People who turn up BANG on the start of a party

[HellothisisJoanie]

please dont.

IM too busy to be on time.

Oh yes, one bottle of wine only is quaite correct.

(hoiks bosom).

And one bottle of tequila

10-30 mins late for drinks is fine and expected. Not so much for dinner.
Not so late that it is rude.
Just give the host time to pour herself a drinks and change out of her kaftan!

oh god.

We also routinely polish off entire bottles of Baileys.

Can the beer be Special Brew?

Always on time for everything - if it says 7 I turn up at 7. But then again I'm not insecure and so don't worry about whether people think I'm 'cool' or not. But then again none of friends would be bothered with all this [pmt emoticon]

I'm fully on board with tequila stubborn

finbar - you are a WISE WOMAN

One bottle! My friends are all drunks and bring 2 minimum

i would only be on time for a FINE FRIENDS party so i was first person there.

i would HATE it otherwise

anyway got to go - theres a party at 6.30 I am invited to. and i am still in slobwear

Bottle of nice wine.
Beer )- and I have seen men bring just enough for themselves to drink - shame on you!)
Pressie for the host - (Demis Roussos album for Abigail)

There are certain friends I would like there early but its never them who are

present as WELL finny?

oh larks I dont always do that

Go sparkle Joanie!

Yes indeed to pressie.

I'm off to wine bar with friend - we have table booked. If she's fashionably late I'll launch into the Black Tower without her...

sparkle and fin you are welcome at mine half an hour late

Depends on the culture as well - North European tend to be much more on time, Southern Europe a lot less so. I had friends in Ecuador who actually used to send three timings out for a dinner party depending on where their guests came from: North Europeans/Americans - the time they wanted them to arrive; Southern Europeans - 1-2 hours earlier; Ecuadorians - 2-3 hours earlier! Mind you, this is in a country that had a "national be on time day" to try and counter the loss to the economy brought about by the fact that everyone was always late

See, I break out in a rash at the thought of being late. However, at the same time I know I'm being a pain in the arse when I arrive on time to certain events.

My addiction to being on time always wins though.

I do agree with turning up to meet friends at a pub on time though. Even if you take a book it can be a pretty grim hollow feeling sitting there on your own and trying not to look at the door for half an hour.

Op sent her friend to walk round the block whilst she wiped the surfaces?
op thus has poor time management, and is not very nice to get supposed friends.

There's an etiquette topic?!

I must explore...

dont mind people being on -time

do mind folk who think they are fashionable late but are just taking the piss late. You are getting the scrapings of the cannellini bean hummus, losers.

The very worst, and women are the pricipal offenders, are the pitiful door knockers. tippity tap tap, like they are expecting me to open it with a violent WHOOSH and shout WHAT? at them.
I invited you to a party, just knock on the door like you mean it.
pissing door tipper tappers giving me the cross face before you have even come in

lower middle??? I don't think so. If I was sent to walk round the block I'd walk in the other direction and you wouldn't see me again.
Wiping surfaces? Bet your parties are a bleeding riot, Mrs. Bouquet.

Friend wAs considerate.

We are always late.

This is not usually intentional or in anyway related to trying to be cool, more the general disorganisation of our lives and trying to get out of the house.