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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I'm 48 and have entertained for over 20 years. I'd be pissed if you showed up 30 minutes late to one of my sit down dinners.  You'd miss your first drink and apps, and the pleasure of settling in and meeting everyone, because I'd be serving shortly after you arrived.[/quote]

Sit down dinner parties, you should be right on time and up to 15 minutes late.  Never early, and never later than that.  For cocktail parties, generally 10-30 minutes late is expected.  Still never early.  I would rather you not come at all than come early.  Seriously - if the timing didn't work, talk to me about it, and maybe I will change the invitation, but do not come to my house early.[/quote]

Last time I got to a host's house 10 minutes early. They live in a cul de sac.  We sat in the car. They saw us. They came out and said, come on in. Eh, if I was rude by showing up and sitting in the car on their street, so be it.[/quote]

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