to ask dp to send back a sarky e-mail??

[ginmakesitallok]

Last night DP got a phonecall from his Mum - urgently asking for his e-mail address. DP gave it to her - and being him he didn't ask her what it was for. Today he got an e-mail from his Uncle telling him that he's found someone with the same (unusual) surname on a family tree website from country of DGGs birth. Whoop de fucking doo. Anyway - I want DP to reply saying that he's found 300 people from lots of different countries with Uncle's (pretty common) surname AIBU?

To put this in context - DPs grandfather was an immigrant during WW1. When we came back on hols a few years ago to the country of GGF's birth we were asked by family whether we'd met any relatives? When we said no, we weren't looking, we were asked why we didn't just look up the name in a phone book We dont know where in country DGG was from and aren't really 100% sure that he was from this country (and aren't particularly bothered!)

Gin in a fuzzy navel- and you think iabu!!!

yabu op

OP I think you have had an extremely unnecessary flaming here, some people are just out to slag people over the net, sad really! I think a nice email reply from you and DP along the lines of 'ooh how strange!' without sounding false will keep DP's Uncle happy.

Why not, it is Christmas. Shall try it op and hopefully be able to report back

I don't like gin

It makes me maudlin

Wiiwish - that's too sarky even for me!

Agree with gin re: Wii's suggested message. For all we know, her DP's dad might be deceased and this was the Uncle's way of connecting DP to his roots.

A polite "That's interesting. Thanks for the info. Really appreciate it. " would've done it.

I hope you dont turn out to be in my family!