A little bit a lighter story about that evening.

This is the most recent episode from the series "Joachim's most embarrassing moments".

After the film screening the film maker (one of the "Wakefield Grannies") went on stage and spoke a couple of words about the movie and how everything started and how it is spreading now. She ended: "And we also have our local Grandmothers group here. I ask you all to stand up please."

So I though: "Mhh, that's a bit weird to actually ask the audience to stand up and give them standing ovations while they approach the stage - but then some things are just done a bit weirdly here - and they certainly deserve standing ovations for their work."

I stood up and clapped and turned to see the ladies approaching to the stage. So I assumed. It was only a few moments later later that I realised that only the members of that group (who were sitting among the audience) were supposed to stand up and the rest of us we were supposed to remain seated and clap.

Oh dear. I was absolutely horrified. I fell back into my seat immediately and felt how my ears and face was burning (I’m sure it was infinitely more red than my hair). I was sooooo embarrassed: Now it looked as if I wanted to pretend being a member of that group. Which might not have been all that embarrassing if people wouldn’t have noticed. But, you know, as the group was called „GANG - Grandmothers of Alberta for a New Generation“ it was kind of obvious I didn’t exactly fit in..

Oh dear. Oh dear.
I apologised to one of the ladies later and explained.
That really softened the embarrassment.