Dinner Party Blog/Letter

Dear Mike,

I wanted to write you this letter because my phone is broken, and I have no other way to reach you. As you know we were invited to Jennifer Aniston's house for a dinner party Friday night and I don't want you to embarrass yourself like you did last year. Remember you started break dancing on the floor yelling Mc Hammer? I'll admit that it was awesome, but this year is going to be different. I looked up a few things to ensure that you don't pull another stunt like that again and are respectful to everyone around you. As you remember the hosts are Greek and follow typical Greek traditions. In the Greek culture family gatherings are very important. They consider it an honor to have guests over regardless of whether they know them or not, because they feel that they should never be left alone. Now I know that you haven't had the widest range of variety when it comes to food, but I am sure that you will love their cooking. They are preparing some traditional foods such as Spanakopita, pita bread served with a variety of spreads such as hummus, a main course with Lamb as the primary ingredient and some delicious Baklava for desert. Now we both know that you are not the best when it comes to table manners, just know that blowing your nose in your napkin and then using it to wipe your hands is not cool. First off your going to need to use a fork and knife, the fork must be held in your left hand and the knife in your right. Make sure you have the best possible posture; sit up straight and make sure not to lean on the table. Elbows on the table is considered very rude. Make sure that you can eat everything on your plate. It is very polite and compliments the chef. It is also polite to ask the chef for seconds. Now theres a few things that you shouldn't do also. And hopefully we can work on these together so i am not embarrassing either. For example we cannot sit down before the hosts, or give a toast before the host has done so. You definitely should not keep to yourself seeing as the greek culture is a very verbal one. Always expect alot of conversation, and give feedback to anything you receive. Needless to say you should always dress appropriately and be on time, however on time will vary to be up to thirty minutes late in the greek culture. Listen Mike this is going to be a great night and I know were both gonna do great. Just stick to these rules and don't stare at Jennifer Aniston too much.






Sources:
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/greece-country-profile.html
http://www.traveletiquette.co.uk/EtiquetteGreece.html
http://entertaining.about.com/od/dinnerparties/a/greekdinner.htm