Lifestyle | Party Hearty
Monday, December 14th, 2009
I LOVE to party.
There’s a lot that can be said about party etiquette. It seems like just when we think that we’ve figured people out, without fail they do something to prove us wrong.
With the Christmas season already here, and the New Year’s festivities right around the corner, here are some tips on how to Party Hearty.
1. Walk with your own vibe.
Don’t sponge off of other people’s vibes; pack your own vibe and take it with you. You only waste your good time and money when you head to a party only to stand around and say that the party ‘lame’, because the promoter has just been paid.
It’s… interesting, to be at a party and everyone is just standing/walking around looking really hot (or not), drinks in hand, the music is just fabulous and no one is dancing. This I refer to as the “Look at Me Syndrome.”
You are what makes the party great. They need you – not the other way around. Don’t wait for someone to start dancing, take the initiative and bust out your best moves.
2. Be nice.
No-one likes the person with no manners, not even the kids in Kindergarten. Paying to have fun does not preclude you from saying “Thank you” or “Excuse me” to those serving you or to your fellow party mate.
Yes, the music is loud but if you step on a girl’s foot with your stilettos, apologetically make eye contact and mouth the words “I’m Sorry.”
Don’t cut in the line. Sorry, but that is why there’s a line. Just because you know Suzie in front doesn’t give you the right to jump in front of her.
3. Be chivalrous.
News flash, Chivalry isn’t really dead guys, it’s just that some of you choose to not exercise it.
So don’t push the ladies out of the way in your haste to get to the BBQ chicken. If you are being served at the bar and you notice the Tiny cutie next to you having trouble getting the bartender’s attention, ask her if she wants you to help her get her drink. You never know, she may not give you her number right away, but you can bet your bottom dollar that she is going to remember you as the nice buy who helped her out once.
Also, if you see that same Tiny cutie dancing alone or with her friends, DO NOT slide up to her from behind and try to dance with her without her permission. Just because you helped Tiny cutie out, doesn’t mean that she is now obligated to dance with you.
If you want to dance with her, ask her. What is the worst that can happen? Okay, she says no. Still, that’s got to be better than being glared at by her and her friends as they think…. “Um, what a weirdo!”
4. Know your alcohol limit.
As Grown folk, we should know our alcohol limit. It’s so fake-ID and high-school to see men and women weave their way through a crowd, looking and smelling a hot mess.
Yes, you paid your monthly salary for your ticket, but really now, no one should drink that much worth of free beer or rum, premium or not. If you are going to drink that much, top it up with some water please. Pretty please? I mean, come on!
Ladies if you plan to drink a lot, first make sure that you are in the company of trustworthy friends, because there are some crazies out there. And no one likes to be smelling like your intestinal juices. Ew. Just nasty and juvenile. Besides, we paid a lot of money for these shoes, so… not cool.
5. Dress to impress, not to undress.
Dress to suit the party you are going to; and this includes office parties.
For my fellow Trini’s if this office party also happens to be a Carnival fete, then (reasonably sized) shorts are appropriate as well, but don’t be a slave to fashion. It is silly to wear the latest fashions and not be comfortable in them.
If you wearing that miniskirt, Wear It!
No public tugging and adjusting of anything. You went through all the quality control steps right? You:
- Bought it,
- Tried it on
- Looked at yourself in the mirror and
- Thought it was both appropriate and flattering enough for you to wear to this particular event.
That dress with your half of your boobs waving at the general public, or the pants that does admittedly look hot in the mirror, but does not allow for level (i.e. ‘major’) waist movement, loses it’s appeal when you consistently try quick fixes. You then look as flighty as the fashion you wearing.
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Forward ever!
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