Dear Abby: Is it appropriate for your guest to cover the food on their plate with salt and pepper without first tasting it? Isn’t it just plain rude? Should I say something?
After spending hours preparing a meal, is it appropriate for your guest to cover the food on their plate with salt and pepper without first tasting it? Beyond being inappropriate, isn’t it just plain rude? Should I say something? Never invite them for a meal again? Or just let it go?The next time a guest reflexively gestures toward the saltshaker without having taken a bite of your food, you would be within your rights to ask WHY. Perhaps your cooking tends toward the under spiced.
If you are truly offended by this, no rule of etiquette decrees that you must invite the person again. If a friendship is a warm one, I’m inclined to allow my guests to do whatever makes them comfortable, appreciate them for who they are and let something like this go. Dear Abby: This scares me! Boyfriend wants me to meet his oldest brother, jailed for rape, due for release
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