Dear Abby: ; Tardy dinner guest arrives to find the others have eaten
Charleston Daily Mail › June 30, 2009
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DEAR ABBY: I was recently invited to a friend's home for dinner. When I arrived just a few minutes past the time I was told the meal would be served, I found that everyone had finished eating. I was asked if I'd like something to eat and offered a plate, but refused because I would have felt uncomfortable eating alone while everyone else stood around visiting. I stayed about an hour and left.
The next day, I tried to explain to my friends that I felt like a fool walking in expecting to join them for dinner only to see it was over. I told them I thought it was rude of them to eat before all their guests had arrived.See the full content of this document
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Dear Abby: ; Tardy dinner guest arrives to find the others have eaten
They felt that because everyone else had arrived earlier in the day and the food was ready, that it was OK. They also said I shou...
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