Bad hosts

hey y'all

So its been like forever since I last posted..Every blogger has those days  or months..anywho I have been great and its awesome to be back.

so, today I want to talk about visitors. not how lovely some are or annoying others are. i will talk about hosts receiving visitors.

A lot has been said about annoying visitors, today i mulika bad hosts from my own light.

I do not get how someone invites you to their homes and treats you like you self-invited.

I only excuse unwell hosts who cant live up to the whole 'Handling visitors 101"

So, you know those homes where being tidy is like a taboo, its a living room but you will confuse it for a mtumba store? sweetie, i know its your comfort zone but try to make a good impression to visitors. Tidy up, that way a visitor feels important.

If you have kids, please control them, kids are as adorable as they are sources of discomfort. most of you can relate  to a situation where kids do 'stuff' and you feel so awkward but cant shout them off. so the host please, if your kids are uncontrollable, keep them at a safe distance from your visitors.one particular one spit on me severally, and i bet the parent was aware of it and dint alleviate the situation.so rude.

If you invite friends for a wedding, funeral or other occasions and especially in unfamiliar grounds, appreciate them supporting you like in funerals, ensure they are served,and see them off. it is plain rude to let them find their own way and if you can't, designate someone to escort them.

You know how we all love food? and how some pretend not to? and how food can be a great source of the most embarrassing moments? now imagine a situation where, your host prepares food, you are hungry, but they don't serve you at the food-hour, it is even worse when they make it a self-service affair, and go ahead to make small servings for themselves. you are as hungry as ever and the food looks so delicious but you can only make a more or less serving to avoid looking like a hog..those are my worst.. I mean, serve the visitor as if they were so hungry and leave it to them to ask for a deduction. I have served people platefuls of good food expecting them to complain, but they dint. imagine the rudeness if i had served them 2 spoonfools..That is so un-African.

As a host, entertain them visitors, you invited them, so live up to it. 

Ask if they need something or are comfortable. Don't ignore them or get so pre-occupied with stuff. it is rude.

I have grown in an environment where visitors are like welcoming the queen, you tidy up, make nice food, make sure they eat to their fill (give them dishes to carry extra) I think its only fair I get an almost equal share if not the whole package.

I hope this converts a bad host to a hospitable one.

Feel free to add some more annoying host behavior.

#Notjustsaying#

love, Carol