Jun 14, 2024
does German have a word for the emotion you feel when, having been recognized on the street by an elementary school teacher whose class you were in twenty years ago, you're told to call her by her first name?
#like one#well recognized#as it took me a minute to place YOU and you still look pretty much the same#and two#thank you for offering#but i Will Not do that#those neural pathways have been sealed#you will forever be mrs. [name] to me#also three:#this WOULD happen when i'm wearing my schlubbiest 'don't even think about applying pressure to these cramps' clothes#i promise that i#well no#i don't have better fashion sense in this#but i do recognize that even for walking the dog this is a Look (derogatory)#shut up lulu