Dear
Polite One,
My
friend is hosting her own birthday party
at a restaurant, expects us to buy our own dinner, drinks, and give a
gift. She prefers gift cards. She actually listed her registries on the
invitation. How do I tell her that this
is tacky and rude?
Worried
Friend
Dear
Worried Friend,
You
are correct that it is tacky to ask friends to pay for the parties. Expecting
gifts is even worse. Requesting a
specific gift is beyond impolite. Yikes! Plus, we never register for
birthday parties.
Unfortunately,
you could lose your friend by mentioning this to her. Perhaps you might try
telling her that you have read that this is impolite and are worried about her reputation.
It might help, but probably won't.
She doesn't appear to care about what others think.
Sincerely,
The
Polite One
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