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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everybody knows that the proper time is a good 15min late and up to 30. 10 min early? No way![/quote]

You must be Indian!!  All my Indians friends say this except they arrive 2 hrs late! I call rude,she says culture
and I'm being difficult if I'm upset that she missed my party.

Get there on time!!

Also, I have a good friend that knows how punctual I am, so she expects me to be first and then we catch up over a glass of wine before everyone else arrives. Love her!![/quote]

I'm Indian and I am typically about 10-15 min late; I won't even say I try to be -- I have a hard time getting out the door. 2 hrs is beyond rude. Maybe that works in the old country where there will be servants doing the set up and clean up, but here -- where the host is cooking, getting everyone served etc. -- in 2 hrs it's possible that they are past the entrée and on to desserts and then what do they do -- make you a plate? Let you pick from whatever leftovers are out?? Not to mention if it's an 8 pm invite and you show up at 10, and they had expected to wrap up around 11-12, do you make yourself at home expecting your host to entertain for a few extra hrs since you were only there for a little while?

I've seen the "eat and run" lately and I hate that too. No one thinks you should stay all night, but I've literally seen people who finish a meal, move over into the living/family room, sit for 5 min and say "ok well we'd better thing about getting going?" Um -- did you just come for the dinner?[/quote]

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