Is it an awkward situation or an embarrassing situation?
Dear Max,
I'm not entirely clear on the difference between "awkward" and "embarrassing"... what is an awkward situation and what is an embarrassing situation? Help me out!
Tommo, Perth
awkward is a feeling in the air
embarrassing is a feeling inside of you
awkward is a feeling in the air
embarrassing is a feeling inside of you
awkward situation
You turn up to a party and your ex (who you don't talk to) is there.
embarrassing situation
You are in your school musical and you forget the words and your voice cracks mid song.
You can ask someone an "awkward question".
You are at a party and you've met someone many times and you can't remember their name and you know you have to ask "what is your name?".
You can tell an embarrassing story about someone.
Your mum tells your new partner a story of how you wet your bed regularly as a teen.
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Talking about someone you don't like, and then they walk in....
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Getting home and realising your skirt has been tucked into your underwear all day.
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You slip on a banana peel in public.
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You call your partner by the name of your ex by accident.
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Spending the whole day with your friend and then realising its their birthday.
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Reaching up to get something, only to find out that you have MASSIVE sweat patches under your arms.
awkward situations generally involve two or more people feeling weird or uneasy
embarrassing situations usually involve an individual feeling uneasy or silly, because of other people's reactions
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