Hipster advice required

[Melonfish]

how is this hipster advice?
did you hear about the hipster that kept burning his tongue? he'd drink his coffee before it was cool.

you could always be exceptionally british, stop, look at your phone, look surprised then turn about 180 and walk off.

the very british trait i suffer from is waving to someone who's waving at me, only to realise they're actually waving at someone else...

 

[Saluki]

Why are you worried what other people think. Just turn around and go the way that you want to go.

 

[the_mikey]

Another +1 for a Max Wall style 180 degree turn.

 

[Glow worm]

I recently walked purposely into my local pet shop only to find myself deep inside the card shop next door with the owner looking expectantly at me.

In a similar vein, I once accidentally cycled onto the drive on the right (pic below) instead of down the alleyway I normally use just next to it, on my way home from work one night. Reckon I'd have got away with it had the bemused home owner not been stood on his step smoking a fag!

 

[ASC1951]

Maybe you and the OP should wear a helmet and sun glasses then no one will see your face. then we can have a debate as to whether helmets should be worn at all times.

At all times? But I don't even wear a helmet on a bike.

 

[welsh dragon]

At all times? But I don't even wear a helmet on a bike.

Controversy

 

[Andrew_P]

easy

 

[Smurfy]

Wear a foil hat when you're out and about. That way everyone will think you're just doubling back to make sure you aren't being followed.

 

[Julia9054]

I frequently walk down a shopping street, go into a shop, come out and have no idea whether to turn left or right to continue the direction I was walking. My children think it's hilarious.
At school, I stride down the corridor and often "overshoot" my lab door. In front of a whole bunch of kids!
It's just the way my brain is(isn't) wired!

 

[Moon bunny]

Do this, quite nonchalantly:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTaCAIQj_Lc

 

[slowmotion]

Do this, quite nonchalantly:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTaCAIQj_Lc

Cool! Nobody could possibly notice either....brilliant.

 

[Cuchilo]

round
raʊnd/

adverb
Brit.
adverb: round

1. 1.
   so as to rotate or cause rotation; with circular motion.
   "a plane circled round overhead"
   • so as to cover or take in the whole area surrounding a particular centre.
     "she paused to glance round admiringly at the décor"
   • so as to reach everyone in a particular group or area.
     "he passed round a newspaper cutting"
2. 2.
   so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction.
   "he swung round to face her"

The biggest threat to society and western civilisation is.....

Kylie ? She makes me dribble . Na na na na na naaaa na naaaaa na naaaaa na
Actually , its probably not a good idea to think about Kylie and then rush back home . It might look wrong !

 

[Puddles]

I've tried just turning 180 but feel like a mentalist. I've tried the elaborate miming of waving hands to demonstrate I've forgotten something but this is not much better.

Put finger in ear say "Roger Roger Zero Alpha" as you turn and go in other direction... unless you have small people with you, if you have small people you can turn and announce loudly to them the reason why you have to go back...

 

[MarkF]

Wish I'd turned around last night. Rode up to Morrison's (because their milk is £3 for 3 x 4L ). Put them in my basket and set off for the self service checkout, sure I heard a couple of people call me, but I carried on. At the till I had 2 x 4L and 1 x 1L, with a white milk trail all the way back through the store and a great big puddle where I'd flicked through CA.

 

[A Cyclist]

Look behind, stop and pretend to tie your shoe lace while casually changing direction, walk back in the direction you came in. If there is anyone watching you, might think
you lost your direction due to the shoe lace and will open a thread 'could shoe lace change direction?' in a forum to discuss which may be considered cool.

Skip the whole thing if you are wearing sandals, not my fault, you should have worn shoes.