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I got thinking, yesterday, about the more embarrassing moments in my life.

One of our work mates had a special birthday this week and to celebrate we are going out from work on Friday night for a few drinks and tapas.
One of our friends, who will attend this great occasion is only 19 and also plays rugby. As with rugby players, he is prone to taking his clothes off when he has had a few drinks. I have told him I do not want to witness this specticle whilst I am eating my garlic sausage, thank you very much. No matter how many glasses of wine I have I would never ever take my clothes of in public. Never, ever.
But it got me reminiscing about my time in Germany.
My husband was out of the country for a few months (Cyprus, Canada, Australia, NI? I can't remember) whilst I was stuck in Nord Rhine Westfallen. One night my friend and I decided to do something different and thought we would visit one of these superdooper swimming pools that they have in Germany. We arrived at the pool and paid our entrance fee which I thought was a bit steep and ventured to the changing rooms to put our swimming costumes on. A very kind German lady explained that it was Sunday night and no swimming costumes were allowed in the pool on a Sunday
My friend and I had to take stock of the situation. We were about 30 miles away from home on a Sunday night and what would be the chances of anyone (of the male variety) that we knew being in this pool tonight, especially as half the regiment were in far flung places? We decided to risk it and went for a naked swim. We even swam out into the open air and sat in the jacuzzi with the snow piled around us.
We got more confident and ventured upstairs (with towels) and decided to try the saunas and steam room. A nice German attendant told us we couldn't take our towels in to the steam room, it was VERBOTTEN he barked.
So we took our seats in the steam room, I couldn't see a thing, luckily enough, and neither could anyone else. As I got comfortable, the men sitting around us began to talk. No-one could mistake those accents. They obviously belonged to numerous members of our husbands regiment!
I couldn't get out of there quick enough and seek refuge in my big fluffy towel. I did not want to see nor be seen butt naked by some squaddies from our regiment.
It must be a British thing as I would have been soooo embarrassed!

Have you had a very embarrassing moment, or do you think about what could have been a very embarrassing moment?

Oops I think I posted this twice. Patience isn't a virtue of mine

Did the rugby player undress in the end or not?

Where do I start, so many I am afraid.


-I slid and dived on the dance floor not so long ago. That was embarassing.
-During a presentation, I tripped over the presentation board, and the board fell over people on the first row. That was very embarassing.
-In a stripclub of all places, I once was stripped down by the police. The police came with about 10. They picked me out, up until now I donot know why. I was most probably the only person in the establishment not in possession of any illegal substance and/or any kind of stabbing device.
I was the only white customer, so asked the police whether this is a white thing. I had to put my hands on the wall and spread my legs. That was embarassing, everybody watching me. Somehow, I was expecting somebody to read my rights (but that was just me watching too many Hollywood movies). They finished, and of course found nothing. When they left, I was still standing, the music was put on loud again, and I started to, with my hands still on the wall and legs spread, shaking my a$$ on the music. I had the laughers on my hand with that . One of the ladies asked me to come on stage, I refused.
-One day I had a discussion with my wife how to park a car. The same day at the parking lot of a supermarket, I bumped into another car while parking...


I am sure I forgot some.

Ok, I'll play along here. Mine was one of those OMFG moments that happened in Dubai. As many know, I have worked abroad for over a decade and you get to learn and use foreign terms (such as "yahlah or jaldy" in DXB). Anyway, it was 1999 and I took a job as a stage manger for a cruise line, a good mate of mine had worked there for years and I was posted on his ship. We had been emailing prior and I noticed he used lots of British and American terms, and I figured it was just assimilation.

He is giving me a tour, and we get to the youth department and I meet all the people that work with the passenger's kids during the cruise. He introduced me to his friend, a Texan named Todd and said, "DD, this is Todd, he is in charge of the kiddie fiddlers". I thought nothing of it. They had a laugh.

Fast forward to Dubai ten years later and a client of mine is singing the virtues of his brother who is now chief scout (cub scouts, boy's outdoor group) leader in the UK. I thought, ok, cool. The client says "he had to undergo intense security clearances and record checks and be vetted to make sure he had no history as a kiddie fiddler". My reply: "Shouldn't he be the biggest and best kiddie fiddler in the UK now"? The client looked mortified. I asked what the problem was? I told the client "I am certain that knowing him and his family his brother must SURELY be a GREAT kiddie fiddler based on how I saw him interact with his kids when he visited Dubai. I have seen him in action when I was working at your house, and I thought he was fantastic in getting the kids to things when they were always protesting". (The kids are spoiled brats and only want to play xbox).

Needless to say, it was this day that I learned that "kiddie fiddler" was Brit term for child molester. I had NO idea. For the previous 10 years, anyone that I met that worked with children I introduced as a kiddie fiddler. I honestly thought it was a Texan term for one who works with children. I almost puked when the client told me what the term meant. I wish I had a photo of that day, it is etched in my mind forever.

Hey DD long time no see

good experience...