Screaming when you cut a birthday cake

[Cammel]

I remember me and my friends doing this as kids, but DH doesn't think it's a thing. Was it just my friends or does anyone else remember doing this?

@OhFuckBloodyHell

No. Definitely not something I've ever encountered, I grew up in 80s/90s.

Those who do remember it, was screaming a normal thing to show excitement / whatever? Any hint of a scream from me or DB and we got a resounding 'Trago! That is enough! Calm down!' which may have something to do with it!

Twat, I've just half outed my name change there!

Yeah, I learnt this from a family I nannied for!

London. it was my 53 year old boss’s birthday and she just let out a high pitched screech when she cut her cake.

I was like WTAF?!

That sounds horrendous. Very glad traditions where I grew up were more along the lines of "everybody gets a potted meat sandwich and a cup of squash".

This is amazing. I'm also a 1980s London kid but never heard of it. Can it be pinned down even further- what part of London were people doing this in?!

Yes 1980s Bristol. Not every time though and didn't last long!

This was Hampstead 😂

No. I grew up in London and never heard of this, thankfully.

Yes I did this! Wish in the middle, scream at the bottom. I grew up in London.

No

No.

🎂

Sadly yes, I hate it but my evil sister still insists on doing it. 70s/80s childhood in Scotland

Yep! I grew up an hour outside London. Was a thing in cutting any celebratory cake, birthday & wedding. Although, we never all full on screamed it was more of a hushed/fake scream 'ahhh' to commemorate the tradition if that makes sense!

Why tho?

Yes! Is this not a thing?! Everyone I know did it (also 80s/90s London). My mum still makes us do it to this day! It's only for the first slice when the knife hits the plate/base and like PP said, it's a sort of fake 'aaah' scream.

As in a high pitched screech type scream?

Nope - I grew up in the 80s/90s & have never heard of this (Hants).

It’s not often I am completely taken aback by something, but I am now. What kind of scream is it? Does it happen after the happy birthday song? Do other people react to the scream or just carry on as normal? I am intrigued.

I can’t imagine anyone doing this, child or adult. I live in London now, and thankfully it’s not a thing any more!

Not with me. 70s/80s West Country.

I've never heard of it. What an odd thing to do.

DH’s family does this, I’ve just asked where it originated from and he said Neighbours

This was never a thing at parties I went to.

Grew up in the early/mid 90s, south east London and never heard of this. Seems such an odd thing to do

(As in the tv show) dh and siblings all born late 70’s early 80’s

Yes, very normal for my DC and birthday parties they went to - born 1990s London. It’s not a scream of excitement. It’s part of the cake-cutting tradition. I didn’t do it as a child.

No, never heard of it, seen it or done it myself. Thank feck.