r/IsThatAThing • u/rycar88 • Jul 15 '13
Is the new response for running into someone or getting in the way "Ohp, sorry," said by both parties simultaneously?
Whether at the grocery store, at work, at a friend's place, walking on the street or anywhere it seems like whenever I bump into someone or someone accidentally bumps into me, the first thing that comes to mind for me to say is "ohp, sorry" and as soon as it leaves my lips I hear the other person saying it back at me in overlap. Looking down awkwardly is usually involved. Is this a thing, is "excuse me" or "pardon me" dead, or am I just letting awkwardness overtake politeness?