Do you go to funerals?

We go if it’s family and stay for a cup of tea afterwards, if it’s a friend we just go to the funeral and then come on home.

If we can get out of going at all we will.

I wouldn’t appreciate somebody I didn’t know turning up to a family funeral and staying afterwards to eat, drink and socialise.

Condolences for the loss of your friend Kate.

I go if I knew the person well, otherwise not. I don’t like them at all though sometimes afterwards you catch up with old friends you haven’t seen in a while so I guess that is a small positive.

Funerals are horrible. The thought of going when you don't have to is beyond me. We went to one two weeks ago. A friend of mine of over 30 years. It made my husband finally decided that he's not having one. He said 'I'm not putting people through this'.

It does seem a bit strange to me,that’s the last thing I’d personally want to do, but each to their own I suppose, I only go to people I was close to or family funerals, it wouldn’t really enter my mind to just turn up

Well it gets him out of the house for a while.

Concentrates your mind on your own mortality I suppose.
I wouldn’t expect non family or those not close or known to the deceased to turn up at the bun fight afterwards 🤔

In Ye Olden Days, people employed professional weepers to pad out the mourners.
Maybe your husband should be paid and start a new career!

I go to funerals of family and friends. Did you go to your friend's funeral? Maybe he was keeping you company.

An unusual hobby!