I always laugh at others when they greet someone but are unsure whether to do it with a hug, kiss or shake hands. Then get it wrong. At the wedding this weekend, it was rife. There was one instance when the groom's mother came over and greeted us with a kiss on the cheek. Then another friend came over and greeted her with a hand shake. Everyone thought he was a bit odd.
I also saw another friend's mother who was wearing a huge hat and as I went to give her a kiss, she said, 'It will have to be an air kiss because of the hat.' I persevered, unsure of whether she was joking or not and then tried to laugh it off when I realised she was clearly being serious.
However worse than both of these are times when you are unsure whether to say 'Hello' to someone or not. Like this morning.
I saw a girl I worked with about three years ago and although we are friends on Facebook, we never speak. We have bumped into each other once or twice at a gig or screening, but this morning, as she was walking towards me, I felt unsure whether I should say 'Hello' or not. So instead I half smiled hoping that would cover both outcomes.
She was almost level with me and we hadn't said 'Hello', so I carried on thinking it wasn't going to happen. Then just as we were passing each other she waved and said 'Hello', but in a 'Oh, were you not going to say 'Hello'?' kind of way.
Cue me feeling like shit.
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