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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 691775" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I come from a culture (Eastern European (Baltic) Jewish) where it is also traditional to feed and house guests. </p><p></p><p>I do get a flash of awkwardness when someone doesn't want anything but "a glass of water, maybe" after I have cooked appetizers and made some tea cookies, etc. </p><p></p><p>It's becoming more common in the US, though and because I was born and raised in America, I kind of get it. Some people won't take from you because they feel like if they do, they'll have to reciprocate. Others are "watching their weight" (especially annoying when they're already skinny). Others may be really picky eaters and are afraid of being faced with food they can't stomach. My cooking is sort of Euro as not only was I raised Eastern Euro, but I lived West Germany for several years during the Cold War. So stuff I cook my not smell quite as expected, etc.</p><p></p><p>We don't do the wine thing so much, though I will bring a bottle of good wine as a guest gift, and if I am doing a full dinner, I will buy good wine/beer depending on what I'm serving and the proclivities of my guests.</p><p></p><p>My family and friends, other than my sister, are not heavy drinkers, so we don't need huge amounts. I figure one beer for each person and half again as many to cover the few folks who might want seconds. Wine? a bottle per 3 people, with an x-tra bottle or two.</p><p></p><p>Anyone reading this, DON'T take my amounts as a recommendation. My family and friends are very light drinkers, and I often don't drink at all. I've read amts as high as a bottle of wine per person and 3-4 beers per person. </p><p></p><p>I did give in and get a french press, a grinder, and some decent coffee beans as I have a couple of friends who drink coffee. We decided that the process will be that I will heat water in my electric kettle, and they will take over coffee production from that point forward as I have no clue.</p><p></p><p>A dad, I don't know if you do this as a custom, but in my family, its a custom to cook too much and then pack up individual containers of the leftovers (as meals) and send them home with the guests. Do you do that?</p><p></p><p>It's sort of like if you aren't rolling in food, you didn't do a good enough job of taking care of your guests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 691775, member: 1963"] I come from a culture (Eastern European (Baltic) Jewish) where it is also traditional to feed and house guests. I do get a flash of awkwardness when someone doesn't want anything but "a glass of water, maybe" after I have cooked appetizers and made some tea cookies, etc. It's becoming more common in the US, though and because I was born and raised in America, I kind of get it. Some people won't take from you because they feel like if they do, they'll have to reciprocate. Others are "watching their weight" (especially annoying when they're already skinny). Others may be really picky eaters and are afraid of being faced with food they can't stomach. My cooking is sort of Euro as not only was I raised Eastern Euro, but I lived West Germany for several years during the Cold War. So stuff I cook my not smell quite as expected, etc. We don't do the wine thing so much, though I will bring a bottle of good wine as a guest gift, and if I am doing a full dinner, I will buy good wine/beer depending on what I'm serving and the proclivities of my guests. My family and friends, other than my sister, are not heavy drinkers, so we don't need huge amounts. I figure one beer for each person and half again as many to cover the few folks who might want seconds. Wine? a bottle per 3 people, with an x-tra bottle or two. Anyone reading this, DON'T take my amounts as a recommendation. My family and friends are very light drinkers, and I often don't drink at all. I've read amts as high as a bottle of wine per person and 3-4 beers per person. I did give in and get a french press, a grinder, and some decent coffee beans as I have a couple of friends who drink coffee. We decided that the process will be that I will heat water in my electric kettle, and they will take over coffee production from that point forward as I have no clue. A dad, I don't know if you do this as a custom, but in my family, its a custom to cook too much and then pack up individual containers of the leftovers (as meals) and send them home with the guests. Do you do that? It's sort of like if you aren't rolling in food, you didn't do a good enough job of taking care of your guests. [/QUOTE]
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