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1、Page1of33’sQuickandDirtyTipsforaMorePoliteLife.Today’sTopic:Houseguests.Whenyoustayinanotherperson’shome,orhaveguestsstaywithyou,thesituationcanpresentmanyopportunitiesforawkwardnessormisunderstanding,sohereareafewtipstohelpmakeyourstayoryourguests’visitamorepleasantexperience.Whenstayingatsomeone’shouse,besuretobringasmallgiftforyourhosts.Itcanalsobeagoodideatotakeyourhostsoutforamealduringyourstayiftheopportunitypresentsitself.Whileyouareaguest,trytostoreyourclothes,luggageandtoiletriesawayas。

2、neatlyaspossible.Makeyourbed,andre-storeafoldingbedunlessinstructedtodootherwisebyyourhosts,andstripthebed,foldupblanketsandtidyuptheroomafteryourlastnight.Duringmeals,youshouldoffertohelpinthepreparation,andcertainlyhelpclearawaydishesafterthemeal.Notethatcleaningetiquettemaybedifferentiftherearehouseholdstaff,inwhichcaseyoushouldletthemgoabouttheirnormalactivities.Ingeneral,youshouldoffertohelpwithhouseholdchoresandpitchinwheneverpossible.Bringyourowntoiletrieswithyou;yourhostsshouldprovideyou。

3、withsheetsandtowels,butifyouaregoingtobeatthebeachyoumaywanttobringyourownbeachtowels.Clarifythelengthofyourstayinadvance,andtrynottooverstayyourwelcome.Bringenoughcleanclothingtolastyourstay,unlessyouhavebeenspecificallyinvitedtousethelaundry.Aweekendisareasonableperiodtostay,unlessyourhostisaclosefriendorfamilymember,oryouhavehadtotraveloverseastovisit.Rememberthatevenifyourhosthastoldyoualongerstayisfine,youshouldstilltrytolimityourvisitunlessyourhostabsolutelyandrepeatedlyinsists.Afteryourst。

4、ay,besuretosendyourhostsathankyounoteandhighlightsomeofthepartsofyourstayyouenjoyedmost.Ifyouarehostingvisitors,youmaywanttogentlysetsomeexpectationsaboutthelengthofyourguests’stayinadvance.Simplybeclearintheinvitation(“Wewouldloveitifyoucouldcomefortheweekend.”)orinquirehowlongyourguests’intendstayifitisunclear.Makeupyourguests’roomorsleepingareawithfreshlinensandprovidefreshtowelsandafreshbarofsoap.Makesurethattheareayourguestswillbeusingisclean,includingmattresspads,comforters,andpillowtickin。

5、g.Trytomakethingsasclearforyourguestsaspossiblebypointingoutanyclosetorstoragespacetheymayuse,whichbathroomisforthem,etc.ProvidePage2of33’thelpedthemselves.Ifguestshavepetsthatyoudon’twanttohaveinyourhome,itisperfectlypolitetotellthemsoinadvance.Itisalsocompletelyappropriatetoinformgueststhatsmokingisnotpermittedinthehouse.Itisnicetohavesomeinformationhandy(maps,guides,etc.)aboutlocalactivities,andyoumaywanttojotdownalistofgoodrestaurantsnearby,localtransportation,museums,andsoon.Giveyourguestsa。

6、nideaofthedailyschedule,andleavethemsomefreetimeforactivitiesontheirown.Ingeneral,themostsuccessfulhouseguestsituationsresultfrombothpartiesmakingastrongeffort;whenhostsofferextrakindnesstotheirguestsandgueststrytobeashelpfulandundemandingaspossible.Sohere’shopingyouhaveawonderfulvisit,andthankyouforlisteningtoquickanddirtytipsforamorepolitelife.3Page3of33’sTopic:BuildingaGuestList.Whenyouarebuildingaguestlist,manyofthesameprinciplesapplywhetheritisforaweddingoradinnerparty.Ofcourse,therearesome。

7、specialconsiderationsformajorlifetimeevents,sohereareafewpointerstohelpwhensendingoutinvitations.Ifyouarehostinganevent,itisgenerallyyourprerogativetodecidewhomtoinvite.Thisisnottosaythatyoushouldeveruseaninvitationasawaytomakesomeonefeelleftoutortobehurtful,butratherthatitisyourchoicetoinvitethepeoplewhomyouwouldliketoattend.Forweddings,youwillgenerallyhavetoinviteimmediatefamilyandshouldwanttoinviteyourclosestfriends.Beyondthat,youshouldfeelcomfortableexercisingdiscretioninwhomyouinvite.Ofcour。

8、se,therearealwayssituationswhereaparentorclosefriendwishesyoutoinvitesomeoneyouwouldrathernothaveonyourlist,andhereyoumustweighthehurtfeelingsofyourclosefamilymemberagainstyourdesiresforhavingonlyaselectcrowdaroundyouonyourspecialday.Itusedtobepossibletoinvitegueststotheceremonyandnottothereception,butthesedaysitisoftenperceivedasaninsult.Itisimportanttodiscussandnegotiatetheguestlistwithanopenmind,andtoremindeveryonethatitisonlypossibletoinvitealimitednumberofguests.Forotheroccasions,itcanbeeas。

9、iertobuildyourguestlist.Fordinnerparties,invitepeoplewhomyoulike,butalsoconsiderhowyourguestswillinteract.Youmightwanttoinviteyourcattlerancherfriendonaseparatenightfromyourcousinthevegananimalrightsactivist,unlessyouknowthattheywillbea。