So we have got quite friendly with this couple through school. They are both professionals lawyer/banker and seem to have shedloads of money and live in a beautiful house. But I have always thought they are a bit odd - a few strange random comments and slightly bonkers opinions on things, but I don't mind strange and DD gets on well with their DD.
They invited us round to supper at their big posh house the other night and DH and I made a real effort to 'scrub up'. Paid for babysitter, dolled ourselves up and spent more on wine than we ever would at home.
We get there - all fine and lovely. Glass of wine and chit chat - slightly odd topics (sex life of Nomads in Papa New Guinea and a less interesting 15 minutes on Chinese banking but still...), then we sit down at quite a formal dinner table and hostess serves starter of.... tinned soup. We know it's tinned because it's Heniz tomato soup and there are 3 empty cans in bin... That's ok, we like soup and chat away. Hostess starts laughing uncontrollably at something. Host doesn't think this is odd but sits back and wait for her to stop. We smile and ask what's so funny but she just carries on laughing. Then she stops and carries on talking as though nothing had happened. She then makes a bit to-do and hoo-ha about serving up main course of.... macaroni cheese. Not even baked in the oven, just macaroni stirred into a cheese sauce - like I make for DCs. And that's it.
DH and I eat it and try not to catch each others eyes. Nothing is said about the choice of main course other than 'I hope you like macaroni cheese' so I start to wonder if my expectations were too high? And then we get pudding which is a scoop of Neapolitan ice cream out of the tub.
As we leave, host pinches my bottom in full view of everyone and says 'that was fun' and hostess laughs her head off and says 'pinch punch first day of the month' - even though it isn't. And that's it.
DH says they are a bit quirky and to stop going on about it but I think they are mentalists. I'm right aren't I?
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SlightlyJaded · 07/10/2010 10:40
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They do sound a bit quirky. I think they're worth keeping around though for the entertainment value. If you can put up with the bottom-pinching.
Do they have pampas grass in their front garden? It's a sure-fire way to tell if they're swingers 
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"by the time the bottom pinching happened, I was ready for anything"
I think that was their intention 
I think swingers too.
Next time you go (if there is a next time) I'll bet they will have invited another couple and ask you to put your keys in the fruitbowl
The manic laughter could have been her signal to him that she liked the look of you, and pinch of the bottom his sognal to her!
I certainly dont think the food is an issue, maybe they just wouldn't have known what you do and dont like.
Pmsl at SylvanianFamily. I reckon that's it. Or they thought that was the sort of thing you'd enjoy.
Next time forget posh wine and take a 6 pack with you. Or Capri Sun. Luuuuverly
This has made me laugh a lot. Reckon they just too posh even to think about the impression they made. You must invite them back and post all
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