According to a study from the UK, hosting a dinner party is more stressful than going to work.
The survey found 57 percent thought hosting a soirée was more stressful than commuting to work, and a quarter of respondents found it more trying than a job interview.
The biggest concern for hosts’ was that the food would not go down well, followed by a fear that guests would not enjoy themselves, at 36 and 33 percent respectively.
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Nestlé’s After Eight mints surveyed 1007 people, 16 percent of whom admit to cheating when they have people over, buying food and passing it off as their own.
The success and saturation of home-cooking shows, like MasterChef has no doubt added to the pressure hosts feel when they invite friends around.
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