Things you can't believe people have never heard of

My ex boss - mid 40s - had never heard of Che Guevara.

It's not surprising that different generations know different things I suppose. And some things have passed into obscurity. I try and make sure my grandchildren know about Elvis and the Beatles as I'm sure many youngsters won't have heard of them. To anyone born after 2000 the 20th century is history so we must make sure they realise that things from back then created the society in which they now live!

I did some online shopping in the office which included a pearl necklace. The IT department told me I had received an email containing the words ‘pearl necklace’, did I want it released. Of course I said, whyever not? What was the problem? They released the email and suggested I Google it. Oh dear.

I know somebody who has never heard of Omicron. She has been vaccinated and boosted so she must have heard of Covid but I doubt if she knows it has 19 tagged on to it.

I also have led a sheltered life having googled "pearl necklace". I doubt if I am alone.

Battersea1971

My MIL said she sometimes hear people refer to the F word. What does it stand for? So I spelt it out for her. She looked baffled and said, what does that mean!!! I didt go into any more details!

Apparently after overhearing a conversation between some older girls at school my mother asked her mum (very loudly on the bus home) "Does daddy F* you?" Cool as you like my grandmother's reply was "Of course he does. We'll talk about it when we get home."
I never knew her as she died when my mum was a teenager. I'm guessing she would have taken this thread in her stride though and wish I'd known her. I too have done quite a bit of googling!

You’re not Charleygirl. I felt so daft.

One day last year I was sat at the same table of a woman who was with her teenage daughter.

The daughter started telling me that she was doing the Duke of Edinburgh award and about all the activities for the award that were coming up.

Her mum piped up 'The Duke of Edinburgh Award? What's that then?'

Scratches head......

You're correct. I had never heard of the 'saltire' before moving to Scotland.
Most people have never heard of the Barnett Formula, GERS or even what an MSP is!

Blinko. Type in to google meaning of a Pearl necklace and your education will be complete

My two young gd asked me when they met their first ladyboy in Thailand how do you change sex, what exactly does it involve. Told them and their reaction was ugh.

‘Most people’ Pinnywinch? I hope most of us are a little more knowledgeable than that.

I feel sick. My six yr old son gave a prl necklace to a girl he liked as I didn't want it

I realise what a sheltered life I have led after reading this thread. (I feel like I have furthered my education at the age of 66) lol.
Also a lady comes in my supermarket
buys 2 boxes of Trill every week for her budgies, I've never even thought of them being smugglers lol.

I shall smile to myself next time if I serve her and try to stifle my titillation .

I was a nurse and once said to patient after, I'd completed his dressing, ' I think that'll pass muster'. He was very puzzled had never heard the expression and wondered was it an Irish one! (I'm from N. Ireland originally) This was in England and he was a fairly elderly English gentleman. When I explained it was a military expression he was most surprised. I was much younger than him but it was used quite a lot when I was young.

Urmstongran

I was enjoying an afternoon of wine and laughter with a group of ladies last summer. One was a few weeks away from her pearl wedding anniversary. One of the friends suggested it would be lovely if her husband gave her a pearl necklace to mark the occasion. A few of us spluttered into our glasses whilst the friend and two others looked on quite bemused .... the innocents.
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Give me a clue, Urmonstongran!

Sorry, spelling!

Thanks very much! Now I know why my teenage GC were making 'knowing' sounds when I was wearing my pearls yesterday.

So what do jewellers call a necklace made of pearls?

My father was a jeweler, so I think of a lovely piece of jewelry when I hear that term. I had never heard the crude term.

A colleague told us that, during the Clinton/Lewinsky era, her mum had asked her 'What is he actually supposed to have done?' because the news reports seemed to be so vague.
'Well, it was oral sex, mother.'
'What?' + confused look.
'You know, when he puts his penis in your mouth.'
'He What!!!'
No further comment from Mum.

speaking to a hosp physiotherapist who had never heard of attendance allowance.
as it was over the phone, i assumed there was some mishearing, but no.
neither had she heard of pip.

A nurse saw the oval scar on my upper arm and asked what it was.
It's my polio inoculation.
She had never heard of it leaving a scar like that.
Everyone in my class had a similar scar on their arm except one girl because her mum had asked for it to be given in her bottom.

FarNorth, I don’t believe a polio vaccination ever left a scar. I think you may be talking about the tuberculosis vaccination.

….or perhaps it was the smallpox vaccination. It is such a long time ago.