To think this is weird?

[isibuko]

Hi! Long-time reader, first-time poster. I recently moved to Sweden, and am loving it but finding it strange in some ways. It would be great to know if I am BU to find this really weird????

Recently we were having some drinks after work and one of my colleagues' friends came to the office and brought her chihuahua...we were all saying hi to the dog and stroking it and whatever, then suddenly she pulled a completely unwrapped hot dog sausage from her pocket and fed it whole to the dog.

AIBU to not want a dog eating whole sausages in my office while I'm trying to have a nice relaxing drink?????

It's funny not sure it's massively weird feeding a hot dog sausage to a dog?

Having it unwrapped in your pocket is weird though.

That's the thing.....I don't mind the dog eating it so much but I talked to this woman for a whole half hour without realising she had unwrapped sausages in her pocket! I am not sure what I would have done if I'd known.

I can assure you this is not a Swedish thing. So you've gone to great pains to ask if it's weird if someone fed their dog a hotdog.

In short no it isn't. If it was unwrapped in their pocket that's odd but then again, not something I'd still be thinking about.

I think you're the weird one - you don't know what is in anyone's pockets. Why does it matter?

Why were you "having a nice relaxing drink" in the OFFICE though?

Just as bad imo.

Now that is a Swedish thing...I work in a small company and they lay on drinks every Friday afternoon for the staff. A great way to unwind!

AIBU to not want a dog eating whole sausages in my office while I'm trying to have a nice relaxing drink?????

What difference does it make to you?

Did she offer you a bite?

I'm trying to imagine what you would have done if you'd known about the hotdog.
Would you have asked her if she wanted a plate maybe?
Or slowly backed away while maintaining eye contact?
Or asked her to leave and never return with meat products hidden about her person?

You're the one being really weird...

I am not sure what I would have done if I'd known

It's a hot dog, not a knife. What exactly would you need 'to do'?

Why were you "having a nice relaxing drink" in the OFFICE though?
It's reasonably common for colleagues to have drinks offices up and down the various workplaces around the world? We do it a lot. Our (academic) institute even puts on subsidised beer in our building lobby on the first Friday of the month.

Maybe a bit of all three!!

Are you always this...weird op?
She fed her dog a hotdog sausage? What possible effect could that have had on you?

I don't really understand, what's weird about feeding a dog a sausage?

You said it was after work drinks implying a social setting, not a professional setting, so why is your office relevant? This is a bizarre nonsensical post I have no idea why I'm replying actually...

Isn't it weird to go around carrying unwrapped sausages? I shook her hand! After that i probably had bits of doggy sausage on my hands. Maybe that got on the crisps too, idk..

It is a bit strange to carry an unwrapped sausage I do agree.
However all you had to do was wash your hands and stay away from the crisps??

at wash your hands and stay away from the crisps.

so you think its weird that you might have bits of 'doggy sausage' * on your hands... ummm, how do you know if she is a hand washer or even a shudder* butt-scratcher?!

Lighten up!

I confess that in my dogwalking coat I have hotdog sausages unwrapped in my pocket.They are like crack to the dog and ensure he behaves himself no matter what temptations come his way. I wouldn't have them in my work clothes admittedly but don't wrap them because if I need to use them I need instant access. (I use them to ensure ddog returns at my call) He doesn't notice if they have lint on them as they don't touch the sides as he wolfs them down tbh .

Do you spend a lot of time worrying about what you might have on your hands after shaking someone else's hand? Maybe just carry around some hand gel in future? But I see nothing weird about a dog owner carrying dog treats around in their pocket. Completely normal.