To think these women are arseholes?

[Flypaperforarseholes]

Spent the weekend away with a group of women (most of whom I don't know) for a friend's birthday.
10 of us in total, 2 of whom (including the Laura, whose birthday we were celebrating) I have been friends with for 10+ years.
Shared a twin with Nora, on Sunday morning, before going to breakfast, we packed ready to check out. I then stripped the beds and collected the used towels together.
We went down for breakfast and Laura laughingly asked if I'd stripped the beds yet. It is a bit of a standing joke amongst us because it's something I've always done in hotels. One of the other women, Paula, asked what it was about and I explained. She was quite taken aback and asked why I felt the need to do it/don't I like to relax etc. She drew it to the attention of the whole group and took to calling me Mrs Mop for the rest of the day. A bit irritating but didn't bother me really.
This evening, a message from Paula came up in the watsapp group which had been set up at the planning stage of the trip.
"Thank you for a lovely weekend, girls. Laura, do give me flypaperforarseholes number, good help is so hard to come by these days. LOL!"
A few laughter emojis and "LOL"'s from some of the other women. Nothing from Paula or Nora yet.
Am I BU to think these women are arseholes?! It hasn't bothered me massively, in large part due to the fact that I found Paula a pretentious bore of a woman and thus give a minimum of fucks about what she thinks of me but I'm surprised that this such a small thing seems to have become quite the focal point for her. I'm assuming she doesn't realise I'm on the group chat because I haven't actually messaged on it. These women are school mum friends of Lauras and I don't want her to get caught in the middle so haven't replied...yet.

[Moussemoose]

Striping the beds is a kindness. Why would you laugh at someone being kind?
Those of you saying it is odd and all part of the service need to look at your own behaviour not laugh at other people.

Your kindness makes them feel judged so they lash out at you. They have behaved badly twice over.

[Trifleorbust]

NavyandWhite:

No-one can say what isn't it is cuntish behaviour. It is an entirely colloquial and subjective term, other than in its extreme negativity. But I would argue it isn't ridiculous to call someone a cunt (at least in private, if you tend to use that language - I don't, unless the provocation is extreme) for being nasty and spiteful towards you for doing something nice.

[BillSykesDog]

I suspect there is a certain amount of possessiveness over friends going on here: 'You are not one of our group and can't join in with our jokes'. Wanting the others to tell her off for joking about something they joke about themselves anyway. It all just seems very much 'these are my friends and I'm going to assert my place in the pecking order'.

[Trifleorbust]

NavyandWhite:

I thought she just meant the woman was a cunt for being so defensive and mocking about the OP stripping the bed? I think the other woman's behaviour was dreadful, tbh. You don't treat a newcomer to a group like that when you know the other people and they don't - it makes them feel vulnerable. Nasty.

[Badgersarefriends]

The comment was unecessary and a bit spiteful.
I must admit that I would have found it very strange to do it but there was no need for the group message, it's a bit cliquey.

[Badgersarefriends]

Navy I have noticed you be quite nasty on threads here, quite goady and refusing to ever acknowledge that someone else's opinion is just as valid as yours.

[Trifleorbust]

NavyandWhite:

Oh I agree, the friend was out of order.

[Greenkit]

I also strip beds, anywhere I stay.

[gandalf456]

I only agree with those that bed stripping is unusual but I don't think I'd say anything to the person if i didn't know them . I would possibly think them tidy, tidy and maybe overly fussy so, tbh, it would grate on me a bit so I'm with Paula to a point.

But I think she took banter too far and i think calling you Mrs Mop as if you were a cleaner was very demeaning and wad probably the sort who was above cleaning up after herself. Actually, banter was putting it mildly. She was having a go and getting others to join in under.the guise of a joke which is highly unpleasant

[Moussemoose]

How do people know what is usual in terms of bed striping? I do it. People in my family do it, I don't think it is unusual.

[Flypaperforarseholes]

strip the beds in hotels because I used to be a chambermaid so I know how hard they work. Some people leave hotel rooms in disgusting states and the chambermaids have a limited amount of time to get through all their rooms. If I can make someone's job a little easier, I don't see why not. And yes, I do kind of clear plates in restaurants etc. I scrape food onto one plate and stack them ready for removal to the kitchen. I'm well aware none of this is expected of me and I don't expect anyone else to do it so I don't see why it would be a problem for anyone else.
I think Paula is pretentious because she loudly name checks her husbands "celebrity" clientele at every opportunity, made a point of mentioning, several times, that the car she was driving is her "little run-around" because her Mercedes is at the garage (I know precisely nothing about cars but my roommate commented that the "run-around" is itself an expensive model) and brought up the subject of the "allowance" her husband gives her. I'm waiting for the "you're jealous!" comments now but I can assure you I'm not. By the end of the weekend there were a few eye rolls behind her back from some of her friends so I felt a bit sorry for her.

[reuset]

Do you strip it (daily?) because you're wanting them to change the bedding daily?
Gentle ribbing is one thing, 'Paula' sounds irritating.

[scortja]

I bed strip too..

As a student I worked as a chamber maid and some days would almost cry with relief if I went to clean a room and some kind thoughtful person had stripped the bed..

[Edballsisoneniftydancer]

How do people know what is usual in terms of bed striping

Bed STRIPING????? Now that IS gross! Still what can you expect of arseholes???

And let me be the first to say that coming from me, queen of the typos, that is a bit rich, but I could not resist!

Just trying to lighten the atmosphere!

[ShatnersBassoon]

It is unusual to strip hotel beds. Unless you're expected to put the sheets on yourself, like in a hostel or similar, you're not expected to remove the sheets. It's part of the service you pay for, like cleaning the bathroom and hoovering the carpets.

This woman obviously just carried a joke on a bit too far, probably thinking it was a bit of an ice-breaker. She misjudged it.

[DartmoorDoughnut]

I always strip the bed, it's polite!

[splendide]

I scrape food onto one plate and stack them ready for removal to the kitchen.

Please don't do this, it's not actually helpful. Speaking as someone who waitressed for years.

[morningconstitutional2017]

It isn't very nice of them to take the piss out of you so don't socialise with them in future if this has made you feel comfortable with them now.
Making sure that the room is not in too bad a state is one thing but stripping the beds is going too far. It's the chambermaid's job - it's what she is paid to do - that's why she called you Mrs Mop.
That time would have been better spent in packing and making sure you haven't left anything behind.

[ArriettyClock1]

I can see why they took the piss as it is really weird to strip the beds in a hotel!