In Puerto Rico, visiting friends and relatives is considered a social obligation and it is not uncommon for guests to arrive una

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In Puerto Rico, visiting friends and relatives is considered a social obligation and it is not uncommon for guests to arrive una

nnounced. If visitors arrive at mealtime, the hosts generally invite them to join the meal. In most cases, guests will politely:
decline the offer and leave immediately.

eat their meal on the floor to show respect for the host.

take over the cooking and serve themselves first.

decline the offer a few times before finally accepting.

Spanish

2 answers:

jeka57 [31] · Answer 1 · 2023-11-26T05:17:12+03:00

jeka57 [31]2 years ago

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Decline the offer a few time before finally accepting

AVprozaik [17] · Answer 2 · 2023-11-26T06:24:37+03:00

Answer: decline the offer a few times before finally accepting.

Explanation: The politeness is a big thing in the Hispanic countries, and the family/friend relationships are usually strong, so it is common to visit them (It is not really a "social obligation")

When you are invited to join the meal, the polite thing to do is join them, but the invitation may be an "obligation" itself, so you may decline the offer, and if they insist, is because they want you to join them, so is the moment to accept.

the right answer is the fourth one, "decline the offer a few times before finally accepting."