People Are Sharing Situations They Find Unnecessarily Awkward, And I Couldn't Agree More

I used to think I was alone in this, but then I discovered a viral Reddit thread from a few years ago that made me feel ~seen.~ Reddit user u/gabirole posed the question, "What is awkward but really shouldn't be?" and the replies were too good. Here are ones that made me cringe the hardest:

1. "Listening to people sing you 'Happy Birthday.'"

—u/EnkindlersMercy

2. "Knocking on a bathroom door/responding to a knock when it's occupied. What do you say?!"

—u/FranceGall

3. "Walking back to your seat after your turn bowling, regardless of the outcome."

—u/J1hubbs2H

4. "Asking someone for money they owe you."

—u/purposely_misspeeled

5. "Leaving someone's yard sale without buying anything — and you were the only one there."

—u/leppek1

6. "When you say bye to someone, then inexplicably run into them again a few minutes later."

—u/thesavant

7. "Pooping in public."

—u/Seamen_seemen_semen

8. "Walking the same speed as someone else."

—u/jperk84

9. "Asking someone to repeat something for the third+ time."

—u/anotherpoweruser

10. "Asking someone where the bathroom is in their house."

—u/ohwowme

11. "When you arrange a meet-up with someone and you spot each other from far away, then have to walk towards each other, unsure if you should just stare at them or ignore them until you get within greeting range."

—u/Child_in_Time

12. "Opening presents in front of someone."

—u/HHughes12

13. "Changing direction when you are walking by yourself."

—u/MrSluby

14. "Four-way stops."

—u/mad_kap

15. "Silence while getting a haircut."

—u/DrunkenForest

16. "When you have to ask for the key to use a public restroom."

—u/Mexicantdie

17. "Asking someone if a seat close to them is taken."

—u/st-gem

18. And: "Telling someone they have something in their teeth. Everyone would want to be told, but no one likes to do it."

—u/evilemprzurg

What's something you think is unnecessarily awkward? Drop it in the comments below!

Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.