ETIQUETTE QUESTION: The family and invited guests are sitting down to dinner but someone gets up and turns on the TV. He insists that he has to see the baseball game.
MidnightCowboy
2012/07/10 20:11:14
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- beach bum 2012/07/12 03:12:15Hey, a guy has to watch his Sports!
okreply - Alvin 2012/07/11 00:05:01RUDE!It would be the last time he was ever invited to my house.reply
- lm1b2 2012/07/10 22:46:26 (edited)RUDE!+1Poor manners,crude even.reply
- kcandi 2012/07/10 22:08:26RUDE!+1Unless it's a game party, it's rude. Nothing is that important.reply
- wolf sloan 2012/07/10 20:47:47UndecidedDepends upon how close friends the invited guests are.reply
- say what? 2012/07/10 20:36:02RUDE!+1Time for the guest to leave.reply
- Nimitz 2012/07/10 20:19:44UndecidedIt depends on who's turning on the TV. If it's a guest, then it's rude. If it's a member of the host's family, it's not--or not AS rude. :-)reply
- sockpuppet 2012/07/10 20:19:16UndecidedIf it's his (the baseball fan's) home, it's a lot less awkward than a guest doing this. As a host, I'd want to make everyone feel comfortable, and this is most easily accomplished by abolishing all the fake gentility and making everyone feel comfortable, speak freely and relax as though they were in their own home. Sometimes, a little breach of protocol is just the ticket. :O)reply
- ILuv2worshipU 2012/07/10 20:15:26RUDE!+1It's not that important.reply
- Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/07/10 20:13:47RUDE!+1Personally, if the hostess, I would smile and turn off the TV explaining that he can watch after the meal or leave; and still smiling tell him that he certainly has a choice. If he leaves, fine - he will not be missed.reply
