Many people are thrilled to attend a BBQ party. And why wouldn’t they be? It typically means getting together with friends, sharing good food, and likely spending some time outdoors – what’s there not to like?
For this redditor, though, a BBQ party became an experience she wouldn’t want to repeat. Having ended up at a party with eleven other people, only eight of whom were invited by the host, she was among the individuals there was no food for. However, after the eight people were done eating, the rest were invited to help themselves to the leftovers. Needless to say, the OP found it really weird.
Scroll down to find the full story below, where you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with the OP herself and with a national etiquette expert and owner of The Protocol School of Texas, Diane Gottsman, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about the etiquette of hosting a party.