Experiences you've had
that are retrospectively strange and/or funny, for which at the time you had no frame of reference.

Not just sex - I think that was comprehensively covered last week anyway.

For example, when I was in Albania last year I had my eyebrows plucked for the first time ever. By a woman who spoke no English and had two missing fingers. One of the most surreal moments of my life.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 6 Oct 2008, 17:20, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

oh... BESIDES sex...
Mind's in the gutter right now, can't think of anything EXCEPT surreal things related to sex. I'm sure I can come up with SOMETHING.
( kila is reading clocks upside-down as usual, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 8:47, Reply)

For the love of God, why were you in Albania.
It seems such a random place to visit.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 15:43, Reply)

I have a friend who's just been to Albania.
To see her sister.

Not long ago, she went to Rwanda - to see the same sister.

I wish my sibling was that interesting.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Wed 8 Oct 2008, 15:48, Reply)

Well I didn't just go
to get my eyebrows plucked :)

My bro got married to an Albanian girl, so we all went over for the wedding and came back two days later. The whole trip was surreal actually... Fuelled mostly by raki, homegrown tobacco, and tiny little cups of Albanian coffee strong enough to wake the dead. We spoke little Albanian and our hosts spoke little English, but it's amazing how much you can communicate with expression and gesture.* Good times.

* at least I hope they were saying "welcome to our country and we love you as a second family" and not "get used to the scenery as you will be sold into slavery very soon"...
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Mon 13 Oct 2008, 22:32, Reply)