Out of my depthAs a schoolkid, I signed up for a public speaking contest purely as a ruse to meet girls. It haunts me still: in front of 300 people, I started to speak, dried up, stood there for what felt like half an hour staring at the floor and then slowly walked back to my seat. Oh, and the girl I liked laughed.
Have you ever been utterly, completely, devastatingly out of your depth?
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chthonic, Thu 14 Oct 2004, 15:07)
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In the pubonly a few weeks ago, i was reaquainting myself with my Belgian student mate who was back over for the start of the new uni term. Out with us were his other flatmates; who were a collection of assorted continental Europeans.
So after several pints and the lecturing of how to swear and actually offend a Glaswegian (no mean feat) the topic swung round to why hardly anyone in britain can speak another language. Sticking up for Blighty in a beer fuelled moment of ill advised patriotism i decalred i spoke German, and i studied it for 4 years at school. Sdly my knowledge of German extentd to botschafter might mean ambassador. Cue skeptical question in german missing a response. Fucksocks.
(, Sun 17 Oct 2004, 15:37, Reply)
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