Sometimes it happens that just
because I'm used to do something I think the other people are too, but it's not
always true.
As this summer for the
first time I'm staying in Cambridge
for three weeks, I'm guest of an English family -well, actually they're Chinese, but they've lived there for years by now - I decided to bundle up a few rules anyone should respect if hosting somebody.
for three weeks, I'm guest of an English family -well, actually they're Chinese, but they've lived there for years by now - I decided to bundle up a few rules anyone should respect if hosting somebody.
In Italy we're maybe too
excessive, but here, in England they didn't even make me put something
into my mouth, although I didn't have dinner. Not that I'm generalising,
perhaps I just found the wrong family, but anyway, here you are a few tips
about how to manage the arrival of an outsider
The main rule though, should
be to treat him like you would treat a friend of yours.
Before he arrives:
1) Firstly clean up the
room where he's going to stay and make it tidy.
2) Making his bed doesn't mean
you have to do it for him every morning, although it would be nice, but at
least the first time. Try to think he's in a new place, often even in a new
country with people he doesn't know. He can't find the sheets on his
own, can he?
3) Make sure he will have a
place to put his luggages and clothes.
4) Provide him of different towels:
the most of the time people who are coming by plane can't bring with them too
much stuff due to the plane rules. So why should he do without something
he will need because he has to put towels in his bag?
5) Check that all the
different furnitures work perfectly.
6) Remember that the bathroom
should have at least a mirror, a shower or a bathtub.
When he arrives:
1) Let him put his belongings
in his room.
2) Ask him if he already had
the meal and if not, give him something to eat.
3) Show him his accommodation,
and the house in general.
4) Tell him about the public
transport he may use and some important information about the city he
must know.
In the end the important is
to make him feel like he's at home, so if you want to tell him something, do
it, but not in a rude way. Any problem can be solved without arguing!
And I think that's all for
today too, hope to have helped someone with hosting problems or maybe to have
saved some unlucky guys from a shallow family!
Love you as always,
Sara♡
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