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> If a guest is invited into the more intimate areas of the house … they can no more object to what they see than My brother, I can assure you that this is not
by petesergeant 3y ago
> If a guest is invited into the more intimate areas of the house … they can no more object to what they see than
My brother, I can assure you that this is not actually how that works in the real world
- michaelt 3y agoIt is among the kind of people who use the terms "faux pas" and "social ritual" and who think it's possible to use a moka pot in an "embarrassing or tactless" way. If I'm having the queen around for high tea it might be a "faux pas" to serve biscuits in a plastic packet or tub, and proper to arrange them artfully on a china plate. But if we're following that ritual, the queen absolutely does not enter the kitchen. If on the other hand the guest wants to engage in the "we're just regular people" ritual they gain the right to enter the kitchen - but lose the right to complain when the biscuits are served straight out of the packet, or to use the term "faux pas"