‘What’s something people find obvious you only just figured out?’ – 17 belated lightbulb moments
10.
‘I used to interrupt people thinking I was “relating.” Turns out I was just being annoying.’
-NoireEmpress
11.
‘The Grammy’s got their name because the awards are Gramophones.’
-Bottlecollecter
12.
‘Employment loyalty with large companies is a one way street. Always.’
-dabor11
13.
‘Semi-recent. Back in my younger days I used to chew a lot of gum. Didn’t realize how obnoxious and loud I was until one day after a break between a meeting, one of the guests turned and started fake chewing really loud in my face and said that’s what she was listening to all morning.
‘I was mortified and never chewed gum in a meeting again. She was pretty high up there in rank too.’
-AbaloneVarious5252
14.
‘It only recently dawned on me that no one really knows what they’re doing. Like, in general. I always thought that adults, bosses, confident people — they understood everything, they have a clear plan. And then I started to notice that many people just pretend to be fumbling, but they learn as they go. And it’s not scary, but on the contrary, it even calms down a little. It turns out that you don’t have to wait until you’re ready, but just start doing it. Making mistakes, learning is like everyone else’
-milnercharlotte
15.
‘I always thought 3D movies were really anticlimactic and unimpressive. Turns out I can’t see the 3D illusion because my eyes don’t combine images properly. I also have little to no depth perception.’
-izziedays
16.
‘My whole life I’ve been eating with my mouth open and didn’t realise it was an issue until my boyfriend mentioned it two years ago.. I proceeded to ask people at work about this and found out that people had been laughing behind my back about it the whole time. I just thought of every encounter I had in my life where I’ve eaten in public and people must have been disgusted. Totally oblivious.
‘Yikesssss how could I have not known I was like Homer Simpson eating all the donuts in hell.’
-Professional-Aide985
17.
‘Up until quite recently, I thought the phrase ‘to make ends meet’ was actually ‘to make hens meat’ – in that if you had enough money for chicken, you were ok for the month. It wasn’t until I read it somewhere that it clicked.’
-aliphylactic
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