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DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a friend's party, the disposable glasses he took out for us had our names written on them, though there were just 10 of us. Even if we had a soft drink, we were supposed to have water later on in the same glass. Is this the correct way, or am I just overreacting?

GENTLE READER: Was the party on a small raft at sea?

If not, Miss Manners is hard-pressed to understand the host's behavior. If your friend was concerned about waste, perhaps it would be a good idea to invest in glassware.

Your reaction is understandable, and she trusts that your behavior was not the cause of your being adrift in the life raft in the first place.

 

http://www.uexpress.com/miss-manners/2015/2/24/disposable-glasses-are-pressed-into-multiple

 



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Well, if they were red solo cups - names keep them from getting mixed up. Maybe she forgot to get more when she was at the store and was running low - what is the big deal?

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Yeah, I don't know. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Just get up off your behind and go wash your glass. Sheesh.

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This is why I always drink beer out of the bottle!

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TrudyML wrote:

This is why I always drink beer out of the bottle!

 Ahh, the voice of reason



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Strange host.

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I just got a sleeve of 5oz Plastic cups at goodwill for $2.52. Will be great for shooters.

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Southern_Belle wrote:

I just got a sleeve of 5oz Plastic cups at goodwill for $2.52. Will be great for shooters.

 But did you write each of our names on them?



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She took the time to write a letter to Miss Manners about this? I don't understand why she'd need more than one cup. I usually use the same one all night.

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But...but...but...What if she wanted water after her beer? She might have to rinse her cup out and that's sooooo hard to do.

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I'll bet there were probably bottles of water. But if not, rinsing is hard but doable.

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And what is wrong with not being wasteful?

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:

I just got a sleeve of 5oz Plastic cups at goodwill for $2.52. Will be great for shooters.

 But did you write each of our names on them?

 I used my label maker.



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Southern_Belle wrote:

Strange host.

 That was my first impression, too.

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What happened to "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" and just accepting the particular hospitality of the Host? Now, it has to be the way WE would do it. Sheesh.

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

What happened to "when in Rome, do as the Romans do" and just accepting the particular hospitality of the Host? Now, it has to be the way WE would do it. Sheesh.

 If you come to my house, I wouldn't even give you a glass!!!

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What, do we drink out of the trough at your house or what?

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LOL

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I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
TrudyML wrote:

This is why I always drink beer out of the bottle!

 Ahh, the voice of reason

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I require a fresh glass for each drink. WTH is wrong with you guys?

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Southern_Belle wrote:

I require a fresh glass for each drink. WTH is wrong with you guys?

 How much cutlery do you need?

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flan327 wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:

I require a fresh glass for each drink. WTH is wrong with you guys?

 How much cutlery do you need?

flan

 One for each course! 



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Southern_Belle wrote:
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Southern_Belle wrote:

I require a fresh glass for each drink. WTH is wrong with you guys?

 How much cutlery do you need?

flan

 One for each course! 

 You'll eat with your fingers and be grateful!!!

evileye

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You'll get one plastic fork to match the plastic cup. Suck it up!

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OK but don't be offended when I lick my fingers ans smack my lips.

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I don't see the big deal.

Must be a rough life if this is what bothers a person.

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Southern_Belle wrote:

OK but don't be offended when I lick my fingers ans smack my lips.

 As long as you're not licking MY fingers, I think I'll be okay.

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I must be a bad host because I do this all the time. Feel free to rinse out your cup if you want something else to drink. I've never rinsed my cup to switch from coke to root beer to orange soda. Who cares? I'd put beer on top of a drop of soda too. If it still has soda in it and I want something like beer I would empty it out and then put the beer in it. The only thing that needs rinsing is when you drink something like milk and then go to soda or beer. And who drinks milk at a grown up party?

Don't get this one. In the south red solo cups and bbq's go hand in hand. No big deal.

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I use wine glass charms so glasses don't get mixed up. But I will have additional glasses for additional drinks.

Not a real fan of using paper cups for parties. But if I did, I wouldn't ration them to one per person.

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I think the problem some people have is that they get invited to someone's house and they abuse it. They will get a new glass for every single stinking drink. Really, if you are drinking the same thing or something similar you don't need a new, clean glass. I have known people who will use a clean glass for every can of soda they use. Names are a way of limiting this. I would never tell someone they couldn't have another glass but there are times you have a party and by triple the glasses as people you invited and an hour in all the glasses are in the trash. I find kids to be really really really bad about this. Kids will also pour a glass and leave it somewhere half drank and pour another.

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I guess it depends on how formal the dinner was.

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Well, you wouldn't use plastic cups for a formal dinner. Just like you wouldn't use your formal china for a backyard bbq. That's kind of a given.

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

Well, you wouldn't use plastic cups for a formal dinner. Just like you wouldn't use your formal china for a backyard bbq. That's kind of a given.

 I would think so, but the LW seemed so shocked.

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If it were a patio/pool party, I'm not sure I would have paper glasses for anything unless I served a jug of iced tea. Otherwise, a cooler filled with beer, soft drinks, water would be out and they can drink from the bottle/can.

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I don't know anyone who uses paper anymore. The only people who use disposable cups use plastic. I don't even know if they make those paper cups anymore.

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

I don't know anyone who uses paper anymore. The only people who use disposable cups use plastic. I don't even know if they make those paper cups anymore.

 Yeah, they still do.

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I wouldn't use paper. Paper gets mushy if you let it sit too long. Those solo cups go through the dishwasher like a champ. I'm sure you're probably not supposed to do that but we've done it on many occasion.

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I make my kids and niece and nephew use the same cup all day. My kids are not so bad but even now, my niece and nephew will get a new cup/glass with each quick drink as they run through the house to use the bathroom and then go back out.

I am not even kidding.

And I also make them only get a half cup of something because they will pour a drink, sit it down and then get another. They can have easily have 10 cups by noon.

I really don't think using the same glass, cup repeatedly is going to hurt anyone.

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It hurts my dignity!

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Kids are a bit different from adult party guests.

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

It hurts my dignity!

Now THAT'S funny! biggrin 



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flan327 wrote:

Kids are a bit different from adult party guests.

flan

It is a behavior that is carried into adulthood.

Point is, if this is something that bothers a person, they really need to grow up.  



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Where is VOR and her oh ffs when you need it?

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We use one glass at breakfast (milk for the boys, coffee for us), then get a water glass which is used throughout the day (one glass per person, obviously) and at dinner we get fresh glasses. If the boys drink anything but water, it's usually a juice box or small bottle of gatorade which they drink out of the bottle or straw.

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They do make paper cups. We keep a stack of them in the boys' bathroom which they can use to rinse after brushing teeth or to have a drink of water during the night.

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I guess it depends on how formal the dinner was.

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 I have never had a "formal" party in my life!



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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
flan327 wrote:

I guess it depends on how formal the dinner was.

flan

 I have never had a "formal" party in my life!

I am shocked, SHOCKED, I tell you!

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FNW wrote:

If it were a patio/pool party, I'm not sure I would have paper glasses for anything unless I served a jug of iced tea. Otherwise, a cooler filled with beer, soft drinks, water would be out and they can drink from the bottle/can.

 I do NOT drink from cans.  Gross.



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