Comments on: How to be a good house guest http://www.readableblog.com/2007/12/06/how-to-be-a-good-house-guest/ A blog of (mostly free) resources for English language learners Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Casey http://www.readableblog.com/2007/12/06/how-to-be-a-good-house-guest/#comment-1682 Casey Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:56:21 +0000 http://www.readableblog.com/2007/12/06/how-to-be-a-good-house-guest/#comment-1682 Don't leave all your things over the bathroom. Other people have to use the same space. Pack your things back up and keep them with your suitcase. Don't leave a trail of your stuff all thru the house. Ask for a place to keep your things and return them there. Don't expect your hosts to provide all your meals for outings or longer stays like a week. Paying for your plane ticket doesn't take away from the fact your host may still have a tight budget. Don't expect your host to pay all your entrance fees, if you can't afford them, say so. There are inexpensive ways to have fun if your budget doesn't allow all the things you'd like to do. Give your host some free time. Don't follow them around commenting on everything they do. If there are things you'd like to do while in the area for a long visit, arrange for you own transportation and don't assume your host wants to go or pay the admission price with everyone that comes to town. Don't ask your hosts questions they wouldn't have the answer to anymore than you do. At a zoo, ask a zoo personel how old the zoo is. If your host works full time, don't expect them to promptly come home and put supper on the table. Don't use the same cup for your tea, without washing it, staining it beyond hope like you do at home. Don’t leave all your things over the bathroom. Other people have to use the same space. Pack your things back up and keep them with your suitcase.
Don’t leave a trail of your stuff all thru the house. Ask for a place to keep your things and return them there.
Don’t expect your hosts to provide all your meals for outings or longer stays like a week. Paying for your plane ticket doesn’t take away from the fact your host may still have a tight budget.
Don’t expect your host to pay all your entrance fees, if you can’t afford them, say so. There are inexpensive ways to have fun if your budget doesn’t allow all the things you’d like to do.
Give your host some free time. Don’t follow them around commenting on everything they do.
If there are things you’d like to do while in the area for a long visit, arrange for you own transportation and don’t assume your host wants to go or pay the admission price with everyone that comes to town.
Don’t ask your hosts questions they wouldn’t have the answer to anymore than you do. At a zoo, ask a zoo personel how old the zoo is.
If your host works full time, don’t expect them to promptly come home and put supper on the table.
Don’t use the same cup for your tea, without washing it, staining it beyond hope like you do at home.

]]> By: Allison http://www.readableblog.com/2007/12/06/how-to-be-a-good-house-guest/#comment-1030 Allison Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:59:47 +0000 http://www.readableblog.com/2007/12/06/how-to-be-a-good-house-guest/#comment-1030 Good recommendations! I do always strip the bed when I leave, but I don't think most hosts would be appalled if I didn't. Here in China, staying at a friend's house is pretty similar, though my friend preferred that I give her daughter a small gift, rather than pay for a bottle of wine. She also flat-out refused for me to help her cook meals or clean up dishes (that was really hard for me). Of course, in China and many Asian countries, it's polite to take your shoes off when entering someone's home too. Have fun with your folks and in-laws! Allison Good recommendations! I do always strip the bed when I leave, but I don’t think most hosts would be appalled if I didn’t. Here in China, staying at a friend’s house is pretty similar, though my friend preferred that I give her daughter a small gift, rather than pay for a bottle of wine. She also flat-out refused for me to help her cook meals or clean up dishes (that was really hard for me). Of course, in China and many Asian countries, it’s polite to take your shoes off when entering someone’s home too.

Have fun with your folks and in-laws!

Allison

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