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by jll29 552 days ago
To ask "why are you here?" suggests these people were poorly raised or just plain rude.

Attendees of a funeral make an effort to pay their respects to the deceased and to express their condolences to the family left behind.

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If I understand correctly I think they and ended up in the line of folks being given condolences as if they were close family.

Sounds extremely awkward and like a plot Michael Scott would get himself wrapped into.

There are much gentler ways to point out the mishap and correct it but a funeral is not likely to have people on their best manners.
I mean those weren’t the exact words. They were very gracious, but it was clear we had goofed and intruded.