Our friends came to stay recently. We always love seeing them because we have lots of chat & laughs and the kids have loads of fun running around together. BUT one thing grates - a lot. We have had them to stay many times because our house is a bit bigger than theirs and I understand that they couldn't fit us all in to stay over. However, in more than a decade we have never been invited for a meal when stopping off in their city (though we have had a cup of coffee and a biscuit!), and when they come to us they never offer to pay for a meal or do some cooking or pay for a takeaway. I actually suggested a takeaway for one of the nights they were staying, thinking they would at least offer to pay half. They were enthusiastic but when my husband went to get it, can you believe it, he actually ended up paying for the whole thing. I convinced myself I would say something, like 'could we go halves perhaps?', but when they kept thanking us for such a delicious meal, I couldn't bring myself to. I'm writing this thinking it's quite outrageous - and quite strange - now that I've put it into words. As anyone who hosts friends knows, it's not cheap forking out for nice food for everyone for a few days… Grrrrrrrrrr. Any other experiences with non-paying guests out there?!!
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Arfarfanarf ·
09/05/2016 18:37
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