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THE BACHELOR PARTY |
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by Emsie Schoeman |
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This party represents the groom’s
farewell to his bachelor days. His closest |
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male friends and family should get together
for an enjoyable time to eat, |
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laugh and exchange “remember when …” stories.
As I point out in my book, |
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Die Nuwe Goeie Maniere & Etiket [The
New Good Manners & Etiquette], |
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the groom’s best man or male friends
usually organise the bachelor party. |
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The party should be a happy occasion. For
safety’s sake, the party should be |
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about a week or at least a few days before
the wedding – don’t torture the |
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poor man! There should be ample meat (for
a tasty potjie or braai outside), |
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potatoes baked in their skins and salads.
Before the meal, serve little blocks |
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of cheese and nuts with the drinks. After
the meal, you could set out a |
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cheese platter, little plates of chocolates,
and coffee. Does that sound too |
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skimpy? |
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Recently, I heard all kinds of rumours about
bachelor parties, so I asked a |
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young man who is a leading figure in the
hotel industry about them. “Emsie, |
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don’t write about that, for goodness
sake!” he replied. “These days all you |
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get is an absolute orgy. They try to get
the groom as drunk as a lord as soon |
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as possible by giving him a glass containing
a concoction made up of all |
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kinds of alcohol. Then they laugh at him.
It’s become so bad that he may |
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even succumb to alcohol poisoning. As for
the entertainment at these |
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events – it’s in appallingly
poor taste!” |
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