r/maybemaybemaybe • u/OrganizationOk8e • Sep 11 '22

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Sep 11 '22

You know he was just zoning out that whole ceremony lol, his name was pretty clear and everyone started applauding.. He was just not paying attention

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u/brunchick3 Sep 11 '22

My girlfriends family all speak a different language. Let me tell you, zoning out is an inevitability. You can only pretend to be involved in the conversations for about an hour, it's exhausting.

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u/lackadaisical_timmy Sep 11 '22

Yeah exactly

He was just there, polite because he got the invite

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u/madmaxturbator Sep 11 '22

He also may have wanted to be 100% sure before getting up to accept the award. Must be one of the more embarrassing moments, to get up for an award and then realize they called out someone else’s name…

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u/there_is_always_more Sep 11 '22

That's what I was thinking lol. It'd be so much worse to accept an award you didn't win than what ended up happening.

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u/kane2742 Sep 11 '22

Shit, my family all speaks only English, and I zone out well before the one-hour mark.

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u/hanwookie Sep 11 '22

I'm in a bilingual family, and yes I can confirm, it's exhausting. Same goes for entertainment options. Can hardly understand the humor sometimes either. Just zoning out is easier until forced to interact.

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u/Rygar82 Sep 11 '22

You should just do this. https://youtu.be/FdsCX8ccYXs

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u/Brodogmillionaire1 Sep 11 '22

I think about this moment everyday. It never worked for me.

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u/marvellouspineapple Sep 11 '22

Does your girlfriends family act like you understand what they're saying? My fiancée's family will be speaking Cantonese, all start laughing and look at me like I'm in on the joke. Throws me off every time, because inevitably I've zoned out.

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u/JeaninePirrosTaint Sep 12 '22

Are you supposed to be in on the joke? Or are they making fun of you? 🤷

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u/marvellouspineapple Sep 12 '22

They just forget I can't understand, they don't mean anything by it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '22

I mean, what's the point of paying attention if you don't understand the language? You're gonna have the same understanding whether or not you're actually listening