‘What is the worst case of secondhand embarrassment you’ve ever experienced?’ – 22 stories that will make you cringe yourself inside out

12.

‘Someone in a college class had toilet paper hanging out of the to top of their pants. It was at least a foot long. We didn’t realise until they were giving a presentation and everyone saw (otherwise would have told them before).’
–Fluffy-Violinist-929

13.

‘A proposal unfolded at a local diner, yet it ended in silence when she said no. Up she rose, left without speaking. All eyes dropped to tabletops, pretending nothing happened. My chest tightened watching him sit there wishing the floor would just open up.’
–jasminebaibe

14.

‘Brown nosing colleague wanted to sing my manager happy birthday in the office. Started singing and got two lines in when he was told to stop.’
–Salacious-Trip-786

15.

‘Guy was giving a speech at my college and he called out a girl for mocking him. She was translating it into ASL.’
–ElfYamadaFairyQueen

16.

‘Knew a kid who auditioned for an reality singing show. He knew he didn’t get through but was excited to show people he was on TV. He didn’t realise they basically displayed him as the worst singer of the day and made fun of him after he walk out of the room.’
–nowhereman136

17.

‘Watching that video of the celebrities during Covid sing ‘Imagine’.’
–marlee727

18.

‘I was a cashier. A girl came through my line. One of my friends was calling me Fresh Prince for some reason that week. He walked by and said it. The girl proceeds to sing the entire theme song. I think she thought people would join in or laugh…neither happened. I think she realised she either had to stop singing immediately or just do the whole song. She, unfortunately, chose the whole song. It was SO embarrassing for her.’
–Prestigious-Bad8263

19.

‘My friend talking to his crush and accidentally snot rockets her.’
–Popular-Friend4088

20.

‘I was at a concert and the kid in front of us was determined to get his female “bestie” to kiss him. He’d pull her in, she’d pat him on the head and tell him he was so cute. Then he went to get her popcorn and he returned to find her kissing the guy in the row in front, who had also been flirting with her all night. He just ate the popcorn and asked if she needed a ride home.’
–Mhc2617

21.

‘While I was in college, I worked with my mom at a local business. One day, she was checking out a customer that I had just helped, and she asked “So when are you due?” Followed by the most dreadful awkward silence in the office. The lady just said she wasn’t expecting, and my mom apologised. But I was like mom, what were you fucking thinking??’
–krose4117

22.

‘In high school I recall a boy doing a verbal presentation on a science report. Sadly he spent the entire report mispronouncing micro organisms as micro orgasms. Teacher never corrected him and no else stepped in to save him.’
–TheMightyRicardooon

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