It's IMPOLITE to visit a...

@Shavkat I love strawberry jams but I couldn't eat the sweet sandwich filler anymore. Used to eat the jam with pan de sal and real hot coffee. I still devour straw berries when I can afford the packs sold at the groceries.

@eileenleyva I can have some but not often now. I prefer to have strawberry fruit lately.

I agree. Since I am in the City of Pines, I usually bring strawberry jams.

I am glad that we have the same culture in giving some gifts to others being visited by us.

I am referring to staying at a friend's or relative's place for a couple of days. It is common in my country if travel to another province or city and stay with them for a day or two.

I like the idea of giving flowers. In my country, they do prefer food. It is just being practical in this sense of giving.

@LadyDuck I do agree with you. It is impolite to eat this food given by the visitors. However, it is also impolite not to eat the food being offered by the host.

@Shavkat Food is only fine if it's family and it is food that it can be stored. It is not polite to bring food to eat immediately. It should be seen as "you do not know how to cook, so I bought food".

I guess he is practicing the Asian culture for being Japanese. It sounds like you have a blood of Japanese. Moshi Moshi...

@DaddyEvil That's too bad that it happened like this. I am sure that your cousin does not want to make a big deal of it now.

@Shavkat It smells like fresh fruit cooking. From what my cousin told us, it's extremely expensive, too. My cousin asked his dad to send a large can of it once a month to dad until dad passed away. (When his dad found out my dad passed away he sent money to mom. She made my cousin give it back to his dad. My cousin told mom she was insulting his dad. Mom told him that accepting the money would be an insult to her. My cousin took the money and never mentioned it again.)

I also think that some Filipinos do the same thing. For Ilocanos like us, we need to taste the food being offered as a sign of respect to them.

I honestly feel shy if not going to do this.

I agree. It is most likely giving them some souvenirs.

I am glad that we are on the same page about this concern.