HINTS FOR PARTY HOSTING
Most people love to go to parties,
and most find that parties are fun to give. The following tips for being a
responsible host will give more pleasure to you and your guests.
1. Plan people movement. Make sure that people can move around and meet each other.
If it means putting the sofa in a corner, do so.
2. The bartender. If you plan to have a friend act as "bartender,"
make sure that he or she is not an eager pusher who uses the role to put an
extra shot in every's glass or keep filling up half empty cups with more beer.
3. Pace the drinks. Serve drinks at regular, reasonable intervals. A
drink-an-hour schedule usually means that good company prevails and you can
avoid intoxication. Use small cups for beer drawn out of kegs rather than large
ones. (more after the cut)
4. Don't double up. Many mature and wise people count and pace their drinks. If
you serve doubles, they will be drinking twice as much as they planned.
Doubling up is considered rude.
5. Push the snacks. Make sure that people are eating along with drinking. Have
plenty of high quality snacks such as cheese, meats, nuts, etc.
6. Don't push the drinks. Let the glass be empty before you offer a refill.
7. Serve nonalcoholic beverages
also. Remember that many people do not
drink and may be on medications or recovering alcoholics. Make sure that
you have something nonalcoholic to drink such as good quality soft drinks, pop,
and juice. Non alcoholic wine is great for a formal dinner.
8. Closing the party. Decide, in advance, when you want your party to end. At this
time, stop serving alcohol and serve coffee and a substantial snack. This
provides some non-drinking time before your guests drive home. Coffee does not
"sober up" intoxicated people and neither do cold showers. All you
get is a "wide awake and freezing drunk."
8.Don't allow intoxicated guests to
drive home. If you find that one of your frieds
has consumed too much alcohol, let them sleep at your house, have someone else
drive them home, or call a taxi. In some communities on special holidays such
as New Years even communites offer free taxi services.
Alcohol has been used by most
cultures and if you do chose to drink, please do so in a responsible, safe,
sensible, and healthy way.
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