What social faux pas did you do today?

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I usually make a social error nearly every day. Today I made a small one but it was enough to make me wish I hadn't. I was standing in the bus stop with my mum and a woman came past, and my mum said hello to her. I asked, ''who's that?'' in quite a loud, snappy tone, because I get fed up with people say hello to someone else and not me (unless they know them, which my mum said she did). But before she said she knew her, she said, ''you shouldn't of said that loudly, why didn't you wait until she had gone across the road?'' I felt bad after that, but couldn't admit it for some reason, so I got kind of angry, especially when my mum started exaggerating and said she was ''right there'' when I had asked ''who's that?'' - when she actually wasn't, she was actually gone right past, but my mum often exaggerates like that because she seems to like making the situation bigger than what it is but can't seem to admit that she does.

Did you make any social errors today? Use this thread to report any social errors you have made today. It's interesting to know that I'm not alone. (I know everybody makes social mistakes but obviously Aspies are more frequent).

I didn't make any social errors today, I spent all of my day at home wearing my pajamas and reading things in Internet .

I haven't made any yet today and I don't think I really notice when i do make them and sometimes I do take notice. I just got up and gave my son food and now I am on the computer.

I headbutted a shopkeeper for giving me incorrect change earlier. Only joking.

Home alone and on the PC all day, like poster 65536--no social errors. Being a hermit has it's good points--and few bad ones.

HERMITS OF THE WORLD UNITE!! !

Uh, if we unite wouldn't we no longer be hermits?

I tried to express empathy to a person at church whose dad is sick and it ended up being awkward (according to my friend nearby).

I interrupted my roommate who was in a conversation with another person to say goodbye to her, later told I should have stood there and waited till they were done talking to each other.

This has been a not great day so far, but there is still hope for the afternoon.

I probably wouldn't call that a faux pas, maybe just insecurity if they weren't really that well acquainted.
Most 'faux pas' are a result of people who actively choose to be unreasonable, or will actively put you in a difficult situation to gauge your response.

I probably did one yesterday about overextending a stay at someone's place, but it's hard to judge when they are a lover.

After sitting with a group of people, as they finished with a discussion, someone extended their hand to me and I kept walking toward the door and left. I figured out what had happened as I was leaving out the door.
I still sometimes don't comprehend friendly gestures, but I'm getting better at catching myself.

I didn't know how else to word the sentence, I think ''social mistakes'' sounds so boring.

I haven't done anything today because I've just been on the computer all day.

Oh wait.. my dad called and he was joking with me but it frustrated me so I kind of snapped at him and said bye so I could get off of the phone.

Also, I have band practice later, so I'll definitely do something wrong then..