My input to this is not 'weird', just depressing. No word of a lie...
I was in TESCO in Portsmouth a few years ago, when I overheard (impossible NOT to 'overhear') a chavvy, fat mess of a woman, round on her 5 year old kid, and BELLOW at him "Don't F_CKING swear!", before turning to her equally...
Very assuming and judgmental of you Mr M. She could have done 20 hours concentrating at complicated lectures on applied physics. Or 20 hours volunteering at a care home doing all th heavy lifting for the permanent, kindly but elderly staff. Or perhaps 20 hours of early morning long-distance...