Can you please advise the correct protocol in this situation?
Can you please advise me on the proper way for individuals to serve themselves when passing dishes at a family-style dinner?
Consequently, I find myself feeling surprised and irritated when I’m the one extending the breadbasket to the requester and they take a roll -- quite often without an expression of thanks -- and happily begin buttering it while I am left holding the basket. I’m then responsible for finding a place to set it down before I can resume my meal.Family-style dinners are, by definition, informal.
My husband’s cousin mailed a gift and signed the note, “With love from .” I suppose she ran out of room for the six grandchildren’s names! Thankfully, I know that I must keep my thoughts about these well-to-do people sending a gift that amounts to $5 per adult to myself ... and maybe my new husband.You may also want to be careful about how you share that information with your new husband: He might notice that it is his relatives you would be calling cheap.
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