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GENTLE READER: Are we talking overnight guests, where the host has gone out to run errands? Or dinner guests, being avoided at the local bar? Miss Manners is therefore afraid that skipping the events, or being rightfully resentful afterwards, are the only polite ways of dealing with this dreadful and costly behavior.ĭEAR MISS MANNERS: If you leave your home for hours while you have guests, is that rude? My husband and I differ on this. The best (worst?) among them will not be shamed or deterred - and, as you say, no good generally comes from trying. Event producers disguised as friends and family have cropped up everywhere, inventing more and more flagrant ways to fund their celebrations and/or extract presents from their unsuspecting investors. GENTLE READER: The only thing "off" in your thinking is that this kind of behavior is reserved for the young. Should I say something to either one of them? (Probably not, as nothing good will come of that, right?) Am I off in my thinking?
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But it left me thinking that the wife is young as it relates to this kind of thing. I went, had a good time and kept my mouth shut. She organized this, so why am I on the hook, essentially paying for her party for her husband? She did not tell us the cost arrangement prior to sending the invite, so now I look bad if I back out and stick them with the bill, since that is a fixed cost. I was a bit miffed at this for two reasons: 1.
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Then she also told us that we were on our own for what we order and drink. Then two days before the event, she asked for money to cover the cost of reserving the space ($45 a person). His wife, considerably younger, organized an event at a local bar, invited a bunch of people, and 10 or so RSVP'd. Project Gutenberg: eBook of Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 2 (of 2), by Charles G.Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina MartinĭEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend is having a milestone birthday - turning 40.Your comments and suggestions are most welcome. We'll own up to our mistakes and will make the corrections with a polite smile on our faces.) Write us at If you would like to share a new site, or point out an error, please email us. However, we do accept and keep books and CDs to review. We do not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me and my team. I am a proud lifetime member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. I have adored Jane Austen almost all of my life. Hello, my name is Vic and I live in Maryland, USA. (Images: Barges along Regent’s Canal John Masefield’s House. His superb photos and commentary make you feel as if you’ve tagged along.Ĭlick on this link to stroll along with Tony & Guy. Take a walk along a portion of Regent’s Canal with Tony Grant and friend. Regent’s Canal Walk (Little Venice to Kings Cross): Tony Grant Click to order the book on Amazon US or Amazon UK Read the review of the book at this link. Highly Recommended a New Book! Bath -An Adumbration in RhymeĮdited by Ben Wiebracht. The author rightly concludes that blacks have played an important role in the life of London for much of its history. Although subjected to much discrimination, London blacks never suffered as much as their American counterparts. Gerzina is quite adept at culling evidence of a rich, complex black life, with significant interaction (and intermarriage) with the white community. Because of a paucity of sources from blacks themselves, Gerzina had to rely primarily on glimpses through white eyes, especially those of antislavery advocate Granville Sharp.
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