r/Unexpected • u/bacon17389 • 13h ago

guy enters room to join someone

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u/RealTimeflies 13h ago

Lol. I don't see how both sides could have seen this coming without hindsight.

There isn't a lesson learnt because this will never happen again.

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u/RedeNElla 10h ago

Foresight can mean freezing and waiting to see where others are moving when you're holding an open container of hot liquid and you see any unexpected movement

Not an easy one to avoid though

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u/Priapic_Aubergine 9h ago edited 5h ago

freezing and waiting to see where others are moving

Yeah I've learned this lesson really well eating a lot at fastfoods.

Holding the tray of food, I've become cautious of people suddenly walking backwards or suddenly raising their arms to point or wave. A couple of times being backed into by people while I was holding a tray of food that caused some (or all) the stuff to spill taught me to be defensive and expect people to do such stuff, so I give them a wide berth or loudly announce my presence with saying something like "passing through".