House Guests

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50tKMefwdYE
This clip is in Korean, but you get the message. House Guests are never good. It doesn't matter who they are, they disrupt your life. Okay, sometimes, if you are going through a divorce or just need companionship they can be wonderful, as long as they are the perfect House Guest.

Who is the perfect House Guest? No one...okay, maybe not perfect, but at least one who will be asked back. Here are some really good suggestions...no rules because as you know, manners is not about rules, it's about communication.

The first suggestion is: Remember you are a guest in someone else's home.
#2 Be intuitive. Help remove dinner plates. Set the table, sweep the driveway, offer to help. If you have a special talent, ironing...offer it!
#3 Take everyone out to dinner, lunch, ice cream, drinks, something...
#4 Bring presents for everyone, especially pets and children.
#5 Do your own thing, do not expect your guest to wait on you and entertain you. But do not take any vehicle unless offered and you know it's of no inconvenience.
#6 Really important: Remember, you are a guest in someone else's home!

Have a great summer, lock your doors, don't answer your cell phone, buy a watermelon and have a squirt-gun fight.
Summer is almost over.