How Good is Your Holiday Etiquette? — Take the Quiz
The holidays bring a lot of joy and fun but sometimes an uninvited guest also makes its way into your life — that guest is stress. Take our fun, holiday survival quiz and see if you've got what it takes to escape awkward seasonal situations.
- Accept it and thank them for their generosity.
- Tell them their gift is in the mail and quickly order one.
- Pen a quick and sweet hand-written note.
- Just be honest with them and tell them you weren't aware you were exchanging gifts.
Accept it and thank them for their generosity. Be gracious about it and follow up with a thank you note.
- Eat before you go.
- Limit yourself to two drinks.
- Don't bring a plus one.
- All of the above.
The office holiday party is a chance to connect socially with your work colleagues. So, think of it as an extension of work. It’s also not Vegas, what happens at the office party is ripe for the rumour mill!
- Politely excuse yourself and leave with your date.
- Find a place where he can sleep it off.
- Have a few more drinks to give him company.
- Tell your family his medication is making him act strangely.
Leave with your date because you don't want to ruin anyone else's evening. Your aunt went to a lot of trouble to host a dinner and the other guests should be able to enjoy it.
- Order pizza.
- Run to the store and buy pre-made dinner.
- Apologize and serve it anyway (hope it'll make for a funny Christmas story eventually).
- Don't serve it and hope that no one notices.
People came expecting dinner, they need to be fed! Get a pizza (maybe with turkey toppings) as soon as possible.
- Clean up your desk.
- Sneak out early every day.
- Ask your colleagues if they need help.
- Stay at home and hope no one will notice.
A and C are correct. Use the time to get organized. Ask your colleagues if they need help in the spirit of the holidays and see if you can be of service to a colleague.
- Bring along a fake date.
- Go into hiding and fail to show up.
- Address the question before dinner.
- Tell your family you're going out with friends instead.
Take control of the question by announcing your status before dinner and have fun with it!
- Bail.
- Bring a hot date with you.
- Borrow a gorgeous ring and wear it.
- Wear a fabulous dress and be yourself.
The best accessory is confidence! Take some extra time to get ready so you feel good on the outside, but don't forget your inside. Give yourself a pep talk, remind yourself how amazing you are and be around someone that will have your back and makes you feel good.
- Make it clear it's a pet free party.
- Reserve a room for her pet.
- Arrange for a dog-sitter.
- Un-invite her.
Tell her and then let it go. What she chooses to do is up to her.
- Offer a last call for tea or coffee.
- Start doing the dishes.
- Grab their coats and call a taxi.
- Be straight-forward and tell them you have an early morning.
Be straight-forward and then grab their coats and call them a taxi. Also, take it as a compliment that people are having such a great time that they don't want to leave!
- Secretly exchange it the next day.
- Be gracious and say thank you.
- Quickly hug them so they don't see your disappointed face.
- Fake a delightful smile.
Be gracious and say thank you — always come from a place of gratitude. What you are thanking him for is thinking of you, taking the time out of his day to go and get you something he thought would delight you.
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