Over this past weekend, you may have encountered an uncomfortable situation. If you are anything like my roommates, you went to Oktoberfest to just hang out with your friends and share a few laughs. However, you may have encountered several people slightly bursting that bubble by surprise flirting, cat calling, or dancing with you. It can be difficult to leave these situations if you do not have experience with this before, so here a few phrases to escape these encounters:
Note: This list is not guaranteed to free you from all situations, nor is it meant to help you in any dangerous situations where you should, instead, follow completely different procedures.
1. “I left my friends straightener on.”
Everyone knows that nothing is more important than rushing to get that mess, and potential fire, figured out.
2. “I’m late to a reunion party.”
Nobody not related to you wants to follow you to what could be a family gathering.
3. “I’m late to a friend’s.”
Sometimes this isn’t the best response, but if you rush away, they may get the point.
4. “What is that?” [points away and rushes away]
Maybe about half of the people you say this too will shrug it off, but I generally wouldn’t suggest it unless you’re in a crowd of people.
5. “Sorry, I’m not interested.”
Saying this plain and simple is genuinely a good response if you’re polite and just walk away.
6. “Sorry, I’m sick.”
If you’re good at pretending to be sick or if you typically have a sad looking face, this may work as well.
In general, do not feel the need to go along with what you don’t want to do. If all else, let them know how you feel, grab a friend, and get yourself out of the situation.
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