"My husband and I very much enjoy the Christmas Eve services at our church, and many guests attend. This year, there was one group of guests that sat in front of us, and I've seen kindergartners who were better-behaved. The two women, especially, were disruptive and apparently didn't know that sound travels. They started pointing at the pastor and giggling and whispering back and forth, obviously making fun of her."
"Would it have been wrong or out of place for me to ask these women to excuse themselves from the service? GENTLE READER: As this was more than just a case of the church giggles, Miss Manners believes you could have politely asked them to have their talk elsewhere. It sounds like they would have been more than happy to have an excuse to do so."
A congregation's Christmas Eve service was disrupted by a group of guests who giggled, whispered, sang loudly, and laughed uncontrollably, spoiling the experience for nearby worshipers. The advised action was to politely request that the group take their conversation elsewhere, which would likely provide them an easy exit. Separately, a hostess reported that a guest returned a tin previously filled with homemade curried nuts, having eaten the contents and washed the tin, and apologized for the delayed return. Another gift mentioned was small packages of store-bought popcorn in a decorated basket; that account is incomplete.
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