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Is It Rude to Start the Dishes Before Guests Leave? (Video)

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 We’re not breaking new ground when say the best part of Thanksgiving is the food — or that the worst part is the number of dishes that inevitably accrue. And since food comas usually threaten to strike an hour or so after eating, it’s tempting to get started on dishes before guests depart — but is that rude? We went to our experts to get to the bottom of Turkey Day’s trickiest etiquette question.

“It depends on your family’s culture,” says Lizzie Post, an etiquette expert at The Emily Post Institute. “But I’ve never felt put out or like someone wasn’t taking care of me as a guest when my host has encouraged people to start cleaning up or put the food away.” In fact, Post says her mom puts out a bucket of soapy water for people to put their dishes in to start the process, without pulling out the scrubby brush. READ MORE 

What’s your vote – Wash or Wait? Let us know in the comments section.

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