NEW GOLDEN ERA! Thanksgiving hosts weigh the ethics of CHARGING THEIR GUESTS FOR DINNER.

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16. I always cook the turkey, the taters, the turnips, the rolls, and one dessert.

Guests each bring a dish.

It works great.

But I was recently invited to a party, accepted the invitation, and then two weeks later was informed by the "hosts" that another guest and I (family members) were expected to bring the entire dinner. I was kind of speechless, and didn't fight it (though that won't happen again). We decided we would get trays from a restaurant, as this party was taking place an hour and a half from our home. The "hosts" then nixed that and insisted we go to the restaurant THEY chose, which added an hour to the trip. They said they were cleaning and providing the house, so we should do the rest.

If it had been discussed at the beginning that we were all going to contribute, that would have been one thing, but I was absolutely floored by how cluelessly rude that whole thing was. At the time I was too shocked to say, "Screw that, I'm busy that day" but I will the next time.