20 Cases Of Mistaken Identity From Reddit's 'Don't You Know Who I Am?'

We learned from Tony Hawk that celebrities are constantly being confused for totally normal people. However, even the rest of us are frequently misjudged in terms of credentials, and it can create some conversations that range from funny to cringeworthy. If you're on the misunderstood end of the conversation, it can be pretty hilarious, but we're willing to bet the people on the other end are feeling pretty embarrassed about it, and the thoughts of what they said keep them up at night like a bad memory from middle school.

Sure, we all make mistakes. But if you're the 20th person who's forgotten who Tony Hawk is in a single day, or if you publicly call someone out on social media for not knowing what they're talking about (when they're really an expert in their field), things have got to be pretty uncomfortable when you've realized your mistake. It's equally funny for the rest of us, though. Reddit's /r/dontyouknowwhoiam compiles these uncomfortable interactions to remind us that our social skills aren't that bad, and could always be worse. Here are some of our favorite examples of interpersonal confusion from the subreddit.