hospitality customs
Welcoming visitor practices
Hospitality customs are the traditional practices and social rules governing how hosts receive guests and how guests behave in return.
These vary widely across cultures—from removing shoes before entering a home to offering food and drink upon arrival.
Violating hospitality customs can cause serious offense: In some cultures, refusing offered food insults the host.
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- welcome matRug at the entrance
- warm receptionEnthusiastic, friendly greeting
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- banquetsLarge formal meals
potlucks · potluck dinner · tea ceremonies · guest rooms · host family · coffee ceremonies · bowing · removing shoes · thank-you notes · salt · ceremonial offerings · hearth · respect for elders · breaking bread · bread and salt · invitations · handshakes · community gatherings
welcoming vs. rejecting treatment of guests/strangers
hospitality customscold reception
Unfriendly, distant welcome