Miss Conduct on being a guest and cost of eating out
On 3/5/2016 1:39 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> Absolutely. Tonight one of my neighbours is making dinner for ten of
> us; she's 82. She will do all the cooking and set a pretty table. The
> rest of us will all help her serve and clear away, and before we go home
> we'll wash and dry the dishes (men and women).
Sounds like a lovely evening! I'll bring a couple of bottles of wine if
you invite me.
>
> Gawd, you'd hate my family, where a single bed isn't considered full
> until there are two adults sardined into it; a double can hold at least
> four kids, some at the top and some at the bottom; all the sofas are
> long enough to sleep on. The overflow sleep on the floor; or bring a
> tent.
>> And I don't know of anyone who
>> might come from a ways off to spend the night.
>
> That's really sad.
>
> Janet UK
>
And in the morning when they awake I'd start with a pound of bacon and
eggs to order.
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