12 Encounters with Strangers That Left People Utterly Speechless

Every day, we encounter strangers who can surprise us in the most unexpected ways. Sometimes, these interactions can leave us baffled or even questioning our own reality. From odd remarks to strange behaviors, the compilation below reveals the unpredictable nature of human interactions. Prepare to be amazed and amused by the weirdness of everyday life and the surprises it can bring.

• I was at Target once when I heard an elderly woman behind me having a whole conversation with herself about… a cleaning product. At first, I'm thinking, 'This is a bit of a nutty old lady,' and then I turn around to take a look—only to see two very elderly identical twins who sounded exactly alike and were also dressed exactly alike. It went from weird to adorable in the blink of an eye. © eternal_casserole / Reddit

• I was walking to work, and the sidewalk was much lower than the houses. I’m 5 feet tall, and when I was walking, the grass, stairs, and other things were about my height.
  Anyway, this Amazon driver walked up, delivered a package, turned around, and calmly walked to the edge of the walkway and did a front flip off of it. He then calmly walked into his truck and kept it going. This was in 2020, and I still think of it pretty often because what was that? © Amandastarrrr / Reddit

• I was waiting in line at a cafeteria during my lunch hour way back in the day. I overheard 2 guys chatting, and one was gushing about a new girl he was seeing. “I like her sense of humor. She’s sarcastic and totally self-defecating.”
  My eyes widened in shock, and I quickly looked away, trying to process what I’d just heard. Then the other guy raised an eyebrow and said, “Um, I think you mean deprecating, not defecating.” The ’self-defecating’ guy had a blank face and clearly didn’t understand there was a difference between the two words. © carinaeletoile / Reddit

• Working at a well-known theme park in Orlando, a destination for many Make-a-Wish families, I encountered families who received special privileges, including front-of-the-line priority for just about everything. This was old school, before the tap technology wristbands, so these families wore pins identifying them.
  I took a phone call from a family that had visited the year before and wanted to come back. I tried to direct them back to the charity. “Oh, no, you don’t understand. Our kid passed away last year. We were just wondering if those pins would get us to the front of the line again. They don’t expire, right?” I was left speechless. © thenoonytunes / Reddit

• One time, I was at a hockey game with my dad. We were making small talk with the guy seated next to us.
  - Oh yeah, my son is big on hockey. We actually moved here (to Canada) from Cali to further his career. He’s got potential.
  - That’s cool! How old is he?
  - Uh, he’s 18 months.
  - …Oh, nice!
  © deathbykoolaidman / Reddit

• One time I was in Philly. I had a man in a suit come up to me, turn around, lift his leg up, and fart on me—extremely loud. I almost thought it was literally coming out of a speaker, but I felt the wind of it hit me. He was on a phone call and talking to someone the whole time. He definitely saw me because he made straight eye contact with me before he did it, like he was selecting his victim.
  My response time was so poor. I should've moved so much sooner, but I was in sheer shock. Why ever did this man fart on me? He definitely farted on me on purpose. I have a witness who can attest that this man looked me dead in the eye, exploded on me, and I just sat there and took it like a fool. © geminiisiren / Reddit

• I was sitting in a café the other day, minding my own business, when I overheard two people debating which animal would make the worst roommate. One person seriously argued for a raccoon, claiming they’d steal all your snacks and never take out the trash. © Honest_Freelancer / Reddit

• I was on the bus with my friends when I noticed a lady getting off without her purse. I tapped her lightly and said, “Ma’am, you forgot your purse!” To my surprise, she replied, “Oh, you can keep it,” and walked away without it. Weird. © deathbykoolaidman / Reddit

• A local journalist in my city walked up to me one afternoon and exclaimed, “Thank you! You were so right about the pigeons!” She then continued on her way. I knew who she was, but I have no idea who she thought I was. I don’t know anything about any pigeons. © Individual-Theory-85 / Reddit

• Back when people could go to the gates at airports to see someone off, I was waiting for my flight. There was a young couple embracing and kissing, and she was looking up at him with sad, loving eyes. When the time for boarding came, he headed for the Jetway, and she suddenly yelled, “Wait! I don’t know your name!”
  I’ve often wondered if she was playing a prank. © Bookworm1254 / Reddit

• One time, when I was grabbing lunch from Mac Shack with a friend, this lady came up to me and told me I reminded her of her daughter. She asked if we could have lunch. Not knowing what else to say, and my friend having vanished into thin air, I said sure.
  Throughout the lunch, we made small talk, and she went from talking about Molly to calling me ’Molly.’ We finished up lunch, and she grabbed me right by the face and planted a kiss on my forehead, telling me, “If anyone ever messes with you, Molly, Mom is sleeping in that park right over there.”
  I just wanted to cry all the way back to work. © krister85 / Reddit

• I was at a gas station filling up my car when the guy at the next pump was talking on his cell phone. He said, “Did you get the rattlesnakes?” I did a double take, and he hung up really quick.
  A few days later, I was looking at the newspaper, and the same guy’s picture was next to a news story about how he had been arrested for murder by putting snakes under someone’s bed! © AbundantlyHuman / Reddit

In this article, others on Reddit recount haunting situations they once experienced and that continue to linger in their minds to this day.