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Miss Manners: Foreign dinner guest flummoxed by the ‘casual’ hosting of a meal in co-worker’s home
Miss Manners: Foreign dinner guest flummoxed by the ‘casual’ hosting of a meal in co-worker’s home
Miss Manners: Foreign dinner guest flummoxed by the ‘casual’ hosting of a meal in co-worker’s home

Published on: 07/03/2026

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During a sit-down dinner, the hosts would serve everyone else before serving themselves, and it is considered extremely rude to start eating before the guests. Getty Images

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country. When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for dinner with his family at home, it turned out to be extremely stressful, as I was more concerned about avoiding a cultural faux pas than enjoying the dinner.

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