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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Food should be ready by the arrival time noted on the invitation. I have a cousin like Op's neighbor, and she is terribly disorganized. A few years ago, she invited us to her house for dinner, and not only was the food not ready, but she wasn't there. We waited outside for 30 minutes, and when she arrived, she began cooking the food she had just purchased.

If you invite me to dinner, I don't want to watch you prepare it. Everything should be ready by the time your guests start arriving. [/quote]

Um, no. Have you never been to an adult dinner party? You come, the host offers you a drink. There are hors d’oeuvres set out on the living room table. You chat and nibble for an hour or so. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. One of the hosts may be in the kitchen for part of the time, cooking. The other host is on drinks and conversation duty. This is the “cocktail hour.”

After that, you move to the dinner table and eat. Dessert may be served at the dining room table, or in the living room again, sometimes with coffee, although these days not usually. This is a multi-hour affair. Everyone is conversing throughout. You do not arrive, snarf your food, and bolt. If all you desire is free food, there may be some food pantries that can assist you. [/quote]

Does PP's sister sound like someone throwing a cocktail party?? [/quote]

I am describing a dinner party, not a cocktail party. You don’t seem like someone who has any reading comprehension.[/quote]

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