Twenties: family party debrief

After a family gathering, a debrief on behaviours and conversational casualties of the evening is a necessity. I like to observe, analyse witness because you learn what to do and what is in fact socially acceptable. People watching is a beautiful thing. Here are my personal observations from the side lines.

Roast potatoes are a party staple apparently. Crispy, tiny and moorish they go down a treat. People love beige food but these are far from beige. People love them so much they will pile their plates till they are high and towering and in danger of causing a shortage.

Guests should refrain from making food comments .. no one asked and it’s unnecessary. Eat what you’d like be it crisps and watermelon or chocolate and cheese. I really don’t care as long as you’re happy. If you’ve got one thing on your plate that’s okay. If it’s stacked then it shows you like a selection and have a good appetite in the moment. You do you.

It’s funny to watch those younger than you embrace drinking. One cider is equivalent to ten. Snapchats of the drinks are essential, videos to evidence what a good (hopefully) and wild time you had. Don’t spare any details. Acting drunk means a lot of hugging and body contact, show your love for people and go above and beyond. The youths congregated around a speaker and played obnoxious rap music and slut dropped. It’s quite a sight. Some people will tell lies to impress others. Just watch and learn.

Being the youngest is the best, you can load up on jelly and sausages rolls and no one cares. You can dance like no one’s watching and you’ll be asking people to buy you sweets rather than drugs. You can run around chaotically and hide in places and you don’t have to speak to anyone you don’t want to. A lot of my childhood i remember being the youngest there and making very odd conversation or just sitting quiet bundled on a chair.

We learnt one cousin was named after a disease and I don’t think anything can top that. What a legend and shows what their mum thought of them. An icon.