We did say gifts were optional, but we were shocked at how few we got.
: My wife and I just held a destination wedding in Europe. We’re quite international, and friends and family flew in from across the globe.Miss Manners: I don’t like strangers asking about my job. Why don’t they ask if I giggle at my food.
Mind you, Miss Manners is not saying that travel expenses are sufficient payment for destination weddings. Rather, she is saying that it is unseemly to expect any payment from guests at any wedding. Your pretending that you do not expect anything, while declaring what you want to receive, is not fooling anyone.I attended a large indoor/outdoor music festival. Many concertgoers understandably wear huge hats for shade at the outdoor stages.
Would it have been OK for me to tap them on the shoulder and politely ask them to remove their hat? My assumption is that it simply did not occur to them they were blocking someone’s view and would gladly have removed their hat if reminded.
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