Need a female-body-language to Manglish translator please

bfa1509

I walked into the local chemist this afternoon. I had previously seen a girl work there who I liked, and it just so happened to be her this time again.

The scene was reminiscent of Homer looking to buy illegal fireworks but using porno mags, condoms, panty shields and portable enemas as a guise:



After I had asked her for what I wanted behind the counter I then proceeded to say the following "There was just one other thing that I always forget when I'm here, but it never seems to be in stock. It's theeee, hmmmm, the pharmacists phone number"

She let out this loud giggle and her face went bright red and she said "We can't hand those out". After she stopped laughing I said "Aww, do I take that as a no?"

She pretended not to hear and cut back to being very professional and fumbled around awkwardly with the till, her hands were shaking as she pushed the card reader across the counter. She was still very red but so adorable!!

I wasn't sure how to read this. She didn't say no, but she didn't give me her number. But I'm not sure if she didn't want to be seen handing out her number at work. I don't know. I would like to double down but maybe I'm wrong...

Bannasidhe

bfa1509 wrote: »

I walked into the local chemist this afternoon. I had previously seen a girl work there who I liked, and it just so happened to be her this time again.

The scene was reminiscent of Homer looking to buy illegal fireworks but using porno mags, condoms, panty shields and portable enemas as a guise:



After I had asked her for what I wanted behind the counter I then proceeded to say the following "There was just one other thing that I always forget when I'm here, but it never seems to be in stock. It's theeee, hmmmm, the pharmacists phone number"

She let out this loud giggle and her face went bright red and she said "We can't hand those out". After she stopped laughing I said "Aww, do I take that as a no?"

She pretended not to hear and cut back to being very professional and fumbled around awkwardly with the till, her hands were shaking as she pushed the card reader across the counter. She was still very red but so adorable!!

I wasn't sure how to read this. She didn't say no, but she didn't give me her number. But I'm not sure if she didn't want to be seen handing out her number at work. I don't know. I would like to double down but maybe I'm wrong...

Ask her if the pharmacist is allowed to go for a coffee after work.

dinky earnshaw

bfa1509 wrote: »

I walked into the local chemist this afternoon. I had previously seen a girl work there who I liked, and it just so happened to be her this time again.

The scene was reminiscent of Homer looking to buy illegal fireworks but using porno mags, condoms, panty shields and portable enemas as a guise:



After I had asked her for what I wanted behind the counter I then proceeded to say the following "There was just one other thing that I always forget when I'm here, but it never seems to be in stock. It's theeee, hmmmm, the pharmacists phone number"

She let out this loud giggle and her face went bright red and she said "We can't hand those out". After she stopped laughing I said "Aww, do I take that as a no?"

She pretended not to hear and cut back to being very professional and fumbled around awkwardly with the till, her hands were shaking as she pushed the card reader across the counter. She was still very red but so adorable!!

I wasn't sure how to read this. She didn't say no, but she didn't give me her number. But I'm not sure if she didn't want to be seen handing out her number at work. I don't know. I would like to double down but maybe I'm wrong...

Ask for Xl condoms and her phone number next time.

A gentleman would know not to put her in that position in her place of work. You just backed her into a corner there. That’s a dick move.

eviltwin

She was in work. She was probably trying to remain professional. Go in again and if she avoids you that’s you answer

Sardonicat

Please never use the words 'panty shield' again. They're liners, op. They don't protect our knickers from radioactive waste.

jam_mac_jam

That is somebody very politely saying no you can't have my number. I would not double down in that situation. Especially as she is in work and you are putting her in an awkward situation.

Gemancy

Ha ha it took me about 5 minutes to decipher the thread heading before I clicked in!

She might have thought you weren’t being serious, plus that is a fairly awkward scenario to manage at work tbh. I don’t think I’d hand my phone number out like that.

Bannasidhe‘s suggestion is a good one, ask her to go for coffee instead.

bfa1509

I was thinking of making a phony prescription in which the doctor orders her to give me the pharmacists phone number to cure my heart ache. But that would be too cheesy I think.

On a sidenote, I kept the reciept as it has her name on it, but I just noticed this down the bottom:




:pac:

eviltwin

bfa1509 wrote: »

I was thinking of making a phony prescription in which the doctor orders her to give me the pharmacists phone number to cure my heart ache. But that would be too cheesy I think.

On a sidenote, I kept the reciept as it has her name on it, but I just noticed this down the bottom:




:pac:

Ok don’t do that. That is nuts.

bfa1509

JayZeus wrote: »

A gentleman would know not to put her in that position in her place of work. You just backed her into a corner there. That’s a dick move.

I never said I was a gentleman. And besides, I think it would be more pervy if I waited until I met her somewhere else.

And there was nobody else in the pharmacy at the time.

Bellbottoms

bfa1509 wrote: »

I walked into the local chemist this afternoon. I had previously seen a girl work there who I liked, and it just so happened to be her this time again.

The scene was reminiscent of Homer looking to buy illegal fireworks but using porno mags, condoms, panty shields and portable enemas as a guise:



After I had asked her for what I wanted behind the counter I then proceeded to say the following "There was just one other thing that I always forget when I'm here, but it never seems to be in stock. It's theeee, hmmmm, the pharmacists phone number"

She let out this loud giggle and her face went bright red and she said "We can't hand those out". After she stopped laughing I said "Aww, do I take that as a no?"

She pretended not to hear and cut back to being very professional and fumbled around awkwardly with the till, her hands were shaking as she pushed the card reader across the counter. She was still very red but so adorable!!

I wasn't sure how to read this. She didn't say no, but she didn't give me her number. But I'm not sure if she didn't want to be seen handing out her number at work. I don't know. I would like to double down but maybe I'm wrong...

Walk away, you got a hard no.

mickdw

Gemancy wrote: »

Ha ha it took me about 5 minutes to decipher the thread heading before I clicked in!

She might have thought you weren’t being serious, plus that is a fairly awkward scenario to manage at work tbh. I don’t think I’d hand my phone number out like that.

Bannasidhe‘s suggestion is a good one, ask her to go for coffee instead.

Maybe she is not the pharmacist and she thinks you were asking for the number for her 70 year old boss and she now thinks you are abit of a sicko.

eviltwin

bfa1509 wrote: »

I never said I was a gentleman. And besides, I think it would be more pervy if I waited until I met her somewhere else.

And there was nobody else in the pharmacy at the time.

Even worse

Pintman Paddy Losty

Definitely do the prescription thing. If she still doesnt give you her number. Call her a bitch and say she lead you on.

Warbeastrior

JayZeus wrote:

A gentleman would know not to put her in that position in her place of work. You just backed her into a corner there. That’s a dick move.

Ah come on. Its not like he's asking for her number in front of her boyfriend.
I had a friend that worked in a shop and a fella asked for her number when she was processing his items. She loved that he went for it.

bfa1509

Sardonicat wrote: »

Please never use the words 'panty shield' again. They're liners, op. They don't protect our knickers from radioactive waste.

Homer's words not mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc2d652_2hE

AMKC

You put her in a very awkward situation. You could have asked her if she had plans after work and then maybe out for a tea or coffee as another poster said. She could already have a partner for all you know.

Beechwoodspark

That’s a total rejection if ever I heard one OP

Sorry to break the news bro

CageWager

bfa1509 wrote: »

I was thinking of making a phony prescription in which the doctor orders her to give me the pharmacists phone number to cure my heart ache. But that would be too cheesy I think.

On a sidenote, I kept the reciept as it has her name on it, but I just noticed this down the bottom:




:pac:

You’re about one good idea away from being metoo’d there mate. Might be best to put this one down to experience and move on.

John Hutton

Leave the poor girl alone to do her job, dont be a creep.

Sad that you thought her obvious discomfort adorable.

Realt Dearg Sec

Would you not give her your number? Much less aggressive, leaves the decision of whether to call up her, and it's a decision she doesn't have to make there and then when flustered at work.

I should say, it's too late to do this now, obviously, since you made a balls of it last time, but just in general, would it not be a more gentlemanly thing to do to give a girl your number than ask for hers?

Warbeastrior

AMKC wrote:

You put her in a very awkward situation. You could have asked her if she had plans after work and then maybe out for a tea or coffee as another poster said. She could already have a partner for all you know.

But this is the problem with dating in Ireland. You're seen as a 'creep' if you put yourself out there and ask someone out that you may not know that well. That stuff is normal in the US.
Now of course ya have to always be respectful if youre turned down but the OP has done nothing wrong.

bfa1509

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

That is somebody very politely saying no you can't have my number. I would not double down in that situation. Especially as she is in work and you are putting her in an awkward situation.

I wasn't going to double down right there and then, but in the off chance I met her again, that's when I would ask her.

Bellbottoms wrote: »

Walk away, you got a hard no.

A hard no requires the word "no"

CageWager wrote: »

You’re about one good idea away from being metoo’d there mate. Might be best to put this one down to experience and move on.

That was my concern, hence why I wanted the translation here

John Hutton wrote: »

Leave the poor girl alone to do her job, dont be a creep.

Sad that you thought her obvious discomfort adorable.

Queue the token white knight. Sad that you think asking a girl out is something that a creep does. I never once said I found her discomfort adorable.

frozenfrozen

dont hit on people at work

jam_mac_jam

bfa1509 wrote: »

I wasn't going to double down right there and then, but in the off chance I met her again, that's when I would ask her.

A hard no requires the word "no"

That was my concern, hence why I wanted the translation here

Queue the token white night. Sad that you think asking a girl out is something that a creep does. I never once said I found her discomfort adorable.

She said we can't do that. That's no. She also ignored your second attempt.

That's a no. Any more and it's creepy.
She was embarrassed and uncomfortable, just leave her alone to do her job.

Realt Dearg Sec

frozenfrozen wrote: »

dont hit on people at work

Is there a list of these rules that we can all have or do ye just make them up as ye go along? It's very hard to keep up these days.

bucketybuck

bfa1509 wrote: »

A hard no requires the word "no"

I thought the OP was creepy, but that is actually disturbing.

jam_mac_jam

bucketybuck wrote: »

I thought the OP was creepy, but this is actually disturbing.

It is creepy. The girl is at work and is trying to be polite to a customer.

I go a serious waft of second hand embarrassment after reading that chat up line.


I beseech you, please don't ask her again, for all our sake, but particularly her's.

Warbeastrior

bucketybuck wrote:

I thought the OP was creepy, but this is actually disturbing.

Cop on and stop turning it around to make the OP look deviant.

He means that she didn't actually say the word 'No' coupled with the fact that she seemed to like the way he asked for the number (laughed out loud) he's trying to see if he should try one last time in case it took her by a surprise. He's not gonna bundle her into a van when she leaves work.

nj27

You're fixin to get yourself me too-ed

bfa1509

bucketybuck wrote: »

I thought the OP was creepy, but that is actually disturbing.

What's disturbing about that? We don't all live in your perception of the ideal world. (Thankfully!)

Warbeastrior

Warbeastrior wrote: »

Cop on and stop turning it around to make the OP look deviant.

He means that she didn't actually say the word 'No' coupled with the fact that she seemed to like the way he asked for the number (laughed out loud) he's trying to see if he should try one last time in case it took her by a surprise. He's not gonna bundle her into a van when she leaves work.

Bollocks. That is a clear sign of discomfort. If a woman is interested when you ask for her number she will say yes and give it to you. Anything else is a resounding 'NO!'.

Beechwoodspark

OP next thing you’ll be me tooed if you’re not wise to the game

bfa1509

bfa1509 wrote: »

I never once said I found her discomfort adorable.

A cursory look at the OP:

bfa1509 wrote: »

She pretended not to hear and cut back to being very professional and fumbled around awkwardly with the till, her hands were shaking as she pushed the card reader across the counter. She was still very red but so adorable!!

Pintman Paddy Losty

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Bollocks. That is a clear sign of discomfort. If a woman is interested when you ask for her number she will say yes and give it to you. Anything else is a resounding 'NO!'.

You obviously don't have much experience picking up broads, no offence bro.

Chicks will often say no, but if they're smiling cutely they can say yes with their eyes. Chumps would take that as a no. But an alpha recognises the signs and doubles down.

Turn up outside her place of work tomorrow with a boombox. Never fails.

sdanseo

I don't think that's in any way too forward at all, but then I once got a girl's number by casually suggesting she should write something more than my name on the coffee cup. (Not quite as brave as it sounds, worked in the same shopping centre and was a regular).
Think it was more terrifying for me than for her!

As a previous poster said it's very much more normal / done upfront in places like the US. We are a very prude country and are very poor at saying what we mean and not speaking in riddles. Everything is an absurd game. You SHOULD be right to say a definitive NO is required... but that's just not how people now communicate in a world that requires us poor millenials to be psuedo-psychic to understand each other.

That said - I do think you have to take that as a definitive not interested. By all means have the banter at the till when you're there but I wouldn't ask directly again. If there was no one else in the store at all, there's no reason if she was interested that she wouldn't have said yes or at least something a bit more positive.
Different if it was crowded I suppose.

Pintman Paddy Losty

Pintman Paddy Losty wrote: »

You obviously don't have much experience picking up broads, no offence bro.

Chicks will often say no, but if they're smiling cutely they can say yes with their eyes. Chumps would take that as a no. But an alpha recognises the signs and doubles down.

The laptop gremlins are acting up again.

Westernyelp

OP. You mentioned there was nobody else in the store at the time.
In which case she was free to give her number if she wanted.
Game over I reckon

Feisar

Warbeastrior wrote: »

But this is the problem with dating in Ireland. You're seen as a 'creep' if you put yourself out there and ask someone out that you may not know that well. That stuff is normal in the US.
Now of course ya have to always be respectful if youre turned down but the OP has done nothing wrong.

I used to see this when in the game. A woman that’d back her ass into you in a nightclub would look at you like you had five heads if you gave her yer number in a coffee shop for example. Although I never annoyed hired guns, I know what that’s like, yer trying to serve drink to the mob and some lady thinks that’s the opportune time to lay it on thick.

bucketybuck

bfa1509 wrote: »

What's disturbing about that? We don't all live in your perception of the ideal world. (Thankfully!)

It is disturbing that a man ignores anybody else's personal discomfort just because the word "no" was not said. That you can't see that says a lot about you, most well adjusted people started learning non-verbal cues when they were children.

Stop creeping on women who have to interact with you as part of their job.

Feisar

bucketybuck wrote: »

It is disturbing that a man ignores anybody else's personal discomfort just because the word "no" was not said. That you can't see that says a lot about you, most well adjusted people started learning non-verbal cues when they were children.

Stop creeping on women who have to interact with you as part of their job.

I agree with you however we are taught today that nothing short of yes yes yes means yes. However that also means (although I don’t agree) nothing short of no no no means no.

99nsr125

Double down, always double down, otherwise you'll kick yourself forever

I wouldn't be here if my dad didn't ask twice

BorneTobyWilde

What with all the DEMANDING OF NUMBERS.

If I like a girl I'd tell her and give her my number. Balls in her court then, they appreciate that I think.

Sardonicat

99nsr125 wrote: »

Double down, always double down, otherwise you'll kick yourself forever

At what point do you stop doubling down?

_Kaiser_

Ah come on guys. The OP showed some initiative and originality (versus the usual drunken approach in a pub that generally passes for "chatting up" in Ireland), and some of ye have him almost pegged as a stalker :rolleyes:

We really have become a nation of hyper-sensitive fragile folk haven't we? He did nothing wrong from what I can see.

That said OP, she did clearly turn you down. Leave it at that and move on.

Gruffalux

She fumbled awkwardly. Her hands shook. She was bright red. Fuxake leave her alone.

She was probably uncomfortable because you forgot to remove your fedora.

Feisar

99nsr125 wrote: »

Double down, always double down, otherwise you'll kick yourself forever

I wouldn't be here if my dad didn't ask twice

No, halt, stop, desist.

Some shots can only be taken once and this is one of them.