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You're job is to show up on time! That's not so hard, is it? I hate having a dinner party where I tell people dinenr is at 6pm, so arrive at 5pm for drinks and hors d'oeuvres, only to have someone arrive at 6:30 after we've been seated and are eating.
One of our friends is so bad and so consistantly late, that if dinner is at 6pm, we tell her we're eating at 5pm.
Agree. I can understand being 5 or 10 minutes late but not more than that. It's rude to be late.
Well I figure 5pm-6pm is a good window to arrive. I mean I understand if there is some kind of emergency or whatever, but people should plan for other things like traffic and getting ready.
Not an issue with our circle of friends. I think we all respect each other's time and show consideration and appreciation when invited to the homes of others.
My BIL & his family are famous for this. I tell them 3:00 they come at 4:00. But we have gotten so used to it by now. Now if they say dinner is at 5pm and we show up at 4:30 we ususally don't eat until 6:30 because my SIL is unorganized, always forgets an item at the last minute so when we get there she has to run to the store and she does not start cooking dinner until 5:00. Aggrivates me but she's a great cook. The only time we have appetizers and drinks before dinner is summer bbq's or Christmas time at their house.
As with meeting friends for lunch/dinner, once they are late a couple of times we just stop inviting them to eat with us.
Turning up late is just plain rude !
No depending on the dish here late once OK late again you're not invited to get togethers again. If they ask why I tell them that gives them the opportunity to change the behavior or miss the event. Case closed.
As with meeting friends for lunch/dinner, once they are late a couple of times we just stop inviting them to eat with us.
Turning up late is just plain rude !
We have that problem constantly. It's difficult to stop inviting them when they have your grand children.
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late once OK late again you're not invited to get togethers again. If they ask why I tell them that gives them the opportunity to change the behavior or miss the event. Case closed.
We have that problem constantly. It's difficult to stop inviting them when they have your grand children.
