“From Basic Etiquette to Bizarre Fads: The Surprising Adult Conversations We Never Saw Coming”
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation where someone asks a question so utterly baffling that you couldn’t help but wonder where they’ve been living? You know, that moment when they seem to have completely missed the memo on something super basic? I mean, it’s like they just assumed the world operated on a different set of rules! Most of us have heard the saying, “There’s no such thing as a silly question,” and usually, that rings true. However, the internet has shown us that sometimes, people ask things that are downright ridiculous.
Take a stroll through the wild threads of Reddit, and you’ll stumble on glimpses of human curiosity that leave you scratching your head. One such Redditor, BlueCaracal, invited the masses to reveal those painfully obvious concepts they found themselves explaining to fellow adults—often with shock and disbelief. So, grab your favorite snack and prepare for a giggle because what follows is a collection of stories that’ll make you both cringe and chuckle, showing just how wide the spectrum of human knowledge can be! Keep scrolling, Pandas; it’s going to get entertaining!
Most of us have heard the phrase, ‘There is no question that is a silly question’. And while that’s usually true, there are times when you can’t help but wonder if some questions are a little, well, ridiculous.
For instance, when Reddit user BlueCaracal posed the question, “What’s something so obvious you couldn’t believe you had to explain it to another adult?” the internet responded in full force, sharing stories that ranged from amusingly clueless to downright shocking. Keep scrolling, Pandas, and brace yourselves—these questions might seem surprisingly obvious, but they’re definitely worth a look.
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When COVID first hit the US and there were no real treatments for it or vaccines or anything, I caught it and got lung clots and had to spend a week in the hospital. Numerous people on the floor I was on died. The guy in the bed next to me had it and they had him under an oxygen tent. He fought with every single person that came in to check on him, refusing to believe that he had COVID. He thought literally everybody was lying to him about what was wrong with him.
