22 Embarrassing Times People Realized They Didn’t Know Someone’s Name

‘I’ve been calling this dude I went to school with Wesley for four years…’
22 Embarrassing Times People Realized They Didn’t Know Someone’s Name

It’s impossible to  everyone’s name. Most of the time, all we can do is string together a bunch of descriptors and hope for the best.  

One Redditor is familiar with this concept. They forgot the name of their new name for a whole five years until the “French guy next door” finally made a friendship-altering confession: He didn’t know the Redditor’s name, either. 

“We have a good laugh and reintroduce ourselves,” they recalled. 

But this reintroduction wasn’t without a bit of coincidental vindication. “His name was Guy,” they concluded. “I had it right the whole time, he was ‘French Guy next door.’”

Other Redditors weren’t as lucky, however. They detailed the embarrassingly long periods of time they’ve gone without knowing someone’s name, and a lot of them resulted in severely awkward situations.

Cheeky_Guy 5y ago I moved into my condo in 2011 and I introduced myself to my one neighbor next door to me but instantly forgot his name. We would see each other in ing for years and I would always just say hi and the casual conversation. I met my wife in 2018 from a long distance relationship and when she finally moved in with me there was the awkward moment when I introduced her to him. I said this is my fiance (x) and we're getting married next month, he said congratulations and nice to meet you, then walked
Quelle_heure_est-il . 5y ago Most likely over a decade. I'm in the UK and I've got to know many a bar acquaintance down my local pub. Over time you get to know about their work, hobbies, likes and dislikes. You get to know how many kids they have, how many times they have been married etc etc. Then a friend from out of town visits you. And as you do in the UK, you go to the pub. Lo and behold your pub acquaintance is there and you introduce your pal from out of town only to realise you know everything
gamemaster92515 . 5y ago A whole school year I knew their names I just didn't know which twin was which and they weren't identical. 16K ... + More replies
dongcherry . 5y ago I work at record store, there's a guy who's been coming in weekly for the entire 11 years I've worked there. We just call him sweaty Polish guy. 2.4K ... + More replies
Gilsworth 5y ago My name is apparently Darren to this nice couple who own a restaurant in my town. My name is not Darren, I've known them for 2 years. We're even facebook friends, they can literally see and read my name, but it's cool. I always wanted to try being a Darren. 22K ... + More replies
Bakasur279 5y ago . Edited 5y ago A whole date. Someone fixed us up but my dude never told me her name, just the address she wanted me to pick her up. I didn't have guts to ask her name between the date. Edit: She became a long time gf after that date and we laughed about it forever. 7.9K ...
DanHam117 . 5y ago I've been on the receiving end of this, my nickname in college was The Mayor and I had people I had known for years coming up to me at my graduation saying I had no idea your name was actually Dan! 17K ...
Fallen_Proxy . 5y ago My cousin gave birth to a baby girl like a year ago and I still don't know her name... 9.8K ... + More replies
Mabescs 5y ago Dog park people. We see each other and talk almost every day but they're always 'dog's name mum/dad' I'm sure at some point their name come up, but I just keep forgetting. 2.4K ... + More replies
Zenmedic 5y ago My next door neighbor introduced himself when he moved in. I promptly forgot his name. I danced around it for that same 5 years. Не was from a French speaking part of Canada, so when talking with my wife, he was French guy next door 5 years after first meeting, he its in a conversation that he'd forgotten my name. We have a good laugh and reintroduce ourselves. His name was Guy. I had it right the whole time, he was French Guy next door.
Rizui 5y ago 10 years, the people from my office but from different division. They seem to know me and often call me out when I ed by, but I don't know their names and at this point it seems awkward to ask them 1.2K ... + More replies
TannedCroissant 5y ago I'm a waiter. There are lots of customers who are regulars and I've known them for years, some of them close to a decade. Very few of them I know their names. Some of them get nicknames amongst the staff. Some favourites are 'Twix man' as he would always leave a twix chocolate bar with the tip. 'Emma and Stacy'1 two sisters who used to come in a lot, I know their names but not which one is which. 'The vegans' a young couple who were vegan but really cool, I do know their names now to
Travel_Dude . 5y ago . Edited 5y ago At work we have this old dude who drives shuttles. His name is Ron. I say, hey Ron! Everytime I see him. Five years down the road I see Ron standing next to another old dude. Turns out we have two shuttle drivers. I've been saying Hi Ron to the other guy 50% of the time for five years. Does this count? 758 ... + More replies
Donger69 . 5y ago My parents. 5 years at least. 2.9K ... + More replies
 5y ago The exterminator that came to my parents' house every month to spray it had a very long Polish last name - many consonants, few vowels. People tried to pronounce it, but just couldn't. Instead, they simply referred to him as The Bug Man. 896 ... + More replies
skilledepstein . 5y ago The guy around the corner I buy weed from has just been the weed guy for 3+ years. 2.7K ... + More replies
AxelNightman 5y ago a Edited 5y ago Four years, I've been calling this dude I went to school with Wesley for four years. At the last day of school after four years, he came up to me and said btw, my name is Nick 127 ... + More replies
tina_the_fat_llama 5y ago My first year of uni I had this weed dealer/friend. When he introduced himself I thought he said, N I asked him multiple times if he could repeat it and I even said it back to him. So for the first year I called him N. That's how it was in my phone too. Well at the end of the year I learned that his name was actually lan, and that I had misheard due to his accent. 447 ...
kangki8 g 5y ago 1 year and still going... It's my piano teacher, he told me his name once and we don't really talk and I call him stuff like you 204 ... + More replies
Jimi-Thang 5y ago I buy beer from a family owned convenience store almost daily. The guy that works behind the counter says my name every time I walk in, and I call him man. It's been at least 4 years at this point. I'm in too deep to ask now. 192 ... + More replies
purrgatory920 5y ago Edited 5y ago I lived next door to an elderly woman for about 10 years. Her name was Nelly and she was always very sweet. Her daughter came over one day and told me Willy died, I told her I didn't know a Willy but I was very sorry for her loss. She looked at me like I was nuts, and said I'd lived next door to her mom for 10 years. Turns out I misheard her, and she had bad hearing we both heard what we expected to hear. 138 ...
crabman484 5y ago Work in a pharmacy. A young woman, say late teens early twenties, came up and asked to pick up her grandmother's prescription. I said no problem. What's her name? She looked at me with a blank face, asked me to hold on and called her family. 6K ... + More replies

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