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5 topics that need not be discussed at the New Year's table
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
New Year's holidays are already on the nose, which means that the needles will soon smell of needles in the houses, and people will prepare for the meeting of the new year 2013. Someone will celebrate the coming of the new year with the family, and someone will gather a noisy and cheerful company of friends. Delicious treats, a soul company, ringing glasses and toasts - New Year's holidays bring warmth, joy and good mood to our homes. However, the magic atmosphere of good and fun can suddenly deteriorate, and the feast - turn into a verbal ring, where friends or relatives begin to find out the relationship or prove their point of view. To prevent this situation and not to spoil the good mood, ILive offers to familiarize with topics that it is undesirable to raise at a festive table, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes and meet the New Year without excesses.
Criticism
It is important to remember one of the most important rule - abstaining from criticism will save the holiday and will not allow it to turn into a collection of offended and insulted. This concerns the criticism of cooked dishes, which, for example, in your opinion, are salted or under-salted, dresses of guests and many others.
Even if you do not like something, it's better to keep silent, and not to point out to the person for his mistakes, because it will not change anything, but you will flash with the absence of tact. In general, it is difficult to find words that would reflect the essence of the problem better: "It is declared that it is a foolish, poorly understood tableau customs who, while dining at a party, blaspheme and abuse the offered, for it is more appropriate for the educated and prudent to keep quiet, ". These words were written by the Spanish satirist Francisco Quevedo in his book, which carries the marvelous title "Origin and definition of foolishness."
Politics, money and religion
These topics do not belong at the festive table, because people are already worried about financial issues and political events every day, and discussing these topics at the table can lead to quarrels and conversations in heightened tones. Someone can support one party, someone else ... So it's not far to get to the fist fights, which we have "happiness" to watch in the Verkhovna Rada.
Curious situations
If you happen to cheer up all the guests gathered at the table with some kind of funny story about the misadventures of your friend or relative, then think a hundred times before doing this. No one doubts that all present will not mind hearing an amusing story, but how the main character reacts to this is not known. You can put a person in an uncomfortable position and thereby spoil his mood, and in the worst case - make yourself an enemy.
Discussing the habits of a person
Celebrating the New Year is not the right time to point out to a person his shortcomings. Each of us has our own little sins. If you are so impatient, then talk to the person privately, but not at a common table, in the presence of guests.
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Gossip
In general, washing the ossicles of another person will not add points to you, especially in the circle of guests. Discussing people will not show you the best. In addition, no one guarantees that this conversation will not be passed on to your victim.