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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The amount is not relevant. It’s who is doing the inviting. It’s a good thing my grandmother is dead, or this would kill her. Manners are dead and the responses on here prove it.[/quote]

Etiquette evolves and what was standard practice back in grandma's time changes.  I wouldn't blink at the thought of paying part of a birthday celebration at a restaurant.  [/quote]

This standard practice has not, in fact, changed.  It is ok to forgo finger bowls, but it is not ok to "invite" your guests to pay for your party.[/quote]

And.
Yet.
It.
Is.
A.
Reality.
To.
Be.
Dealt.
With.
As.
Evidenced.
By.
This.
Thread.[/quote]

[b]The reality of how people behave [/b]has nothing to do with the correct etiquette.  Which has not changed.

Poor behavior doesn’t change etiquette.[/quote]

[b]But that is exactly how customs/manners change [/b]and it has changed, or better said, we are in the midst of change.  [/quote]

Not really. The point of etiquette is to make people comfortable, to keep the wheels of social interaction greased so that everyone is at ease and feels accepted.  It helps us show respect and consideration to others and makes others glad that we are with them.

The behavior described here is the opposite of that.[/quote]

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