25 Times 'Don't You Know Who I Am?' Was An Appropriate Question

It's important to make sure you know who you're talking to before you start talking about them. These days, everyone is on the internet, this means celebrities, experts, authors and professionals of all kinds. When something is posted online, it stays there forever, and just about anyone is able to see it. When someone gets a little too confident about something they're talking about, occasionally, an expert will chime in and correct them, which is just embarrassing for everyone. It's always awkward to see someone criticize the professional, but it happens a lot.

Reddit's /r/dontyouknowwhoiam is a subreddit that contains thousands of embarrassing moments of people seriously not knowing who they're talking to. Most of the time, asking someone "Don't you know who I am?" is pretentious, but in these cases, it is warranted. Here are 25 awkward moments of people not realizing who they are talking to and making some pretty big errors online.