I don ' t see why this had to be as awkward as it was . I listened to your YouTube video and you sound like a young guy so it kind of makes sense that you are thinking this is awkward or more Awkward than it needs to be . How I would have handled it was when he said what I ' d say something to the effect of just wanted to say hi I know you ' re a friend of x and just wanted to say hey . At that point if he greeted your response in any other way then hey man how ' s it going or something like that then I just say I ' ll see you later and walk away . I ' m a female so your mileage may vary with the exact wording . <| sep |> Link To Original Submission I Am A Bot . Please Message uccd if you have any feedback or suggestions .