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Episode 191: Talk

Helen, Alice and Khalid in the sitting room

Losing face

Khalid says he's lost face. He's embarrassed about the hair-cut Alice gave him.

What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?

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Terry, Australia
The most embarrassing thing that's ever happend to me is that: last time I had a headache and wanted to vomit somewhere. I quickly dashed in the toliet and threw up. After I did so, I suddenly saw a lady passing me out of the door. What a shame I have!!

Betty Leung, Hong Kong
Last month, I go out to the shopping.I saw a people who want to go inside the shopping centre.So, I opened the door to them.After that, they did not go there.In fact, they want to go other places.So, there were many people saw my stupid behaviour.They laugh at me.I felt embarrassed.

Song, South Korea
5 years ago, I had a backpacking travel around Europe. That embarrassing moment happend when I moved to Madrid from Nice. Me and my friends tried to find our train seats which we'd already booked. However, there were 3 people sitting ours. I came close to them and asked to change their seats but my friends laughed at me. Because I said to them "Are you reservation?"

Martina, Czech Republic
I麓m a teacher and last week I was in the pub with my friends. We drunk too much and one of pupil's parents saw me. The day after pupils in school knew about my excess. It was really very embarassed.

Lamiae, Morocco
I don't like embarrassing moments, but like all people in the world, every one of us should be embarrassed by something.I hate myself when one of my teachers ask me to do an exercise at the black-board, specially when I am not prepared to do it...It's really an embarrassing thing to me...

Lisa, Chinese Hong Kong
There was a very enbarrassing thing that was ever happened to me .I went to a fashionable hair shop to cut my hair.I wanted to cut a popular hair-style.Oh on,it was too short,liked a boy.I wanted to cry.When my friends saw me they all could not help laughing to me .At that moment,I felt extremely embarrassing.After that, I could not be cut hair like that any more.

Moni
Some years ago,when i was learning Finnish language,many times i had embarrassed at my wrong answers to quastions which they had different meanings.

Emily,Hong Kong
One day,I saw the old person.She picked up the empty pots.So I gave the pot on hand to her.But she didn't take and felt unhappy.She said that she was not a beggar.After that,I known that I was wrong.I should not look down upon her.I felt so embarrassed.

Ahmed Abdel-Alim, Egypt
The most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to was when I was attending a meeting with a vey important customer. It was supposed that one of my colleagues would present some slides to the customer but suddenly he flabbergasted me in front of the attendances and introduced me as the presenter.It was a horrified situation and I wished I hadn't been born!Really with friends like that who needs enemies! :)

Poon, Macao
once i went to way home from the workside, suddenly the sky began to rain cats and dogs, I'm running, but walked right into the drain, the heel gripped, every passengers of take shelter from rain laughing me, I felt so embarrassed.

Hsingyu, Taiwan
When I was a school student, the greatest thing of summer vacation was to have night life. What I usually do was renting vedio and being a couch potato. I remember one day I went to vedio shop with my sister and brother at about 11Pm. we were hurry to across the intersection when the traffic light remainded in yellow. My sister and brother run so fast they were already reach the acrossed street, I had to catch up but I fell down instead. Unfortunatly, the light turned into green and the cars driver behind me also shocked because I lying on there. Thanks God that the cars didn't go forward immediatly. Anyways it was very embarrassed fell down on the intersection, especially when there still had cars. Moreover I take it as a embarrassed event, my sister and brother see this as a joke. What a sibling of that!!

Kim, South Korea
A few weeks ago, a my friend quarreled with his girl friend. So he talked about how he feel and what he can do for her.So I advised him. And after that he said a word of reconciliation to her. But it fanned emotion her more angrily.I was so embarrassed!!Now they are going together well. :p

Endy, Hong Kong
I remember that the most embarrassing thing happened last year.Seeing the weather was nice, I decided to play basketball alone.I didn't bring any money as there was no bag of my sportswear.Bringing a wallet caused great inconvenience.I passed through the downtown.Seeing the volunteers for charity to sell flags, I removed from them immediately.However, a child, who is a volunteer, approached me quickly.He looked at me and asked for my donation.Honestly, I did not bring money.I apologized to him as well as run away immediately.All passers-by looked at me steadily.It was so abashed.Orginally, I wanted to donate money to him willingly.However,I could't.That's my most embarrassing thing.

Rashel
i invited some friend for coffee, and he asked if we can have bottle of water,and i wasn`t have enough money to buy it

Song, South Korea
One day, on my way go home, I stopped by Starbucks. However, while walking on the street, I was thinking only about Tim Hortons' Timbits. So after coming into that Starbucks, I just said to a clerk that "Can I get some timbits?"Then, I saw the wierdest face ever that I'll never forget with saying "What???"I noticed my horrible mistake I'd just made. Nevertheless, I tried to be cool, and just said, "Ah, 2 old fashions, please" What happened next? I really do not think that I have something to tell you about. You can imagine. The people who live in Canada will surely laugh at this story. That was one of my unforgettable embarrassing moments in Canada. Ohh...T^ T

Yuri, Japan
I have very weak eyesight,in spite of that,I wasn't wearing eye glasses. In one assembly, one of my enemies came in and I thought she smiled at me,so I smiled her back dishonestly, but I found she had smiled to the one next to me. I was so embarrassed that moment.

Eugene, Macao
It was an afternoon.I was waiting for my friend to pick me up in an airport. We haven't seen each other for a long time.I waited and waited, suddenly I saw a girl,she looked so much like my friend!And she was waving to me!Of course I smiled and said "Hi!**" happily and loudly! Then she walked by me and went towards a man behind me,suddenly I realized that I just made a mistake. I really should have wear glasses!

Sana, Kuwait
The most embarrassing thing that's ever happenend to me when I've left my job because my husband wanted to travel to kuwait so I felt very anxuios about that and I still like that until nowadays.

Kay, Hong Kong
once when I got on a bus,I discovered that I did't have enough money for the fare.A lot of passengers was looking at me.Eventually,I had no choice but to get off the bus.It made me rather embarrassing!

Pekergin, Turkey
Four years ago, I was working in local municipality as eu project director. I was very busy and working diligently because of comming the due date of the project. One day my phone called, somebody wanted collaboration of their project with me. I said '' I 'm very busy nowadays but if you send me a car maybe we talk face to face about you project.'' and then the phone closed my face. I learned later, 'somebody' on my phone had been vice president of center municipality.

Faruk,Turkey
2 days ago, i took a bus for going my home, suddenly bus driver braked and i felt down. all passenger looked to me :D i felt ashamed. even though i hadn't reached my station,i took off from bus :D

Thienloi, Vietnam
I had one most stupid thing recently . Some months before , I said goodbye to my girl friends. It's one result of several stupid thing I did. At that time, I did not think that my girl friend will accept my requirement . We almost did not see other for one month. I kept in my mind, we just need more time to rethink what happen , to get better respect from each other . But, one day, that worst day of my life , I got new she had one guy. She fall in love with one old friends . I called she a lot , asked she why ? Furthermore , I said a lot , did something wrong . It's too bad . I lost my face . All my friends said that is my fault . I hope I did not do that, did not say goodbye to her . I'm really love her.

Charly, Philippines
It still lingers in my brain the most awfull thing that occurs in my entire life that embarrassed me infront of my classmates was when I was in grade school when I urinated at the backstage of our school and somebody caught me. Actually, our toilet is located at very far in our classroom, so I was running in the hallway and when I wasn't able to handle it I run and hide at the backstage and one of my schoolmate saw me and told to the teachers.

Eric, Vietnam
On a flight home one night, I was too tired and sleepy approaching my seat seeing a man sitting there. I told him "Excuse me, this is my seat" and showed him my boarding pass... a stewardess came and checked my boarding pass, it was one row behind. I wish I had vanished!

Ale, Italy
Am I improving or this episode is easier than others? Btw, about embarassing things...I was very young and I had a boyfriend. We came out for a pizza with his fellows and my pizza was the first one that the waiter brought to us. I didn't know anybody but my boyfriend, I was so young and shy...so I began to eat without waiting for the group. When I found out my error I wished to run away.I hope nobody remembers that time...

Anne, HongKong
Last weekend, I was queuing for a bus at bus stop. I saw a man who looked like my old friend. So I patted his shoulder affectionately. Unfortunately, he wasn't my friend. I was in stuck. However, he grinned at me and said "Are you my friend?" I just shake my head. It was very embarassed.

Morena, Argentina
It was the first party we organised with university partners. I don麓t used to drink so I just drank a glass of beer. My partners drank too much, and i said them "Stop drinking" "Stop drinking" every time they buy alcohol. At the end of the party I remember I was walking to the toilet but then I wake up outside, and some of my friends asked me : are you ok? "Stop drinking". Oh I was so embarrassed that I said goodbay and call a taxi! They were laughing one more week telling me how I felt down on the floor and how I look like!and how many people helped to carry me out. :) Me too ha ha

Cathy, Argentina
Once I went to school wearing different shoes. the worst part of it was that didn't realise my mistake, until one of my classmates saw me, and told the rest of them that one of my shoes was different to the other one! after a while, all people knew it, even my teachers.This was by far the most embarrassing moment in my life! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

Emily, Taiwan
I had a trip with my friends to Germany in 1998. One day, we took the train to Fussen. It was a long-distance ride, so we prepared some food and drinks. Actually it was a little bit hard for us to buy things, beacuse we didn't know German. We tried to know what it was from the picture on the packing. I took out 'milk' and drank it, but it tasted a bit strange. Was it milk? I wasn't sure. Anyway, I finished it. In the meantime, i saw the local passengers laughing at me. I didn't know why? So i checked the packing again. It wasn't milk. It was 'cream' for coffee. I felt so embarassed at that moment. I just wanted to get off the train immediately.

Henny, Vietnam
I wanted to have a new hair-style to begin a new year, so I decided to cut my long hair. And it was really a terrible decision. My new hair was exactly a disaster. it made me so embarrassed when I met my friends. But now it is better, thank God!

Rahaf, Syria
I wear a sport shoes for a work. This shoes almost the same my sister's shoes. The difference was in the color of lace. On day, I wanted to go to work and I was in a hurry. I wear a one of pair of my sister's shoes and the second of pair of mine. I didn't notice that till I arrived at office.

Maha, Pakistan
Almost all the members of my family trust me, but two years ago i have stolen my dad,s amount,when he came to know the reality,he asked in front of every one,i said sorry but it was extremely a worst moment for me as it has changed all my past image.

Silvia, Spain
Some years ago I had a date with a friend of mine, not really a friend but at least he was someone I had met a little before. He arrived late so I got very angry but after that we went for a drink to a pub, and I dind't realise how but sitting on the sofa I saw the left heel of my boots broken. It was the last straw that day!

Kelly,Taiwan
Whem I was young.I went to night market.My mother told me to hold her hand carefuly. Do not to miss in the big night market.But I did not liste to my Mom.I was so happy.SUDDLY,I hold a stanger'S hand and said Mom i want to buy the doll.That was so embarrassed.

Joan, China
As a son's mother, there are full of memories related to my son whatever good one or bad one. The most embarrassing thing is son's questions which directly related to the married life with my husband.

Becky,TW
After passing the test, I bought a car several years ago. I was excited to drive my new car to work. But when I arrived my office, I was really in a trouble. It took me a lot of time to park my car beside the road.Because of my poor parking skill,the road was jammed with many cars during the rush time.It did make me too embarrassed to leave my car for a while.

jean Marie, France
I live in a very small countryside village which has a classified 12th century Castle and in the nice Forrest nearby a big leisure centre. Some years ago took place in its congress hall a big meeting about environmental issues. As a member of my village council I was asked by the Prefect to be present, it is a mere formality but the mayor of the village must be there, he told me. Why not, said I, it's a way to know a bit more about the active "green" being myself a passive, a little bored by these hundred of times heard "don't forget to turn off the water tap while you're brushing your teeth." I took off my wellingtons, put on acceptable shoes, an old tie and went to the meeting. Lots of V.I.P. there, journalists, mayor of big town and so on. What a surprise and honour to see my reserved chair near the Prefect. I sat down and suddenly realised that awful situation, a journalist was looking at me, and said: "The mayor of the village, where we are, is going to tell some words about environmental points". I had nothing prepared hence nothing to say. The worst situation I ever known. I was as white as a sheet. Finally I saw a picture of our nice castle on the wall and said: "isn't it a pity all this electrical wires around this classified castle in our village! My dear Prefect could we do anything to hide them?" It was very very short, I was afraid, I hadn't anything else to say! The moral of this story is, some years later we got some money to put the wires underground near the Castle and in the village too. But I must say I was not good as an orator!

Ramya, India
This incident was happened when I was studying 4th standard. One day I and my friend were returning back from school. On that day we had received our progress report card. As I was curious about looking into my friend's report card, I asked her report. She had the bag in one hand and her lunch box in the other hand. She gave the lunch box to me. She took her progress card from her bag and we were discussing about the marks and school events happened on that day. There will be a bifurcation in road, one way will lead to her home and another one is the way to my home. I and my friend both of us forget that the lunch box is with me. In the mid way to my home I noticed that I didn't return the lunch box to her. I was stunned. I didn't know what to do. I just kept the lunch box in the road itself. Her mom came to my house and asked "where is my daughter's lunch box?" This the event for which even now I feel ashamed. I have out of my native now. But even now we are pen pals.

Akira Bbaa, Japan
I was leisurely walking down on the street covered with snow. I unexpectedly slipped on the snow in front of the bus stop where a lot of people in a queue was waiting the bus coming. I made the scene for them to kill their boredom.

Nazrul, Bangladesh.
It's happend on my first dating. When My girl friend and I decided to meet at a restaurant, which is far away from my home town Sylhet. I picked her up on my motor bike to get there. On the way back, I found my bike is out of fuel and had to stop by the road. Day lights are getting down. I was deperately waiting for a texi for her.

Shoaib Mamun, UK
Once back home in my country i went to the market wearing pants otherway round.I was cycling.People were looking at me and they were smarking.I didn't realise it at all.However when i went further one of my classmates saw me and gave me a shout.So i stopped then he drew it to my attention.And he said that's why people were staring at you.I was too embrassed to utter a word.I quickly drove my bike home and changed it.

Arda Kollu, Turkey
when i was kissing a girl, my girlfriend saw me...

Armel, France
I was a teenager and our history teacher had asked us to investigate about the names of the streets in our town an their meanings. There were three of us leading the same inquiry.All that occured a few days after I had arrived in the city and I knew very little about it. So my two fellow-investigators did all the work and I did very little. Our teacher congratulated us for our results and asked us which mark we thought we deserved.They answered they deserved about sixteen over twenty. Of course I couldn't answer the question. Bye bye! Till next time. ARMEL

Anna, Iran
Hi, I want tell you afunny story about my self when I'd finished my studing I really liked find a good job ,I try and at least I found a good job. at the first day of my work every body focous on me and when we went to the conteen for break I've had a lot of stress I wanted to sat on a chair but I fell down I felt my face turn red I was too shy but I remember my mum always said if you do something wrong its better you start laughing by your self ,then I started laughing and every body laughing with me

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