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Things you assumed were normal

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meredithgrey1 · 30/01/2020 22:44

DH bought some weetabix to have for breakfast a few days ago and I was amazed to see him preparing it by just pouring cold milk on and then eating it like that! I can't eat weetabix now but when I was little my mum would pour the milk on, then microwave it, then mash the biscuits in to create something similar to porridge. I assumed at the time that this was the only way to eat weetabix but my husband was appalled at the very idea and after a quick google it does seem like I'm very much in the minority. So it got me thinking, what are some things that you thought were normal, but then you realised that you/your family were the only one(s) doing it like that?

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canonlydoblue · 31/01/2020 17:50

Rice with a roast. Never crossed my mind growing up that this wasn't the done thing in the UK - my parents are from Southern Africa where its just normal. My two year old loves a plate of roast chicken, rice and gravy!

PetuniaPorcupine · 31/01/2020 17:42

No. butter and ketchup.

ExpletiveDelighted · 31/01/2020 17:41

No, bacon sandwiches are rendered inedible by butter (also red or brown sauce). Just bacon, nothing else.

FoamingAtTheUterus · 31/01/2020 17:39

We were out a while ago (( party type thing, but mainly adults )) and dp got DD in a head lock then started scrubbing her head and making monkey noises.

In return DD grabbed him by the nostrils and flicked him on the eyelid.

Looked up and people on the other table were like this Shock

And that's when it dawned on me. That we're more than a little odd. Crown Blush

Standrewsschool · 31/01/2020 17:37

Weetabix is best served with milk around it or over it to soften it slightly. Have never mushed it up.

PetuniaPorcupine · 31/01/2020 17:36

Sausage and bacon sandwiches need butter.

Standrewsschool · 31/01/2020 17:36

@glummymacglummerson

I was brought up not to put elbows 9n tables (hate seeing it even today) and not,to yawn. I think the yawning is because it looks like you are bored.

ExpletiveDelighted · 31/01/2020 17:34

Yuck to butter in burger buns. DH's family put butter in sausage sandwiches which is equally gross.

frugalkitty · 31/01/2020 17:34

A few years ago I went to a friend's house and while I was there she asked if I'd like to stay to lunch, and would I like cheese on toast. Lovely. Until she gave me toast, with cheese on.....not melted! Just literally, cheese on toast Confused my face must have given me away because she asked if I wanted it melted but I got all British about it and didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable so I said it was fine, but I've been Confused about it ever since!

I don't like milk and people are often surprised that I eat cereal dry....don't you put milk on it? No, I don't like milk. Yes, but don't you put milk on it?

Weetabix is crunched into dust by hand and mixed with equal amounts of some sugar.....no milk Grin

PetuniaPorcupine · 31/01/2020 17:32

Well not just Coke. Coke/Irn Bru/ginger beer/cream soda and sometimes cherryade.

BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 31/01/2020 17:32

I had lemonade floats when I was younger, never tried a coke float though

bluebellation · 31/01/2020 17:32

As a child, if we had fish, we had to have a bite of bread and butter with every mouthful of fish ; apparently, if we swallowed a fish bone, the bread would stop it sticking in our throat.

PetuniaPorcupine · 31/01/2020 17:31

I had a lot of Coke floats/ice cream sodas as a child in Scotland. I'm craving one now.

angorarabbit · 31/01/2020 17:28

Always had coke floats in 'Browns' in Pembroke in summer....I hadnt realised it was specifically a Welsh thing!

APurpleSquirrel · 31/01/2020 17:22

I'm not a huge fan of dairy so when, as a child, I was at a friends house for tea & I was given burgers in buns & the buns had been buttered I was Shock I really struggled to eat it but did as I didn't want to impolite. I wondered if it was just my family who didn't butter the buns but have never had it since, thankfully!

TinklyLittleLaugh · 31/01/2020 17:22

We are allowed American things over here you know Mama

PetuniaPorcupine · 31/01/2020 17:19

You can get Coke floats, and floats made with other soft drinks in the UK. Chain restaurants like Frankie and Bennys and burger restaurants will often sell them. Some cafes too. Irn Bru is good too though my favourite might be with ginger beer.

MamaWeasel · 31/01/2020 17:16

A coke float? (yuck) That's an American thing, to my mind.

TinklyLittleLaugh · 31/01/2020 17:15

Called a coke float when I was growing up in South Wales, but more properly termed an ice cream soda I think. My kids used to love them when they were little.

EssentialHummus · 31/01/2020 17:12

I used to drink Coke with a scoop of ice cream on top (in 90s South Africa). It was a legitimate thing to order in restaurants etc. Haven’t seen it since.

Craftycorvid · 31/01/2020 17:07

Regarding black and white cats: perhaps there used to be more of them because the licence was cheaper than for coloured cats? Grin

BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 31/01/2020 17:00

@meredithgrey1 I can’t describe it but it’s a very easy thing for me to do. I can’t believe I have a somewhat unique talent... and it’s that.

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meredithgrey1 · 31/01/2020 16:55

@BritneyPeedOnALadybug I just spent a good few minutes attempting to send a shiver down my spine (basically just shimmying Grin) and then checking my arms for goosebumps. Turns out I can't do it

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BritneyPeedOnALadybug · 31/01/2020 16:55

@SHAR0N well, at least it prompted me to google it and although it looks like it’s rare, I’m not alone! Grin www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/DoesAnybodyElse/comments/qhl2m/cae_send_chills_down_their_spine_voluntarily/

SHAR0N · 31/01/2020 16:53

I’m sorry but yes you are are a freak Grin. What other unusual things can you do ?

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