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If you visit your teen girlfriend's house, do you greet and say goodbye to her family

Let's say you're a 16 year old boy, and you have a girlfriend of the same age. She invited you over again, to watch a film with her. She opens the door for you, and you go to the TV room. Her parents are in the other room. Do you go say hello to othem?
Her brother arrives, and he's in the kitchen. Do you go greet him?
And more importantly, when you leave, do you go in the kitchen/other room to say goodbye, or even just shout goodbye before leaving?

In my culture if you don't do these things, her family will think you're a low class person. What about in your culture?

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by reneepie
Let's say you're a 16 year old boy, and you have a girlfriend of the same age. She invited you over again, to watch a film with her. She opens the door for you, and you go to the TV room. Her parents are in the other room. Do you go say hello to othem?
Her brother arrives, and he's in the kitchen. Do you go greet him?
And more importantly, when you leave, do you go in the kitchen/other room to say goodbye, or even just shout goodbye before leaving?
In my culture if you don't do these things, her family will think you're a low class person. What about in your culture?

The best thing to do is to ask her, she knows how her parents operate, asking her will be the best guess, it looks good on you for caring about impressing them, she will give you the best advice because she also wants her parents to like you, just ask!! and prepare her the same way

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Original post
by reneepie
Let's say you're a 16 year old boy, and you have a girlfriend of the same age. She invited you over again, to watch a film with her. She opens the door for you, and you go to the TV room. Her parents are in the other room. Do you go say hello to othem?
Her brother arrives, and he's in the kitchen. Do you go greet him?
And more importantly, when you leave, do you go in the kitchen/other room to say goodbye, or even just shout goodbye before leaving?
In my culture if you don't do these things, her family will think you're a low class person. What about in your culture?

In my culture, ignoring them completely would be seen as rude, so a quick greeting and goodbye is enough.
Original post
by reneepie
Let's say you're a 16 year old boy, and you have a girlfriend of the same age. She invited you over again, to watch a film with her. She opens the door for you, and you go to the TV room. Her parents are in the other room. Do you go say hello to othem?
Her brother arrives, and he's in the kitchen. Do you go greet him?
And more importantly, when you leave, do you go in the kitchen/other room to say goodbye, or even just shout goodbye before leaving?

In my culture if you don't do these things, her family will think you're a low class person. What about in your culture?


My 16 year old alter ego tells me to greet both her brother and parents. Any other thing is not polite. I am a guess in her family's house, a short introduction of myself is the least I have to do.

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