"ChattyCathy" wrote

> Ya know, we have something similar to what you guys call a 'potluck', I
> think? We call it a 'bring and braai' (braai = out door grilling).
> Somebody offers the venue and everybody supplies either a few pieces of
> meat and a side dish, theoretically enough to feed themselves, but we
> all share everything when it's ready. We all buy a few soft drinks and/or
> booze and share that out too. It's fun, and everybody does it here in
> summer. That's fine in my book, as everybody knows they have to bring
> something, but that invitation got on my last nerve. <g>

Grin, we do that sort of party here too or used to, have to rebuild our
brick grill to start up again. Many of the old cirlcle have moved and some
have died while we were away, but there's new folks to join in.

So in your area everyone has an understood culturual based 'bring something'
including a meat? Thats how we do our simple ones too but we took turns
with the 'meat'. Usually 4 families plus us and rarely was it steaks.
Often just hot dogs and / or hamburgers. We'd set up what it was each week
for the next week so folks knew what sides to bring or what type of buns for
me to make. Just simple fun.