34 Everyday Encounters That Will Always Be Excruciatingly Awkward

14. When You Grab A Stranger's Hand

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As a child, many of you were blissfully unaware for a few moments of how far away you were from your parents so when you grabbed a random gentleman's hand and started talking to him as if he were your father, you were shocked and horrified by your mistake. As a grown up it gets a little bit more complicated as confusion can quickly turn into anger when you accidentally grab hold of someone's hand on the bus or the subway as you have mistaken it for a pole, but they think that this is your way of giving them the bedroom eyes with your hand.
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