If you are 2), consider this your awakening. Your presence means you can help the host set-up or better yet, pregame. If you are best friends with the host, all is forgiven.
When is the earliest you would like your guests to start arriving?.Early House Party - A house party with 20 to 50 people with an official start time of 8PMįor each hypothetical party, I asked participants three questions:.Small House Party - A house party with 10 to 20 people and an official start time of 10PM.Regular House Party - A house party with 20 to 50 people and an official start time of 10PM.I recruited 71 people and presented them with three parties:
So what did I ask random people on the internet? Afterwards, I also interviewed my more socially adept friends to figure out what different party arrival times says about you. I conducted an online survey to determine the ideal time to show up to a party. So if being on time is a faux-paus, what is the right time to show up? Like many questions I face in life, I turned to the internet. One of the hosts, not even completely dressed, said she didn’t expect anyone this early. The Facebook invite had a 9 PM start time. I remember going to a party thrown by a friend of a friend. Yet I have been to enough parties to realize that punctuality is not always appreciated. Being “fashionably late” conflicts with the core of my being. If you hate me you’ll invite me to your party.Īside from needing to talk to people at a party, one of the other problems with parties is deciding when to show up.