Post by StarFall on Nov 19, 2013 18:37:57 GMT -5
I tend to notice and remember people and I also tend to be the person most people don't notice or remember. After many years I've gotten used to it and I can understand why I don't stand out.
So I was really caught off guard the other day when a guy in my college class turned around and said "Hi, didn't I go to high school with you? You were like a year or two behind me."
It's not like I just graduated, it's been over ten years since either of us were in high school. Of course I remembered him because he was always very talkative, had a notorious reputation, and there was lots of gossip going around about him and a girl in my grade - that's memorable stuff.
But he and I? We never talked and only had one class together. I even remember he sat on the opposite side of the room and spent most of his time joking with the teacher. I spent my time not speaking up in class and generally trying to fly under the radar.
So, how did I answer him? For once my mouth was quicker than my brain. My side of the conversation went something like, "Yes, I was a year behind you, blah blah blah geometry class, blah blah blah, the teacher who taught it, blah blah blah....." All this time my brain is saying, "shut up, be quiet" and finally my mouth listened.
But now I'm paranoid about how he could possibly remember me, and if he'll try to talk to me again (he was reading a poster in the hallway after class and I snuck as quietly as possible behind him until I could get around the corner where he wouldn't see me). Also he probably thinks it was pretty weird I remembered him so well, and I wonder if he thinks I'm a crazy person now.
So I was really caught off guard the other day when a guy in my college class turned around and said "Hi, didn't I go to high school with you? You were like a year or two behind me."
It's not like I just graduated, it's been over ten years since either of us were in high school. Of course I remembered him because he was always very talkative, had a notorious reputation, and there was lots of gossip going around about him and a girl in my grade - that's memorable stuff.
But he and I? We never talked and only had one class together. I even remember he sat on the opposite side of the room and spent most of his time joking with the teacher. I spent my time not speaking up in class and generally trying to fly under the radar.
So, how did I answer him? For once my mouth was quicker than my brain. My side of the conversation went something like, "Yes, I was a year behind you, blah blah blah geometry class, blah blah blah, the teacher who taught it, blah blah blah....." All this time my brain is saying, "shut up, be quiet" and finally my mouth listened.
But now I'm paranoid about how he could possibly remember me, and if he'll try to talk to me again (he was reading a poster in the hallway after class and I snuck as quietly as possible behind him until I could get around the corner where he wouldn't see me). Also he probably thinks it was pretty weird I remembered him so well, and I wonder if he thinks I'm a crazy person now.