This year I celebrate Christmas with my in-laws
First time, instructions: before Christmas Eve
Before crossing the doorstep of your parents-in-law's house, check out two little things that should guarantee you a good introduction ...
Some phone calls or questions to your darling are essential to know the "dress code" of this family Eve. If you arrive with your finest tailor and step mom welcomes you in slippers, you will pass for a pretentious who thinks too good for them. If you play it relaxed and everyone is on his 31st to celebrate Christmas, hello the first impression: "This pecno really think to integrate our family ?! "
Find out more about what is being done with gifts in this area family which is not yours. At home, only children are spoiled, but maybe at home, everyone must have his little present. When you find yourself empty handed at the time of the distribution of the gifts, you will have only to go to hide in the toilets while waiting for it to pass.
Whether or not you have a father's hood Christmas full of gifts, bring a "little something" to the hostess. A bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates allows you to thank the one who receives you but also to make you look like a well-behaved girl who will not forget to reinvite.
First time, instructions: during the Christmas Eve
Are you shy, impressed by all this beautiful world? Avoid showing too much. Without making the clown, talking too loudly, joking all the time and confiding to the whole assembly, try to make yourself comfortable, not to do too much "patch".
Also avoid being stuck to your darling all day like a frightened puppy. Show yourself independent, free, your parents-in-law should not have the impression that you will be a burden to their darling son. To give you a countenance and "do well", do not hesitate to give a hand in the kitchen, offer your services for the preparations. Do you want to integrate? This is the best way to get there. If you are clumsy, watch out for misfires! Mother-in-law might blame you for a moment if the log you were preparing to bring to the table ended on the floor ...
Before sitting down to dinner, wait until you are seated instead of rushing into the chair next to your fiance. If you end up sitting far away from him, try to sympathize with a sister or cousin of your age. Some flattery and complicit glances later, you might end up in his little papers. If you have the misfortune to fall beside a talkative grandfather, deaf (or both), of an uncle drunk with the look or the hands wagons, take on you and smile! The goal: to gain points from everyone to be accepted by everyone.
Once at the table, do not forget your good manners! Do not use it before everyone else, do not criticize the contents of your plate, do not make faces in front of the turkey if you are a vegetarian, do not make dumplings with your bread to chase your deep boredom. You would not want to be mistaken for polite evil! But whatever your education, observe the ways of this family and adapt! Christmas is a feast of familyas much as she is "beautiful"!
Before crossing the doorstep of your parents-in-law's house, check out two little things that should guarantee you a good introduction ...
Some phone calls or questions to your darling are essential to know the "dress code" of this family Eve. If you arrive with your finest tailor and step mom welcomes you in slippers, you will pass for a pretentious who thinks too good for them. If you play it relaxed and everyone is on his 31st to celebrate Christmas, hello the first impression: "This pecno really think to integrate our family ?! "
Find out more about what is being done with gifts in this area family which is not yours. At home, only children are spoiled, but maybe at home, everyone must have his little present. When you find yourself empty handed at the time of the distribution of the gifts, you will have only to go to hide in the toilets while waiting for it to pass.
Whether or not you have a father's hood Christmas full of gifts, bring a "little something" to the hostess. A bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolates allows you to thank the one who receives you but also to make you look like a well-behaved girl who will not forget to reinvite.
First time, instructions: during the Christmas Eve
Are you shy, impressed by all this beautiful world? Avoid showing too much. Without making the clown, talking too loudly, joking all the time and confiding to the whole assembly, try to make yourself comfortable, not to do too much "patch".
Also avoid being stuck to your darling all day like a frightened puppy. Show yourself independent, free, your parents-in-law should not have the impression that you will be a burden to their darling son. To give you a countenance and "do well", do not hesitate to give a hand in the kitchen, offer your services for the preparations. Do you want to integrate? This is the best way to get there. If you are clumsy, watch out for misfires! Mother-in-law might blame you for a moment if the log you were preparing to bring to the table ended on the floor ...
Before sitting down to dinner, wait until you are seated instead of rushing into the chair next to your fiance. If you end up sitting far away from him, try to sympathize with a sister or cousin of your age. Some flattery and complicit glances later, you might end up in his little papers. If you have the misfortune to fall beside a talkative grandfather, deaf (or both), of an uncle drunk with the look or the hands wagons, take on you and smile! The goal: to gain points from everyone to be accepted by everyone.
Once at the table, do not forget your good manners! Do not use it before everyone else, do not criticize the contents of your plate, do not make faces in front of the turkey if you are a vegetarian, do not make dumplings with your bread to chase your deep boredom. You would not want to be mistaken for polite evil! But whatever your education, observe the ways of this family and adapt! Christmas is a feast of familyas much as she is "beautiful"!
