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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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.
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Reality.
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The reality of how people behave has nothing to do with the correct etiquette.  Which has not changed.

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

Right, it is rude. I agree with you; it is not proper etiquette.

***And yet it will keep happening. So accept or decline, and plan accordingly.****[/quote]

We d r have to accept rude behavior just because you say so or because it will “keep happening.”[/quote]

OK, so it will stop happening just because you say it should? GREAT!

Let's fix racism: It's wrong, and it shouldn't happen.  FIXED!

Let's fix sexism: It's wrong, and it shouldn't happen. FIXED!

YAY! When we point out unfair or rude behavior, it is fixed because we say it shouldn't occur. Let's go out and act like there is no rudeness or injustice in the world. [/quote]

Your post makes absolutely no sense. Are you suggesting we should accept rudeness and racism because those behaviors have not been fixed yet and therefore will never be??[/quote]

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