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Originally Posted by Columbine
For me, it depends on the circumstances. If I had never been to their house before, I might take something, especially if I was invited for a sit-down dinner. A bottle of wine or flowers, or some chocolates. It's not compulsory though.
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Hi, Columbine.
It’s not compulsory. I see.
When I invited for a sit-down dinner, I bring a bottle of wine or Sake.
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If it were just a casual visit with a friend, I might take some DVD's with me we could watch or if i'd done some baking, some of that in a tupperware box. Often I don't bring anything, but then it's more normal to return an invitation with an invitation. So I might not bring anything, but then they would visit my house another day instead.
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So you can visit without bring anything. I can’t! This must be Japanese nature.
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If it's a party, I would offer to bring something when I accepted the invitation. Obviously if it were a birthday party, i'd bring a card and a gift relative to how well I knew them.
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When it’s a birthday party, I bring a gift, too.
On the other hand, we don’t have as many parties as you do.
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If I have a guest visiting, it's generally polite to offer them a drink, and if they stay longer, something to eat. Like if a friend of relative pops around, i'll always offer tea and a biscuit. If it's later in the evening, I'll offer other things.
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When a guest is male, I would offer tea and manjyuu(Japanese sweets).
When a guest is female, tea and a cake.
Come to think of it, I’ve never eaten biscuits for many years!