Two things my Grandson did not know…..
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5267)
United Kingdom
September 17, 2025 2:58pm CST
Kids are funny beings …..but sometimes we are funny to them too.
When we moved into our current house the Grandkids were able to have a room set up for themselves. We have them stay with us every other weekend and I wanted them to have a nice place with things of their own. So I wanted them to choose their own bed linen.
I called them and got the websites up and said I wanted them to choose their own bedspreads ….
Grandson pipes up …..” what’s a bedspread ? “
I had to explain I meant duvet cover.
On Saturday we went to the supermarket as my Mom needed some more pickled onions. We had the Grandkids and I told them what I was looking for and the Grandson asks ….. “ what’s a pickled onion ? “
I explained….he couldn’t get his head around the fact that we put onions in jars !
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9 responses
@xFiacre (14350)
• Ireland
9h
@traceyjayne I remember asking why some people called the counterpart a bedspread. Life used to be so elegant. I’ll bet your grandkids would look askance at you if you told them not to forget to pull the chain. Or is that just an Irish thing?
@xFiacre (14350)
• Ireland
9h
@Traceyjayne Customers still have to pull the chain in a local restaurant here and I’m sure it just baffles younger customers.
@Traceyjayne (5267)
• United Kingdom
8h
@xFiacre I can understand that ….you don’t see many with chains on these days.
@DaddyEvil (159817)
• United States
9h
When I was around 13 or so, I called a bedspread a "duvet" and mom looked at me and said I was going to confuse people if I didn't speak "plain English". 
Of course she knew the word and, when I tried it out on classmates, they didn't know what I meant. 
@kaylachan (79517)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9h
I also think it's a cultural thing , too. Here in the u.s. we still use and have bread spreads. In other counteries, duvets.
