Yes, I often find it a bit awkward to give such addresses in person because I know they won't understand and may think it's a joke or whatever. There was one ti

Yes, I often find it a bit awkward to give such addresses in person because I know they won't understand and may think it's a joke or whatever. There was one time I had to give an email address to book a PCR Covid test. When I got to the testing centre they were very confused by the address and insisted on sending me a test email that I could show to them to prove that I has access to the address. Thankfully I've not had anything as extreme as your situation though! Makes me wish this was easier to do with phone numbers...