MargaretD Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 We've been invited around to a neighbours house for dinner tomorrow evening. What do we take? )And following a previous thread we will wrap it if we need to...)We have bought books for their grand children and their grand daughter is currently collecting world falgs, so when last in England we bought her a St George's Flag. We have given them cherries, and they have given us peaches, and courgettes...But what do you take for a meal? Champagne, but he was an uerologist(can't spell the wine taster word) or chocolates?Please help me by giving us some idea, please.M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Our French friends always bring a bottle of wine and a bunch of flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoverfrog Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 be warned though, as has been said before, if you take wine they will open it for the meal! If you want to give them wine for them then perhaps wrapping it is a good idea, as maybe then they will keep it for later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 As far as i am aware, wine is dodgy territory. I'd take a pot plant (not chrysanthemums though.) or choccies.Good luckLouise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 We take wine or champagne and flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetley Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 each time we have had a french neighbour to us, they have bought biscuits for the kiddies, wine for the meal and a pot plant for me,, none of it wrapped....hope this helps?.......our neighbour has a very sweet tooth, so I decided that next time we go to them I will buy him a bar of cadburys chocolate and a pot plant for the lady of the house, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MargaretD Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 Thanks for the advice.I must have had something to drink before writing the message, it should have said What do YOU take?!I plumped for chocolates, from the best shop in Troyes, champion chocolateer of the world, supposedly, but they are always delicious.M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loiseau Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Excellent choice! Can't go wrong with a little luxury number - that all will recognise as such.Wine is dodgy; someonw once said to me that - as etiquette demands that he has to open it and serve it with the meal - it was as if you didn't trust your host to have selected a decent wine himself.Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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