Can you share a time when someone sent some conflicting body language cues, then got angry when you reacted to what you thought they were indicating?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47126

) November 23rd, 2019

One time I was in line at a fast food place. There were 3 people in line, and I was last. The first guy places his order, then leaves. The 2nd person, a woman, just stood there. She didn’t advance to the counter. She just stood there staring at the menu she’d been looking at for 5 minutes. She stood there so long that the clerk finally looked over her head and indicated he would take my order, since she obviously wasn’t ready to order.
Boy, did she get pissed! She snarled, “I was next!” and finally placed her order.
I wonder if she did it so she could have an excuse to get outraged? I don’t understand some people.

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Maybe her sight isn’t so great. Those menus are so extensive now too. If you don’t have a “standard order” it can be confusing. Maybe she has slight problems with cognition.

anniereborn (15567

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Maybe she was almost done with her planning, so didn’t like that the clerk was going to take you next which might make her wait a few minutes.

jca2 (16893

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If I misread their cues and got them angry, I would often apologize for the misunderstanding.

janbb (63258

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Oh christ I dislike people like that, waiting in line you would think they would read the menu then be ready to order when it was their turn but no 95% will wait till it’s their turn then look at the menu,not giving a shit who they are holding up with their stupidity.
Then God help anyone who tries to go around these special people.

SQUEEKY2 (23475

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It blows my mind too. If I go to one of the fast food places for a quick breakfast I think about what I want on the drive over. By the time I get there I know what I want.

Dutchess_III (47126

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