It doesn't happen a lot. I just confess, and assure them it's not that they're extremely easy to forget, I just have a bad brain. That's a great way to rekindle an acquaintance, because it keeps the expectations they have for me from then on out appropriately low.

New phone who dis

I'm embarrassed and puzzled.

This happens to me all the time when former students approach me.

Hey, .... pal. How are things, good?, how's the family? That's soo you.. we had some times didn't we🤔🤔🤔😆

blank stare

I really dont. I just assume people reconize me from work, because ya know, retail.

I'm the one who gets forgotten, in that position though, I just apologize and ask for their grace in reminding me

https://youtu.be/Rc3sKgQO0jk

That never happened to me until my brain fog settled in about a year ago. But it did happen last semester when some lady at work totally recognized me under my mask and we chatted it up- but I didn’t place her until months later. She was the dean who was on my faculty tenure committee for 4 years …😬 oops-

Panic mode gets activated. I scan them to try and get clues and then, if that fails, start planning my escape route.