The Robotic Manipulation - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: In the ER, the glasses around the nurse's neck move instantly without her touching them. They go from angled to straight instantly. (00:17:45)
The Robotic Manipulation - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: When Penny says "let's just finish our dinners" she raises her fork twice. (00:16:45)
The Robotic Manipulation - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: The lemon wedge in Amy's water flips back and forth throughout the dinner scene. (00:17:00)
The Robotic Manipulation - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: At the start, as Howard says "And finally my kung pow chicken" the robot arm is level with the top of the bag. Camera cuts and it's reaching to the bottom of the bag. (00:00:15)
The Robotic Manipulation - S4-E1
Continuity mistake: When driving to the date, the cars behind Penny's change place instantly. For example a 4x4 becomes 3 cars, which become 1 car in the space of 3 seconds. (00:09:10)
Answer: Because Raj's selective mutism seems to be caused by women that Raj sees (on some sort of conscious or subconscious level) as a potential sexual partner. An attribute that wouldn't apply to either his sister or mother.