
14 comments
Truth!
KB
My sister and I have a tendency to say "it's been great having you over, but we're going to kick you out now. Have a great night!"
Rick sent a gift of Cookie.
R
So interesting! German born-and-raised here... I never noticed, but thinking back to my great-grandparents, you're probably right ...
B
In Québec, you get asked if you'd like a last coffee. After the coffee, the guests put their coat, hat, boots, mittens on. Then a...
SV
Cool, so we have the Germans to blame for the Midwestern passive-aggressiveness 😂
CA
Uff da, ya, it's gettin' late, 'spose we oughtta. Whelp, been nice talkin' witcha. We'll hafta do it again sometime soon. Oh, y...
S
This is also something we do in England. It's one of the stereotypes about us.
This I have never experienced...but we don't "visit" much if at all...
But have you heard of the long Minnesota goodbyes?
MG
In Germany we have a saying: You can enjoy having guests twice, once they arrive and once they leave again. So, Feierabend!
GU