How Do You Treat Your Guest??What is the 1st thing you offer them?

India
May 6, 2007 3:04pm CST
Hey friends it is always a gud feeling when ur friends visit your friends,relatives etc come to ur home or either you go to some body other home .How well You treat ur guests .What is the first thing you offer to ur friends .Most probably it is usually a glass of water to drink .What all you serve to make them comfortable . Does this thing varies from person to person .Specially in case of some unwanted guest .How do u react under such circumstances . Do u also stop ur guest even for lunch or dinner .
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35 responses
• United States
7 May 07
The first thing i offer a guest when they enter my home is something to drink. We only drink diet drinks in my household, so when iam expecting guests, we buy regular drinks so they can have what they like. i then will show my guests where the restroom is if they have never been to my home before. That is a very good thing ot know where it is and it can be an issue for some peple to ask where it is when they have to use it. At some point durring the visit, i bring out snacks for my guests to enjoy. Depending on how long they stay, i will offer them lunch or dinner or even both. Of course if a gues stays over night, i offer them breakfast inthe morning as well.
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
6 May 07
when someone visits our house, the first thing i offer them is drinks. i may give them juice, cola or coffee coupled with biscuits or native delicacies or any kinds of snack foods available. if it happens to be lunch or supper time, i would invite them to join us in our meals. usually if my cousins are coming over to drop our place they already bring something to eat.
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@MGjhaud (23109)
• Philippines
7 May 07
actually im a bad host. entertaining friends or people in my place is considered as a very hard task to have. thats why i dont often invite friends to come to my plce cause i dont know how to care for them. basing to my past experience, i dont offer them anything like for instance food, i asked them if they're hungry. those who said yes, i offer them food. for those who said no thanks, dont bother, i'll offer them nothing. hehe.. im also not too conversant so im really really having a hard time entertaining guests. my parents know how to enetertain like offer them whatever is there to offer. talk things that is present..
• India
7 May 07
Hmmmmm.. a different reply from you .I appreciate ur truthness that you wrote all this thing that u face such problems while hosting for ur friends. I dont think u are not a conversant .U have written really nice and have gud no of posts (1000+).So i think it is just at bac of ur mind .All u have to just make them feel gud .It could either by talking to them offering them to eat ,drink etc .U have to make them feel like as if they are in their own home .TRy learning it from ur parents :)))
@JcHitomi (100)
• Nepal
25 May 07
The simplest way to treat a guest is to treat him/her at home. Make the guest feel comfortable, offer/her him some reading materials or photo album of the family. Serve him/her coffee/tea in good stuff like china cups, whenever possible, use the good dishes. Start a good conversation like asking her/his family, new updates to his/her life, reminiscing pasts its a good talk to start tracing the person you both once knew then talking about the same things youve done or place youve went through. After that if time wasnt enough for th talk invite him/her to stay for dinner or lunch as well introducing him/her to your family. By doing this Im sure you can build a bond to your guests ;)
@angelco (345)
• Philippines
25 May 07
actually everytime we have a guest or visitors at home we offer him a glass of water, iced tea or flavored juices...sometimes, it depends what our visitors wants because there are some who like softdrinks or coffee...in addition, we also offer him if he wants to watch a movie or give him some entertaining things :)
@betchai (140)
• Philippines
7 May 07
The mood and comfort of your guests is created by you. Remain flexible, friendly, and caring towards them. The more you feel at ease, the more they will too. Use your sense of humor and patience. Humor can relax just about anyone. Give your guest a cozy place to stay and sleep. Many families have guest rooms for people to sleep and store their belongings. In this room, it would be polite of you to leave tissues, a phone book, new towels and washcloths, new toothbrush, snacks, magazines, and an extra blanket. This goodie basket will help make guests feel more at home. If you don't have a spare room, use an air mattress. These mattresses are affordable and comfortable. You can place them just about anywhere for comfort. Allow guests to help you around the house and doing cooking. They will feel better to know that they are contributing to your home.
• India
7 May 07
You have come up with really gud and different ideas. ofcourse one shld be friendly with the guests and this way they wil also feel at ease.ANd ur idea of having a separate guest room is not much feasible especially with small houses and small families .
• India
20 May 07
In India guests are treated as GODS.So treat them as you would like to be treated as a guest.But now a days we cannot rely on unknown guests.So we have to exersice due diligence while treating an unknown guest
• India
15 May 07
first i ask them to take their seats..offer them water then tea or coffee or lunch..etc.
@misdss (472)
• India
7 May 07
same question again!!!!!! oooopps !!! , i love to be guest of yours
@misdss (472)
• India
7 May 07
yes , i always felt delighted when somebody visit my home , i ever treat them like a GOD becouse i am an indian and in india the Guest supposeingly a GOD for you , I first ask him to make themselves comfertable and ask about their loveones and after 5 to 10 minutes i offeres them a cup of coffee and ask them for lunch opr dinner . Sometimes i went with them for exploring my city and give a detailed pictureview of site.
@yasaran (788)
• India
8 May 07
I will offer them water to drink. and ask them for coffee / tea. If the time is say lunch / supper time, then I will invite them to have it with me.
@mivarg (277)
• India
7 May 07
I was trained as a child to welcome all guests warmly. So, I used to give them the best drink we had at home. But gradually, I realised the world was changing around me (or perhaps it was my life situation and the people I had to deal with in my life) and had to face many situations where I had to turn a cold shoulder to unwelcome guests. I do not entertain unwleocme guests, and deserve my special recipes only for my friends :) Usually, this works quite good.
@devadoss (41)
• India
7 May 07
either the guest who is wanted r unwanted i treat and welcome them with same,becoz i don't like 2 hurt them ever.it's my opinion that's it
• India
8 May 07
We treat our guests very kindly. We are known for our great hospitality. We offer our home made sweets to our guests. They really relish on the sweets.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
7 May 07
I would say if I like the guest that comes to visit and I have invited them. Then I would offer them something to drink first. And a bite to eat. Ive been to houses where they didnt offer me a drink of water.LOL I think thats rude.
@nhoj05 (49)
• Philippines
7 May 07
well, it is important to treat guests as special as they could be. treating guests will determine how well you interact with other people and the manners that you have.
@navtech (1773)
• India
7 May 07
Generally we welcome all the guests even they are enemy. In case, even enemy enter house our house we render full hospitality to them. It is our tradtion and culture. We cannot deviate from our tradtion and culture. In most cases even the enemies will not come, even if they come we have to invite them as friends. It is our general procedure to offer them first a glass of water and after talking to them we will offer our whatever we have.
@SheliaLee (2736)
• United States
7 May 07
When we have company at my house I always invite them to sit down and be comfortable then I offer them something drink after telling them what all I have available. I want people to come to my house and feel at home.
• Philippines
7 May 07
first and foremost you have to welcome them in to your home. and then have them sit and offer them some drink, i usually offer juice or if soda is available. But most often its juice because i do not store soda at home. and then there starts the good conversation about how things have been through from all those years you haven't seen each other. and then you'll make them feel at home, also offer them some cookies or sweets. for those unwanted visitors, i still welcome them to my home to show some good conduct. of course anyone with an good intellectual would also do the same. in some situations yes i also stop them to at least have some lunch or dinner before they leave or if they've arrive between those times.
@mari123 (1861)
• China
7 May 07
i will be friendly offer my friends or reletives when they visit my house,they can visit me mean they like to talk with me.so i must serve them more comfortable,and i will stop them for lunch dinner,and also will talk with them all the same.