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Once I was out with some friends for lunch and there was one girl I'd never met before who was a friend of one of my other friends.
I remember we were all just chatting casually as you do and she asked me a question. I didn't hear what she said so I was like "Sorry?". She asked me again. I didn't hear it the second time so I was like "Say again?". She repeated herself a third time. I still didn't hear what she said, so I was like "Sorry, I still didn't get that".
She repeated herself a FOURTH time and you guessed it, I still didn't catch what she was asking me. So this time I just smiled and nodded and hoped that whatever she had asked me could be answered with just a "Yes" or "No". She just sat back and said "okay.." and gave up. I could tell she was thinking wtf is wrong with this guy.
Makes me wince to think about even now. I still have absolutely no idea what she was saying that day, and why at that particular moment I couldn't seem to hear her properly.
This was very relatable. Thanks for the cringe.
Was it a loud environment or was she just a soft talker? I'm pretty sure there is a Seinfeld episode on this. In fact, it's the pirate shirt episode.
Just be glad you didn't say yes.