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"During lunch, the dog licked his toes" The weirdest thing you’ve seen as a guest

Szőke Angéla3 min read
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Surprise

We stopped by our friendly new neighbors’ for dinner with some cookies and a bottle of wine. After eating, they showed us their bedroom. We found the rose petals on the bed and the lit candles a bit odd, only to learn they were swingers planning to continue the evening in bed. It was super awkward, and we practically ran home. Since then, we’ve avoided eye contact whenever we bump into them in the garage.

Warm hospitality

After a team-building event, my coworker’s husband picked her up and kindly offered me a ride partway. During the drive, they invited me to their place since dinner was ready and they wanted to show me their home. They insisted so much that I finally agreed. Once inside, they quickly set the table and sat down to eat. I sat shyly on the couch, not invited to the table where they and their two kids were eating on just four chairs. The whole scene felt surreal—I listened to their eating sounds and clinking spoons while I sat alone in the living room. I eventually got up to leave, and they said, “Wait until we finish eating; we haven’t even shown you the house yet!”

Flirting

The increasingly tipsy hostess spilled her cocktail in my husband’s lap three times, then giggled while trying to wipe it off with a napkin, even reaching toward his zipper. After the third spill, we decided to head home.

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Sorry

My husband, our three kids, and I arrived to find the host apologizing that their toilet had been clogged for two days. They said we’d either have to use the neighbor’s bathroom or "take care of it in the garden." This was a garden party lasting well into the evening, not a quick visit! And if the toilet was out of order for two days, why didn’t they cancel the gathering? It made no sense…

Hygiene

After lunch, the hostess gathered the spoons but didn’t wash them with soap. Instead, she just held them briefly under the tap in a bunch, then placed them on a tray for us to eat ice cream with.

Interesting

The 17-year-old boy asked his mom to cut his breaded meat into pieces. I was stunned, but apparently, this was a normal thing for them since no one else even blinked.

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First aid

The kids were playing when one slammed the other’s foot in the door. The poor boy screamed because his nail came off and he was bleeding heavily. His parents didn’t even notice and kept chatting with the guests like nothing happened. I ended up calling my sister, who’s a nurse, and she guided me over video call on how to disinfect and bandage the wound.

Traces

My friend’s birthday party was at his elderly parents’ house, where I spotted four sizable dildos lined up next to the bathtub.

Enjoy your meal!

The new colleague invited my wife and me over for lunch. While we were eating soup, his old bulldog waddled over, so he took off his sock and the dog started licking his foot. We looked on in shock, wondering what was going on, but he didn’t even notice the dog and kept telling a story. When the dog began licking between his toes and drooled foam onto the floor, my wife started gagging. We apologized for the sudden discomfort and left quickly.

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