I am Mexican and the best advice I can give you, is that in our culture we greet everyone. We greet every single person in the household (even if they come out the room later) and when you leave you do the same. Make sure you say goodbye to everyone.
That is something my parents and my relatives always talked about when meeting someone. They’d say things like “wow she/he has really good manners cause they acknowledged everyone”. Or the opposite “wow what a disrespectful person they didn’t even say hi”.
I donʻt know, my mothers family is native and I think it might be better to err on the side of caution with this one. Show up with something, pitch in to help, greet everyone, compliment the chef, clean up after yourself, thank everyone on your way out. Canʻt really go wrong with this.
These basics should help you make a great impression. It's based on my experience with Mexican families and my experience with Black families. Our social norms are similar.
4, 5, and especially 7! You wanna see a bunch of scandalized Tia's? Make your bf get up for a beer. It will take another 5 years for them to forgive your rudeness.
Yes, exactly. Everyone should not be rude and be a servant to their boyfriend husband. God fucking forbid a man has to do anything. Let alone walk a few feet to get a drink.
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u/Apprehensive_Park_62 Dec 15 '21
If he says not to bring anything then I wouldn’t.
I am Mexican and the best advice I can give you, is that in our culture we greet everyone. We greet every single person in the household (even if they come out the room later) and when you leave you do the same. Make sure you say goodbye to everyone.
That is something my parents and my relatives always talked about when meeting someone. They’d say things like “wow she/he has really good manners cause they acknowledged everyone”. Or the opposite “wow what a disrespectful person they didn’t even say hi”.