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Dear Miss Manners: a friend is planning a small dinner party in honor of my birthday. She has asked me and the other invitees to take a coronavirus test before the party and, presumably, not attend if found positive. All invitees are vaccinated. Is her request usual/sensible/the done thing now?
I hate parties and would just as soon not attend but since it’s for me, I’m feeling some obligation.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 13, 2021 7:13 PM |
Tell her that at your advanced age you don't feel comfortable partaking in an indoor gathering just yet.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | October 13, 2021 2:00 PM |
Just call and say you've got a cough and fever.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | October 13, 2021 2:32 PM |
Does she have kids in her house? If not, this seems a bit much.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | October 13, 2021 2:35 PM |
If one is entertaining friends in their own home a request for a negative test result is a bit too much. One should choose friends of a like mind where 13th century belief systems generally don't figure. A gathering of acquaintences or the dread 'general public' sure why not.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | October 13, 2021 2:49 PM |
Tell her you’ve been sneezing 🤧 all morning and you hope this won’t be a problem
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | October 13, 2021 2:49 PM |
A friend who works at the FDA said that the tests were fast-tracked through the approval process with tremendous pressure to get them approved whether they were accurate or not. So whether it's reasonable or not to require them for a dinner party keep in mind that they are highly inaccurate.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | October 13, 2021 2:57 PM |
It seems a bit much and unless she is requiring you to bring the completed test, most people are probably just going to lie anyway. Since you don't like parties/being the center of attention, this party is for your friend and not for you. I would beg off.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | October 13, 2021 3:11 PM |
Tell her to hold off 'til next year.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | October 13, 2021 3:20 PM |
Tell her to go fuck herself.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | October 13, 2021 4:28 PM |
I've attended 2 pool parties this summer where rapid tests were given at the door and we all took them and had a great time. All attendees were vaccinated and one of the hosts was a doctor. I thought he must know something or wouldn't spend the $$ to have the tests.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | October 13, 2021 4:40 PM |
What would have happened, r10, if a guest tested positive? I imagine that would be awkward.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | October 13, 2021 7:13 PM |
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