Went to a 'thank-you' Tea Party a 'reward' for some contribution to the community. About twenty of us sat at tables and were plied with tea, coffee and cakes.
Nobody rose to 'thank' us and the hosts never moved from their table.
Being a good host is surely simply showing consideration for ones guests, - welcoming them and circulating among them. If I hadn't known the other guests at the table I had had to choose to sit at, I should have been sitting there like the lemon in my lemon curd tart!
After forty minutes, a sufficiently polite time to leave, I sought out the 'host' and in my best 'sugary' voice said "That was lovely, thank you so much". Walking home I muttered to myself all the way to the effect that I could give lessons on how to be a host or be considerate of others!
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