Well, mercy on us.

[pensnest]

I've just been spending an enjoyable couple of hours chortling over Etiquette Hell, and learning that - apparently - it is Rude to have a birthday party for yourself. At least, so the Gracious Hostess of that website insists, to the point, ahaha, of bringing female circumcision and slavery into the argument... Dear me, if this little gem hasn't appeared on OTF Wank, well, there ain't no justice! It's here, if you're in the mood.

There's a torrent of indignant posts from, well, from The Rest of the World, insisting that hosting your own birthday party is normal, and being a 'guest of honor' on such an occasion is, well, not a concept with which we are altogether familiar.

I'm fascinated. Must Americans really depend on other people if they are to celebrate their birthdays in style?

Comments

[carta.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've been on that site before. It can be great fun, especially when the answer to "is X rude when she did this in my presence" is invariably OMG YES OMG OMG.

What thread is this one in? Your link just goes to the index page. (And for the record, everyone I know tends to throw their own birthday parties - because we're not children. ::eyeroll at EH::)

[pensnest]

Hmm - I'll have to check the link when I go downstairs (I found it on the laptop and, weirdly, haven't even *seen* the page I've now linked to before!!).

I mean, it did seem weirdly entitled to expect someone *else* to spend $hundreds (and a great many hours!) on a birthday party - but the site is full of entitled people behaviour. Most entertaining!

[carta.livejournal.com]

It really is! I think the site's definition of etiquette is "things that everyone else can do to make my life easier and not piss me off". I suspect Miss Manners would disagree.

[pensnest]

Here (I hope!) is the link to the particular thread...

http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=11319.0

[turloughishere.livejournal.com]

Oooh, what a VERY elegant layout!! (And that's such a fabulous pic of Lance! I LIKE Gay Icon Lance :-)

[pensnest]

:-) I adore that pic! I still love my more baroque brown and bronze Lance+Alan layout, but I thought it was time for a change.

He seems to be being photographed by people who think he's beautiful, these days - I'm all in favour!

[turps33.livejournal.com]

I've spent many hours laughing at the etiquette hell site. According to her I should have much shame about most of the things that I do.

Love your new journal layout!

[pensnest]

Some of the things on that site strike me as beyond bizarre - and not just the transgressions!

Thanks! I have a minor obsession with the pic I used in the header, and thought it was time to go b/w.