on Facebook when you got home?"

IPoopedALittle · 1 year

Why are these images okay, but images of text are the bane of existence?

[deleted] · 1 year

i'm fantasizing about seeing someone i recognize from HS, and saying, while looking directly at them and smiling in a bug-eyed, creepy way: "i recognize you, but i have no interest in having a conversation with you." then, i walk away, and win.

psmerling · 1 year

NED? NED RYERSON?

thegreatnick · 1 year

CORRIEARKLET (n.) The moment at which two people approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognise each other and immediately pretend they haven't. This is to avoid the ghastly embarrassment of having to continue recognising each other the whole length of the corridor.

CORRIECRAVIE (n.) To avert the horrors of corrievorrie (q.v.) corriecravie is usually employed. This is the cowardly but highly skilled process by which both protagonists continue to approach while keeping up the pretence that they haven't noticed each other - by staring furiously at their feet, grimacing into a notebook, or studying the walls closely as if in a mood of deep irritation.

CORRIEDOO (n.) The crucial moment of false recognition in a long passageway encounter. Though both people are perfectly well aware that the other is approaching, they must eventually pretend sudden recognition. They now look up with a glassy smile, as if having spotted each other for the first time, (and are particularly delighted to have done so) shouting out 'Haaaaaallllloooo!' as if to say 'Good grief!! You!! Here!! Of all people! Will I never. Coo. Stap me vitals, etc.'

CORRIEMOILLIE (n.) The dreadful sinking sensation in a long passageway encounter when both protagonists immediately realise they have plumped for the corriedoo (q.v.) much too early as they are still a good thirty yards apart. They were embarrassed by the pretence of corriecravie (q.v.) and decided to make use of the corriedoo because they felt silly. This was a mistake as corrievorrie (q.v.) will make them seem far sillier.

CORRIEVORRIE (n.) Corridor etiquette demands that one a corriedoo (q.v.) has been declared, corrievorrie must be employed. Both protagonists must now embellish their approach with an embarrassing combination of waving, grinning, making idiot faces, doing pirate impressions, and waggling the head from side to side while holding the other person's eyes as the smile drips off their face, until with great relief, they pass each other.

CORRIEMUCHLOCH (n.) Word describing the kind of person who can make a complete mess of a simple job like walking down a corridor.

As always whenever this gets posted, I like to rake in the karma by stealing this from Douglas Adams' Meaning of Liff

AwwYea · 1 year

I hate that stupid shit.

I always nod to say hi and at least acknowledge their existence even if we weren't the greatest of friends for whatever reason.

There's no need to be a socially awkward fuck or just be plain ignorant.

How silly is it for two people to pretend to look in another direction to avoid each other? What does that say about you? If you really don't like x person and don't want to talk to them, why can't you look at them and keep walking anyway if your feelings for that person are legitimate?

Oh I forgot this is reddit; where people actually post whether it's necessary to experience sex in life, and the socially awkward penguin memes get thousands of upvotes.

get_toasted · 1 year

It sounds ludicrous but you could try this one out...

Make eye contact, smile, and say "Hey!" Then keep walking. C'mon people.

tonyamazing · 1 year

I look at people right in the face as they walk passed and ignore me.

rmandraque · 1 year

Head nod, walk faster.

Sk33tshot · 1 year

Or for the other type of people, thanks for connecting and bringing back great memories. The coin has two sides.

PandaGoggles · 1 year

I always run into them far from where we went to school too

lionghoulman · 1 year

last time someone i went to high school with came up to me i just said i was someone else and they were confused. worked like a charm.

Willravel · 1 year

Remember how much fun we had hating reading Siddhartha junior year? That guy was a selfish prick, right? What's that? You're Buddhist?

Shit.

leb1239 · 1 year

I just say "what up" and keep walkin'. Problem solved

rawrvenger · 1 year

I just moved. It avoided the whole thing. Because that one year after high school was miserable to run into people...

RochelleH · 1 year

I only feel bad and avoid them if they've put on a lot of weight and seem to know it. Otherwise, I say "hey" and keep walking.

zeppelinfromled · 1 year

The fact that I sometimes see people I knew in high school (but have no desire to talk to again) when I go visit my parents has forced me to perfect the ability to ask "hey, how are you?" without actually starting a conversation.

Murdadem · 1 year

Literally JUST happened to me at a restaurant tonight and WHILE thinking about it, I come home, hop on reddit, and this is the first link I see as if my subconscious directed my eyes to it.

bolderdash · 1 year

oddly enough, I genuinely don't notice people. I'm always focused on something else, or my mind is wandering...

However, awkward conversations ensue when they notice me, because I can't remember names for shit.

I_TYPE_IN_ALL_CAPS · 1 year

ONE DAY AT COLLEGE, I SAW A GUY I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH. EXCEPT, NOW HE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR. AAAAAAAWKWAAARD.

needmoarbass · 1 year

Why did I go to a college in my home state? This is an everyday occurrence.

OtherMikeP · 1 year

Good to see ya, we should hang out some time.

trav110 · 1 year

This guy who was kind of a prick in my high school works at Fedex-Kinko's now. I had to get a picture printed poster-size, and he charged me practically nothing. Things went better than expected.

doodeoo · 1 year

Happened to me today. You're welcome, fellow University of Washington student.

JamesLiptonIcedTea · 1 year

So what? We went to school together. What's the significance of that? No extended contact between us and we probably never spoke a word to each other the entire time.

soapboxderby · 1 year

I work at a pharmacy, and yes this may be a bit immature, but I can't help but snicker when I have to fill a Valtrex prescription for someone I went to high school with. The best thing is, they know I know they know I know.

mixmax2 · 1 year

This cute girl from high school recognized me while we were in a theater a few years after graduation, I was sitting in the row below her, she said hello, I said hi, then I awkwardly turned around and just kept looking forward (This was still before the movie when the theater was showing it's little trivia). The awkwardness was so powerful that I still get post-traumatic nightmares.

PaidAdvertiser · 1 year

I have terrible face recognition technology in my brain and I don't recognize anyone ever :(

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Bongpig · 1 year

What so hard about saying hello and just continuing on?

I think only socially retarded people, or cunts, would think ignoring someone is the right thing to do

orthogonality · 1 year

When we meet again
Introduced as friends
Please don’t let on that you knew me when
I was hungry and it was your world
--Bob Dylan

NoYouFuckingDidnt · 1 year

It's awkward when I want to talk to an old friend and they do that. xD Though I understand cause I do it sometimes too. Though seriously man up and just talk to people for gods sake. The internet is making you socially retarded.

[deleted] · 1 year

hadnt spoken to my ex for 3 years or so, then i got invited to her wedding(couple of weeks ago) to a guy i knew since before i knew her. out of nowhere she invited me and i wish i had spoken to her more since the last time i saw her.

i dont know if this is a 'socially awkward penguin' circlejerk or legitimately not wanting to see people you have a reason to not want to see. anyway, im really glad i caught up with one of my best friends. i recommend calling someone you knew in high school that you knew really well, sometimes theyre actually great friends that youve moved away from, or have fallen out with for something as trivial as 15-20 miles.

downvoted4notfunny · 1 year

ಠ_ಠ

Musick · 1 year

Really? Did all of reddit hate their highschool or something. Why not say hello? It's nice to catch up with random people.

Raza1love · 1 year

Id classify this almost as a "if you do this, fuck you" because there are some people that I wouldn't mind talking to that I kind of know. They do the head turned lightly to the other way and down. Seems kind of rude.

mutorcs · 1 year

Shit I never thought about the fact that they could be trying to ignore me...

soul4sale · 1 year

TIL that nearly 11,000 Redditors are socially inept, and another 9,000 are not.

The_Ion_Shake · 1 year

You think this is bad, try it with people you don't actually know. There was one girl I used to catch the train with (well we took the same train at the same time, that was it). We spoke maybe once as one guy at school who knew her randomly introduced me to her, I think to show me up as awkward (it worked). Sometimes I see her around and we kind of recognise each other I think but don't say hey, since we don't know each other. Now THAT'S a weird thing.

jamesbiff · 1 year

my tactic, if i see someone on the pavement (im a brit) as i approach i speed up slightly, i wont greet them till about 2-3 ft away, that way they know im just being polite but have no intention of stopping.

[deleted] · 1 year

I run into people I knew in high school all the time. Most of the time I can't put a name to them, but they know me, the year I graduated, and which classes we had together. I was not popular at all. I was one of the invisible nerds, and it astounds me how many people want to talk to me now, ten years after the worst 4 years of my life are over. I've always wanted to ask these people "Where the hell were you when I would have given anything for more friends?"

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