"When you are invited to somebody's house" Top 5 Page for this destination Jordan Local Custom Tip by TheWanderingCamel

If you are invited for a meal, one usually takes a small gift for the household. Take something like flowers, chocolates, biscuits or Arab pastries. Remember that it is not really polite to take something that the household would consider as being very expensive.

Hand over your gift as soon as you possibly can murmuring "this is for the house" or something similar. However much your gift is appreciated you are unlikely to receive more than a polite thank you. This is normal.
In many households people take off their shoes when entering, so wear slip on shoes or sandals in case.

If you are invited to a meal, almost certainly a spoon will be offered, don't hesitate to accept it. Everybody may eat from a common plate, take the food immediately opposite to you only. Somebody will certainly pile up "your" sector with the choicest pieces, eat what you can. When you are full, say so (no need to burp!). Water is offered at the end of the meal, drink it down quickly and hand the glass back!!

After a meal, coffee will be served, probably tea also after a short interval, or perhaps soft drinks. . In general, an invitation to supper is not necessarily an invitation to spend the evening, so after this, you should offer to leave; you will be pressed to stay, it is for you to decide how sincere this is - roughly base yourself on how animated the conversation has been, how much you are enjoying yourself, how much you think THEY are enjoying themselves

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