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Can’t Make It To Dinner – What Do I Do?

Can’t Make It To Dinner – What Do I Do?

Today let’s talk about dinner invitations. More specifically, having accepted a dinner invitation, you then find that you can’t make it. For whatever reason. (Of course, the golden rule is that once you have accepted a dinner invitation, you MUST go. Unless you’re lying on a mortuary slab) Assuming that you have a really good reason for not being able to turn up to a dinner, a few things should be done: What do I mean by ‘sufficient’? Preferably, a…

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Accepting Invitations

Accepting Invitations

This global pandemic has somewhat changed the way in which diplomats have conducted diplomacy. Where once there used to be daily receptions, dinners, lunches and other get-togethers, these days things have to be carefully orchestrated so that guests are limited, contact is minimised, and all necessary protocols (both diplomatic and health-wise) are adhered to. At the recent National Day of India, which had to be turned from a traditional reception to a sit-down dinner, there were quite a number of…

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