Despite having so many means of easy communication at our disposal, some people have still not grasped the art of sending appropriate messages.
A selection of amusing messages from around the world showcased by the Twitter account Weird DMs, collated in a gallery by Ruin My Week, show some of the awkward encounters and embarrassing chat-up lines that left people baffled.
Among the cringe-worthy messages is a man who hilariously checked once a month whether a woman had broken up with her boyfriend yet, and a man who awkwardly sent a chat-up line to an entire group chat of women.
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