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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/kinkhorse on 2026-07-27 08:38:20+00:00.

I am in Japan on a business function. No further specifics. I have been here for a while, and as the English speaking outsider I get herded on regular occasions to "shake hands and greet" functions where I end up meeting a number of people at the time. Being both autistic and outnumbered it is perfectly natural that more people in my life remember me than I remember them, and I have made peace with that already.

Anyway, I was brought to talk to this fellow at a desk, and in so doing I stated, politely, that it was nice to meet him. He, flustered, clapped back in turn that this was the third time we had met.

Without really thinking about it, I reassured him that "and it would be my pleasure to meet you again sometime."

Mind you, this fellow is one of the senior executives of my company. However, I assure you that I did not make his day.

TL:DR: I basically on instinct told an executive of my company he was forgettable to me.