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to have been a tad shocked

46 replies

gobsmackedetal · 10/06/2010 06:48

Yesterday afternoon, sitting in the beauty therapist's waiting room, waiting for my monthly brazilian.
Woman I vaguely know (works at the till of my local mini market) comes in, says hi and sits across the room. I ask her if she's there for waxing and she informs me that she doesn't wax anymore and she's in the process of lazering all her bodily hair off, a bit expensive but its worth it blahblah, small talk.

I ask her if it hurts and how many sessions she needs (thought I might try it too) and she goes "well, I have only had two sessions for my bikini and I hardly have any hair left now, look"....TA DA...down comes the elastic top skirt and the knickers before I had the chance to even look away, impressive speed I must say.

I think I must have looked away/put my hand in front of my eyes, I'm really not sure what I did, I was so shocked at the easiness of it all, that she said "oh come on, don't be like this, as if your is prettier"

I'm not a prude and I'm comfortable with showering in front of other women in the gym, but you just shower/get dressed, you don't ckeck each other fanjos out, right? Plus when you go in the shower you expect to see naked people

So, was IBU to be lost for words? Am I a prude and do women regularly show their fanjos off to each other?

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tortoiseonthehalfshell · 10/06/2010 06:56

No, I'd be taken aback as well. I've not felt the urge to flash my fanjo at an acquaintance ever, nor have I been curious to see theirs.

My beautician, who is an old friend from schooldays, has shown me hers to demonstrate the same thing, but we were in private, she's an old friend, and she gave me some warning first.

Also, lazers and fanjos are not words that belong in a sentence together, in my opinion.

moondog · 10/06/2010 07:23

Perhaps, but then agian, I'm not sure I wanted to hear about your 'monthly brazilian' either.

gobsmackedetal · 10/06/2010 07:25

it's very nice and neat moondog, I'll come round and show you

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biddysmama · 10/06/2010 11:55

lol, my mates seen my fanjo... she was my birthing partner, i was a bit worried about it and spoke to her husband about what you saw as a birthing partner... my friends bisexual and her husband said not to worry as she's probably seen more more muff than my midwife

fireupthequattro · 10/06/2010 13:24

I imagine she'd spent so much money de-growlering she just wanted to show it off.
Like a man in a fancy car.

I would have retorted "mine is definitely prettier, all that financial investment and yours still looks like a slashed hamster. (albeit a slightly bald one)"

monkeyfacegrace · 10/06/2010 13:30

Oh FGS, she hardly showed you the inside walls of her vag did she!
Its only a bit of skin, get over it!
But, Im v.v open, since having kids, nowt can faze me!

minipie · 10/06/2010 13:33

Quattro

"slashed hamster, albeit a slightly bald on"

PMSL and nearly choked on my lunch

minipie · 10/06/2010 13:33

One not on doh.

bluecheesefiend · 10/06/2010 14:43

My jaw fell open reading your post so I expect I'd have responded with the hand over the eyes like you did.

scanty · 10/06/2010 14:46

ha, ha. was in Tukey with friends and this subject came up. The old turkish lady couldn't believe that we didn't wax everything and grabbed my friends elasticated trousers and yanked them down for a look. The look of disgust on the old ladies face was priceless as was my friends face!

Lauriefairycake · 10/06/2010 14:51

at Turkish lech

I'm always a bit surprised when someone shows me their fanjo

Maybe I give off 'show me growler-vibes?'

Otterlybotterly · 10/06/2010 14:53

The truly shocking and radical thing these days is to have a 1970s-style full muff, complete with 'mohair shorts'. Flash that at all the wax-addicts, that'll shut them up.

PigletJohn · 10/06/2010 14:55

I wouldn't turn a hair.

LimaCharlie · 10/06/2010 14:57

mohair shorts???

[sheltered life emoticon]

NorbertDentressangle · 10/06/2010 14:58

pmsl at "mohair shorts"

Wasn't there a really old photo of Madonna linked to on here a while ago that showed her at her most hirsute (including a fine example of mohair shorts IIRC)?

shockers · 10/06/2010 14:59

I'm rather hoping that is due a come-back Otterly .

Jamiki · 10/06/2010 15:04

QUATTRO - LMAO- OL at slashed hamster.

Jamiki · 10/06/2010 15:09

OtterltBotterly - I think someone referring to a '1970's Powermuff' is definitely one of the funniest things I have read yet on MN!

scanty · 10/06/2010 16:01

why is it the older I get, the lower down the 'powermuff' reaches (be to my knees soon!)? Or is it just me ?

Otterlybotterly · 10/06/2010 16:29

Nah, it's not just you scanty. It's when you start finding the grey ones you've got to worry.

gobsmackedetal · 10/06/2010 18:14

scanty at the turkish lady. What environment was that in, a beauty saloon or something completely irrelevant ( I hope she wasn't the hotel receptionist)

LOL at 1970's Powermuff

re the muff reaching lower with age, I joked the other day that soon I'll have to be charged for leg waxing when doing my bikini sigh

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AhLaVache · 10/06/2010 18:18

Someone explain mohair shorts please...

AhLaVache · 10/06/2010 18:19

...does it just refer to an abundance of muff hair?

gobsmackedetal · 10/06/2010 18:22

www.thisnext.com/item/5CF0F8DA/8019AF21/FETISH-LONGHAIR-MOHAIR-SHORTS

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gobsmackedetal · 10/06/2010 18:22

sorry, this should work

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