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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Home. I love seeing what people cook, relaxing over a cocktail, etc. Restaurants are kind of loud and boring.[/quote]

Since you said relaxing over a cocktail makes the night more enjoyable, how do you feel if the hosts don’t have alcohol in the house and only offer tea, sparkling water, lemonade, etc?[/quote]

I’ll be honest, I don’t love it. I never drink sugary drinks like lemonade with dinner. Tea, maybe if they’re making Asian food. I’ve never gotten into sparkling water, would as soon have tap, but it doesn’t seem very exciting.[/quote]

Agree. I don't happen to know anyone who wouldn't serve alcohol in their home even if they themselves don't drink it, and I can honestly say this has never happened to me. I think people so extreme that they don't even have any alcohol at home probably socialize with other people who feel the same. [/quote]

This is helpful. We are Muslim and don’t keep alcohol in the home. Where we live there are very few who share our religion thus we have a very diverse friend group. Many actually don’t know we are Muslim as we don’t broadcast it. Would you prefer to know prior to coming over so you could turn down an invitation? We are just not starting to invite new families over but would hate to ostracize ourselves as poor hosts due to our beliefs. [/quote]

I would still come but it might make things less awkward to mention it in advance. And to pp's point I'd probably clarify whether you just don't drink or don't allow it in your home. [/quote]

We would prefer not to have anyone drinking in our home, but that is something we tend to be more conservative on as compared to others who share our religion. If someone brought a bottle of wine as a hostess gift I would never say anything other than thank you and just put it on the counter/ pantry. I want people to feel welcome in our home but this is also a closely held belief of ours in our home. For instance, if we are dining out at a restaurant and another couple orders a drink we would not say/do anything. [/quote]

See, I would rather you said something to a dinner guest so I didn’t bring a bottle of wine, which would be both wasted on you and also make me feel like a boor. It would also prepare me that the evening would be dry. [/quote]

+1. Dp. Also you don’t have to say you don’t drink because of religion. Plenty of Muslims drink alcohol. Just say you don’t drink alcohol and people are very unlikely to bring some. [/quote]

I am fine being very open about our family’s belief and practice, which you are correct, is different than others. My concern was rooted in the comment that someone couldn’t be relaxed or wouldn’t find an evening enjoyable without alcohol. I want my home to be a warm and welcoming place and therefore happy to tell other the menu, beverages and ensure what we are serving suits them. We just don’t do alcohol in our home. [/quote]

One of my closets friends is a Muslim who doesn’t drink alcohol. I LOVE going to her house because she’s an amazing cook. [b]If people need alcohol to enjoy themselves, you probably don’t want to be friends with them anyways[/b]. [/quote]

Ugh.  So judgmental.  Drink or don’t drink.  But choosing friend based on that?  Weird.  [/quote]

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