How to attract someone's attention without being creepy

Gael23

Yesterday I happened t see someone I knew when I was walking down a street. He was going to his car in a small car park and there was a low-ish wall with plants a few feet high and fairly thick separating us.
I didn't say hello or anything because it wasn't immediately obvious that I could have noticed him and I didn't want to seem like a creep or stalker.

Any advice on how to handle such situations?

RayM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW3ytid4DA

Donald Trump

Gael23 wrote: »

Yesterday I happened t see someone I knew when I was walking down a street. He was going to his car in a small car park and there was a low-ish wall with plants a few feet high and fairly thick separating us.
I didn't say hello or anything because it wasn't immediately obvious that I could have noticed him and I didn't want to seem like a creep or stalker.

Any advice on how to handle such situations?

Assuming you are female....
Get your boobs out.


If male.....
keep your moobs where they belong

#freethenipple

Widdershins

Start gasping and choking, he might jump the wall and give you the Heimlich manouevre?

I'm awful for letting the moment pass but I'm going to try to make myself say 'Hi!' in future. ''Hi! I'm down here! Skulking in the shrubbery''

Gael23

Widdershins wrote: »

Start gasping and choking, he might jump the wall and give you the Heimlich manouevre?

I'm awful for letting the moment pass but I'm going to try to make myself say 'Hi!' in future. ''Hi! I'm down here! Skulking in the shrubbery''

So basically just say "Hi xx" loudly? That's what I was going to do but I thought it would look like I was stalking the guy.

Winterlong

You would not be stalking the guy for just saying hello. Dont over think it.

See someone you recognise and want to engage with them - go say hello.

That said, I am terrible with names and faces and seem to say hello to the wrong people all the time. Great way to make new friends.

Nalz

Call Michael Staples on your telephone device.

Gael23

Any more realistic suggestions?

Ferrari3600

RayM wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW3ytid4DA

Alan Partridge always has a ready made solution to these awkward social etiquette problems.

PARlance

Gael23 wrote: »

Any more realistic suggestions?

Stop stalking him.

Gael23

RayM wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW3ytid4DA

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

Alan Partridge always has a ready made solution to these awkward social etiquette problems.

Only just watched that. It was a fairly similar situation, actually a bit closer than in the video but just with trees between us. So if the same happens again I just bluntly say hello loudly to attract the persons attention.

Arghus

I don't see the dilemma that the OP faced. The terror of saying hello to someone you know?

Sam Kade

Gael23 wrote: »

Yesterday I happened t see someone I knew when I was walking down a street. He was going to his car in a small car park and there was a low-ish wall with plants a few feet high and fairly thick separating us.
I didn't say hello or anything because it wasn't immediately obvious that I could have noticed him and I didn't want to seem like a creep or stalker.

Any advice on how to handle such situations?

WTF, have people problems saying hello to someone they know now.

Widdershins

Gael23 wrote: »

So basically just say "Hi xx" loudly? That's what I was going to do but I thought it would look like I was stalking the guy.

He'll know you were just in the same place at the same time, unless he's a bit silly.:)

WHIP IT!

Winterlong wrote: »

You would not be stalking the guy for just saying hello. Dont over think it.

See someone you recognise and want to engage with them - go say hello.

That said, I am terrible with names and faces and seem to say hello to the wrong people all the time. Great way to make new friends.

I once mistook the same guy for the mate of a mate of mine twice in the space of about three hours... the second time he just said "I'm not. F*cking. Him!"

Was the spit of him in fairness!

Gael23

Sam Kade wrote: »

WTF, have people problems saying hello to someone they know now.

I just thought that someone appearing from behind a bush and saying hello to you might come across a bit weird.

Gael23

Winterlong wrote: »

You would not be stalking the guy for just saying hello. Dont over think it.

See someone you recognise and want to engage with them - go say hello.

That said, I am terrible with names and faces and seem to say hello to the wrong people all the time. Great way to make new friends.

Most of the responses are similar so I'll do that next time. It's likely to be 3 months or so before I'm back there again. I suppose if he doesn't want to engage with me he'll just say hello back and leave it there. It's been a little over 2 years since we saw each other so he may not even remember me, although I think he would.

cajonlardo

WHIP IT! wrote: »

I once mistook the same guy for the mate of a mate of mine twice in the space of about three hours... the second time he just said "I'm not. F*cking. Him!"

Was the spit of him in fairness!

Done that !

Saw a lad from a course I did. He was sitting in the coffee shop enjoying his coffee and carrot cake. " How're ya James" I said. He shouted loud enough to startle everyone in the shop " Why the XXXX does everyone think I am James " and he left the shop and his coffee and cake behind him.

corner of hells

cajonlardo wrote: »

WHIP IT! wrote: »

I once mistook the same guy for the mate of a mate of mine twice in the space of about three hours... the second time he just said "I'm not. F*cking. Him!"

Was the spit of him in fairness!

Done that !

Saw a lad from a course I did. He was sitting in the coffee shop enjoying his coffee and carrot cake. " How're ya James" I said. He shouted loud enough to startle everyone in the shop " Why the XXXX does everyone think I am James " and he left the shop and his coffee and cake behind him.

Free cake and coffee for you ?