"DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have long been troubled by the carol We Wish You a Merry Christmas, specifically the intimation that if we don't give the uninvited guests their figgy pudding, they won't go. How are we to address this request? I don't want to be ungrateful for their wishes, but think that their insistence is a bit beyond what is considered polite and reasonable. Can you advise how to proceed? GENTLE READER: What was that?"
"DEAR MISS MANNERS: Help! My husband and I stayed at my parents' house and slept in their guest bedroom. Friends of theirs had gifted them with a terrible, but very expensive, mattress. It slopes severely toward the edges so that you feel like you're falling all night long, making sleep impossible. My mom happened to ask if we liked the mattress, so I said no, and explained why."
A holiday carol implies that uninvited guests may demand figgy pudding and refuse to leave without it, creating a social dilemma. Holiday noise and festivities can overwhelm attempts at conversation. A couple slept on a gifted but poorly designed expensive mattress that slopes toward the edges, making sleep impossible. After candidly criticizing the mattress when asked, the daughter discovered her mother checked online reviews. Practical advice is to remind the host that they asked for feedback and to take the sofa to avoid conflict. A separate case notes a host prepares espresso with serious equipment for visitors.
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