Husband's single 53 year old brother when I kiss my husband after returning from work: 'Er...give me a bucket!':)

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I find it extremely rude that he said it.

1. Is it a normal thing to say in the UK?

I understand some people might say it's sarcasm, banter, humour. For me, it's just very rude behaviour.

2. When a waiter drops a plate on the floor by mistake, is it normal to clap in a British restaurant? I totally don't get it for 17 years and I have never clapped and always felt sorry for the waiter/waitress that it has happened.

Thank you

The first. Fairly normal.

I am Irish and live in England, some people are uncomfortable with people displaying affection in front of them. Not particularly and English thing imo.

I take it you live with the brother? That he sees you kiss your husband and says this, that often you find it annoying.

the cheering depends. On what sort of place you are and the other people in there.

It's to cover up mild embarrassment at your PDA.

The plates thing is definitely British.

None of it is a big deal.

I hate it when people cheer when someone drops something. It’s one of those things that one is meant to laugh at but isn’t even remotely funny!

Oh I dunno.

In the local Wetherspoons at 11pm after 12 hours of boozing and cheap fry ups, it's pretty comical. It's likely not so fun at the local gastro bistro wine tasting session.

I agree :). Thank you.

It's just silly humour, as PP says, to cover minor social embarrassment. Definitely typical.

Cultural differences. A bit shocking and too much unnecessary sarcasm for me sometimes but I guess I am used to it now. 😀

Yes, I've learned to ignore them by now but it's not that pleasant for me every time I hear it😊

Does he live with you? If so, why?

😄

Why does your BIL see you kiss your husband when he comes home?

Normal where I live

Thank you. I wish him to meet his lovely lady but he needs to sort his house 1st for this to happen. He has some sort of hoarding problem. We tried to help but he should want to make changes for the better himself, work on himself, and want to keep it tidy. No one can do it for him.

He does want happy relations (he asked me if I know some pretty single lady without any children who is 37-57 years old) but he said he would never get married or have a baby.

Do you live in the UK?

“That will buff out”

better than the ridiculous beeping

“ahh yes, now you’ve done that, that’s solved the issue, thank you, now we can all go on our way”

When an emergency vehicle whizzes past with Blues and Twos “he’ll not sell any Ice creams going at that speed”

and yea “sack the Juggler” is pretty common

"Get a room" is the more common response. But usually said sarcastically.

Yes, of course.

Where do you think it's historically coming from?

I'll try to find a historical explanation on YouTube

Both of these are relatively normal expressions in the UK. However, just because they are normal, I don’t think they are acceptable.

If someone drops something in a canteen/restaurant, they probably feel embarrassed - clapping just makes that worse. Usually applause is for something that’s gone well, not an accident.

He was probably embarrassed and didn't know what to say/do/look. Many people are when faced with PDA.

Not normal were I am or in the sort of company I keep. SE