I thought for a long time whether it was worth writing about it at all, I know that a torrent of indignation will happen, and then I decided - the New Year is approaching, just the topic ...
So ladies and gentlemen: I don't really like home (and restaurant) mass feasts.
And there are several reasons for this. Two, however, the main ones.
In crowded but not mad
This is the opinion of the organizers, trying to organize as many seats as possible on a tiny area.
As a result, guests sit huddled up and try to do as little movement as possible. Because whenever you try to reach out to the fork, you nudge your neighbor with your elbow. At the same time, the cutlery on the table is arranged so “densely” that this very fork is a problem - you have to crawl under the plate where it is hiding.
Putting something on a plate is also problematic.
Meanwhile, the norm for table length per visitor is 1 meter. With full service by waiters - 80 centimeters.
This was not invented for beauty, but so that guests would not feel like herrings in a barrel.
And I know, they will tell me now - in tight quarters, but not offended, but... There is something sly in this phrase.
She waved her right hand - the lake appeared, waved her left — swans swam
... And then the guests swore, trying to jump up from the perches, on which they sit shoulder to shoulder in cramped quarters but not in offense. Because I really want to save my pants and skirts from the spilled lakes.
I really do not like the feeling when one of the guests, standing up solidly, begins to stretch across the whole table "in-oh-oh-oh-he for that salad." Or "in-oh-oh-oh-from behind that compote".
Firstly, he hangs with his whole body over the table, sometimes dipping the sides of his jacket or something else into plates. It is unpleasant. Secondly, most often, in this situation, his sleeves also end up in one of the dishes. Thirdly, a small catastrophe with an inverted glass or glass with such "extraction" of food is a matter of course. And given the tight landing, a small disaster will turn into a big nuisance ...
And the question immediately arises - in the cramped state, but surely not in offense?
They will object to me - in such conditions, if a salad or a compote is passed through the table - all the same can happen. To this I will answer: the hosts of the evening should then foresee and... perform the role of waiters. And what to do! Taking care of the guests is not only tamping them at the table, but also serving, if they have already been tamped.
IMHO - on all holidays involving a banquet - whether at home, in a restaurant - it is worth correlating desires with needs. There is no need to try to push a dozen guests at a three-meter table, even if a gift shines from each guest.
Greed does not lead to good.