Taking shoes off at peoples homes...
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Munchies and wine is good, yup.
Phewwww, that's cool..
Okay, next question: I don't drink alcohol so would it be rude of me to provide my own non alcoholic beverage? i.e. I have a special dry white non alcoholic wine I drink when socialising, would it be exceptable to take that along ?
Most people for some reason just assume I drink copious amounts of liquor, ha!
Always wanted to go to Texas, how far away is Texas from Canada? Like how long a flight?
If I could get from where I'm sitting to Cuba in 5 hours, then I
would assume Edmonton to somewhere in Texas would be
a similar time frame.
Like you, I too have dogs, and between the two of them, they
outweigh me by a bit, and I usually walk a friends dog along
with my two which puts me at a weight disadvantage of about
35KG's, and the dogs have a much lower center of gravity....
Eight (with two, or twelve with three dogs) claw tipped feet
trump two rubber soled boots on icy roads. The Husky is
designed for traction on ice, and the Rottweiler leans forward
to drive his claws into the ice for traction. Without the screw bolts,
it would be impossible to stay on your feet.
If you don't drink alcohol, bringing along your own non-alcoholic wine
would be a great idea, as it might not be something many people
would have on hand. Bringing Booze to the hosts is never a bad thing
either though.
would assume Edmonton to somewhere in Texas would be
a similar time frame.
Like you, I too have dogs, and between the two of them, they
outweigh me by a bit, and I usually walk a friends dog along
with my two which puts me at a weight disadvantage of about
35KG's, and the dogs have a much lower center of gravity....
Eight (with two, or twelve with three dogs) claw tipped feet
trump two rubber soled boots on icy roads. The Husky is
designed for traction on ice, and the Rottweiler leans forward
to drive his claws into the ice for traction. Without the screw bolts,
it would be impossible to stay on your feet.
If you don't drink alcohol, bringing along your own non-alcoholic wine
would be a great idea, as it might not be something many people
would have on hand. Bringing Booze to the hosts is never a bad thing
either though.
Thanks for that. The lady of the house suggested I drink her wine and I told her that I didn't drink and she said not to be silly (lol) ....Don't reckon I'm silly not drinking but wanted to take my own. I already got in trouble re the shoes now it's the wine! AAaagghhhhhh god help me.
True! Well then I'm gonna love the accents! I may never go home, ha! Hubby will send out a search party!
If I could get from where I'm sitting to Cuba in 5 hours, then I
would assume Edmonton to somewhere in Texas would be
a similar time frame.
Like you, I too have dogs, and between the two of them, they
outweigh me by a bit, and I usually walk a friends dog along
with my two which puts me at a weight disadvantage of about
35KG's, and the dogs have a much lower center of gravity....
Eight (with two, or twelve with three dogs) claw tipped feet
trump two rubber soled boots on icy roads. The Husky is
designed for traction on ice, and the Rottweiler leans forward
to drive his claws into the ice for traction. Without the screw bolts,
it would be impossible to stay on your feet.
If you don't drink alcohol, bringing along your own non-alcoholic wine
would be a great idea, as it might not be something many people
would have on hand. Bringing Booze to the hosts is never a bad thing
either though.
Ron, I love your dog pics. and I've seen other pix you've posted. Yes, I absolutely love, cherish and adore my dogs and when I'm settled I'm going to become a renowned Shar Pei breeder and i also want my own Shar Pei rescue shelter. I would have a hundred dogs if I could, I just love them more than any other animal in the world.
I had a Rotty Cross once, I had her for 13 years. What are those other dogs u got there? Are they the Huskies? Never seen white / yellow straight colour like that before. Wow! What are their names?
Thanks for that. The lady of the house suggested I drink her wine and I told her that I didn't drink and she said not to be silly (lol) ....Don't reckon I'm silly not drinking but wanted to take my own. I already got in trouble re the shoes now it's the wine! AAaagghhhhhh god help me.I'll be p*ssed and shoeless before I know it! LMAO!
Well, as someone who lives in Edmonton, and has grown up in Alberta, I can tell you that if you prefer not to drink, and your hostess pushes the issue, it's her with bad etiquette, not you! Shoeless, yes, but don't let her make you get pissed. lol.
It also customary in Canada to offer the host a sleeping bag as you are greeted at the door; and if they don't accept it you should remove your shoes, slip on the sleeping bag and hop around the house as if you're in a potato sack race.
If you don't do that they'll look at you like you're strange.
If you don't do that they'll look at you like you're strange.
Don't forget the lampshade, Kres.
And sometimes folks here like you to ride a billy goat to see if you are spunky.
Don't forget the lampshade, Kres.
And sometimes folks here like you to ride a billy goat to see if you are spunky.
We'll have her Canadianized in no time.
Kiwi, if you give the non alcoholic wine to the hostess and it is served along with other, alcoholic drinks, I don’t see a problem here. But even if you don’t take a non alcoholic drink with you, surely the hostess should offer you a non alcoholic beverage if you don’t drink alcohol.
And if she says to you don’t be silly (when you decline the wine), the most polite way out of it would be to tell her that you have a medical condition that makes it unsafe for you to drink alcohol.
LOL Karrie,
My daughter did warn me that the lady of the house is 100% menopausal and lethal and not easy to get on with and many people have apologised for her behaviour, so we shall See, ! ha! I won't be getting p*ssed and I will take a long a game or two to play to loosen her up, she'll be my buddy by the end of the night. If she is menopausal god help me! lmao... I'm sure it will be fine, I've met many an unpleasant person who are just unpleasant for the hell of it...
Thank you SJP, that is great advice! I wonder what medical condition I can drum up (lol)