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[quote=Anonymous]God this one story came to mind where all the family weirdness was revealed with just one question. My BF (now DH) was visiting/meeting my family for the first time. He's american and black and my family are white/british. (it's relevant).

My mum was very welcoming- anything you need- let us know- tell me what you like/don't like- etc etc and she offered to pick up any sundries he needed from the market. So the first night, he said "I was going to take a shower upstairs- where is your lotion and washcloths?" and my mum went silent- then bright red- still silent... as finally whole family burst out laughing when she looked like her head was going to explode and stayed silent. My poor damn DH- why were we so weird? He joined in laughing likely because we all looked so nuts. It wasn't even awkward, it was just hilarious.

1- like a previous poster- hall/guest bath issues- typical british bathroom at the time- it had a tub which came with a low- mounted sprayer- but had no shower curtain/no door/no wall tile and was not in any way a shower= mum was panicking at how to explain to him that he needed to bathe OR be very careful with sprayer.

2- being white, we didn't even OWN lotion. I get that lotion seems to be a thing now- but it's not something we ever used in our family- skin naturally oilier I guess as lotion just sits on our skin- doesn't rub in. So she was in a panic about how we didn't own something as 'normal' as lotion- but also was wondering why he needed it if he was showering. Anyway, she got him lotion at the market that night- just got the brand name he suggested then watched later fascinated as he showed her how it 'disappeared' into his drier skin, whereas it sat on ours all wet and wouldn't rub in. She literally put on her reading glasses, clasped her hands together and said "excellent!"

3- washcloths? didn't use them/didn't own any after were older than toddlers. So she was frozen wondering how to explain to him that we just didn't own any. He then had to explain washcloths to her (he'd already had to explain them to me along with the lotion needs) and she was SO fascinated.

She learned a lot that weekend, lol. She also bought washcloths (not burgundy). I swear DH could have pressured her into buying anything with a good reason and she'd have gone for it. But that one request from him revealed three weird facts about our family that we stil LOL about.

There is probably more weirdness if I think about it....
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