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TIFU by assuming which way an elevator was going

Happened today and I'm doing that thing where I keep playing it over in my head and cringing because of how awkward I feel.

My (41m) family traveled for my niece's HS graduation. My family went down to the hotel pool. I was lagging behind in the room (bathroom break) and came down a few minutes later.

I pressed the button to call the elevator to go down to the first floor and this is my FU. Earlier in the day I had pressed the button for the elevator and an elderly couple tried to exit, thinking they had reached the lobby. I saw their confusion and told them it was only the second floor. They thanked me and we rode down one floor together to the lobby.

This time, the elevator doors opened and a guy closer to my age started to step out. For some damn reason I thought to myself "OP, save this man from making the mistake of thinking this is the lobby. Be a good Samaritan". Mind you, this hotel's elevators don't have any indicator showing where they are coming from, so there was absolutely no reason for me to think I knew where he was coming from or where he was headed.

Regardless, out of my mouth came the words "hey man this is the second floor, not the lobby."

The man continued walking off the elevator, looked at me in a mix of bewilderment and possibly a little judgement and without slowing down replied "oh good I pressed the right button" and walked to his room laughing.

I can't get the combination of his look and laughter out of my head. If by some cruel twist we end up having to share the elevator at some point this weekend, maybe I will feign confusion at how numbers work, asking for his expertise on the subject. That'll definitely salvage the impression this stranger has of me.

TL;DR: Thought a stranger was getting off the elevator on the wrong floor, tried to correct him, came across like a crazy person.

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