Comments on: How to be the Perfect Houseguest http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/16/manners-etiquette-house-guest/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:23:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SwBratcher http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/16/manners-etiquette-house-guest/comment-page-1/#comment-46038 SwBratcher Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:23:55 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1089#comment-46038 Great advice but never #1. Don't send money. Bring money. On your first day or the first morning if you arrive at night, arrange to hit the grocery store with your hosts and buy provisions for the whole group in some capacity to help ease the burden of food cost. This is also a great chance to plan meals at home as guests and hosts preparing and dining together while avoiding the expense of dining out. (I would encourage going out to their favorite restaurant too). If they are still enjoying your wine and remains of your grocery shopping for a couple days after you've gone they'll think quite fondly of you in your absence. (Unless you broke to many of the other rules above). Great advice but never #1. Don’t send money. Bring money. On your first day or the first morning if you arrive at night, arrange to hit the grocery store with your hosts and buy provisions for the whole group in some capacity to help ease the burden of food cost.

This is also a great chance to plan meals at home as guests and hosts preparing and dining together while avoiding the expense of dining out. (I would encourage going out to their favorite restaurant too).

If they are still enjoying your wine and remains of your grocery shopping for a couple days after you’ve gone they’ll think quite fondly of you in your absence. (Unless you broke to many of the other rules above).

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]]> By: Toukou http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/16/manners-etiquette-house-guest/comment-page-1/#comment-25831 Toukou Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:11:15 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1089#comment-25831 My friend was moving from one country to where I stay and asked to stay for sometimes until he gets an apartment. Things happened in his life and is now staying for 6 months! My friend was moving from one country to where I stay and asked to stay for sometimes until he gets an apartment. Things happened in his life and is now staying for 6 months!

]]> By: Jersey Joni http://artofmanliness.com/2008/11/16/manners-etiquette-house-guest/comment-page-1/#comment-20353 Jersey Joni Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:57:11 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=1089#comment-20353 First of all, don't assume your friends or relatives that just bought a vacation home (or own a primary home in a tourist area) intend it to be for YOUR vacation. If they bought a second home to relax and get away, the work involved with having house guests may not be welcomed. Don't assume that you're invited and add a stay with them to your plans. Also, if one of your friends is experiencing ill health (especially a chronic condition that saps energy or creates pain), it's safe to assume that house guests would be a burden and kind of you not to ask to stay. That also goes for friends that have recently experienced a death or birth or other stressful situation in the immediate family. If you don't feel comfortable contributing for groceries, definitely plan to treat for dinner at least once. If you have a special skill that can help with a home repair or improvement, offer to help out. Finally, don't put your host on the spot by asking them if you can stay longer than originally agreed upon once you're already there; they might not be able to think of a good excuse why not fast enough and agree to an extended visit even though it's really a burden and will create resentment for future visits. First of all, don’t assume your friends or relatives that just bought a vacation home (or own a primary home in a tourist area) intend it to be for YOUR vacation. If they bought a second home to relax and get away, the work involved with having house guests may not be welcomed. Don’t assume that you’re invited and add a stay with them to your plans. Also, if one of your friends is experiencing ill health (especially a chronic condition that saps energy or creates pain), it’s safe to assume that house guests would be a burden and kind of you not to ask to stay. That also goes for friends that have recently experienced a death or birth or other stressful situation in the immediate family. If you don’t feel comfortable contributing for groceries, definitely plan to treat for dinner at least once. If you have a special skill that can help with a home repair or improvement, offer to help out. Finally, don’t put your host on the spot by asking them if you can stay longer than originally agreed upon once you’re already there; they might not be able to think of a good excuse why not fast enough and agree to an extended visit even though it’s really a burden and will create resentment for future visits.

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