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The etiquette expert lists the mistakes we all make when entertaining, from tours to seating guests, including tidying up the house.
Receiving is an art. Depending on the customs, the underlying codes change and evolve; “I’ve lived on four continents and I’ve come to understand that every culture has its own customs. In Central Asia, for example, a room in the house is dedicated to foreigners,” explains Geneviève d’Angenstein, director of Business Étiquette Paris and author of the book. Good behavior is a game (1). Sometimes a thorny know-how that can throw us into doubt a few minutes before the guests arrive. Indeed, who has never wondered if it was appropriate to offer a tour of an apartment? Or if it was acceptable to ask guests to remove their shoes, the youngest begins to crawl… To ease the pain of uncertainty, pay attention to the mistakes that guests should avoid at dinner.
Smell and light
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Source: Le Figaro
