vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is the most "Thankless" job?message-squaremessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareRandom Dent@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoNot sure how it is in the US, but I had to arrange a funeral in the UK this year and my only point of contact was the funeral director, I never even saw a mortician or anyone like that.
minus-squareTravalaaaaaaanche!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAt least in the US, funeral directors are often also embalmers.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoEmbalming isn’t a common thing in Europe as far as I know. We don’t put the dead on display like they seem to do in the US.
Not sure how it is in the US, but I had to arrange a funeral in the UK this year and my only point of contact was the funeral director, I never even saw a mortician or anyone like that.
I’m sorry for your loss.
Ah, thanks.
At least in the US, funeral directors are often also embalmers.
Embalming isn’t a common thing in Europe as far as I know. We don’t put the dead on display like they seem to do in the US.