The day after you attend a party, do you usually call the host/hostess to say thanks for having us, we had a great time?

Good manners dictates that you call the hostess the next day.
I always tell her what a lovely time I had, usually before inquiring if they had found my pants.

Depends on how casual or formal, and how much time I needed to sober up – I figure, if I was too hung over the next day to call and say thank you, the hostess will probably appreciate me giving her the day to sober up, too, and I’ll wait a couple days.

I think a thank you at the end of the night is enough (although if I didn’t catch the host to say thanks I’ll call later) but if it’s a work thing instead of a friend thing, then I’ll make sure to follow convention even if I think they lead to everyone spending half their life saying “thank you”.

When I attend a party I thank the host/hostess for the great time..and sometimes if I don’t want to bug them I send them a message on facebook, myspace, etc. Now if it’s very formal. I thank them when I’m leaving and call the next day to thank them and discuss the party a bit.

Almost always, yes.

Last year I threw a big party and most of my guests were still here the next morning, sooo, most of my thank you calls came the next day! lol

I tell them before I leave, usually.

That’s a great idea. I haven’t really done that before, but it sounds so thoughtful and unexpected, I think I’ll start. :)

It depends on who the host is, and the level of formality. Most of the ‘parties’ I attend are really just a group of close friends hanging out… chatting, laughing, drinking. In those cases, I just say thank you and give hugs all around as I’m leaving. Next time I talk to the host, I’ll tell them again that I had a great time. For something more formal (or hosted by a new friend or a co-worker or something) I would make a point to give a more formal thank you.

‘Tis old fashioned…I send a thank-you note.

I figure they are busy cleaning up or sleeping and don’t need the interruption. I send an email with a few pictures attached.

Calling is good, and I also like to write a hand-written thank you note.

I usually just tell them as I am waking up on their front lawn ;)

If it’s an informal party (just a group of us hanging out and having a good time), I will say it as I’m leaving. Usually I’m the last one to leave because I’ll stick around and help clean up afterwards.

If it’s more of a formal party, I’ll say my thanks as I’m leaving and then send a handwritten thank you note.

I just do that before I leave the party.

We have a neat tradition here… When we see someone that we spent time with in the recent past, we say ‘Takk for siste!’ which means ‘Thanks for the last time we met!’ When we meet someone that we haven’t seen in a long time but had a great time together, we say, ‘Lenge siden siste!’ which means ‘Long time since last time.’ It doesn’t mean you call them the very next day….. but you could and start the conversation with that expression and then just have a little chat and then say good bye. I can be the host, or a guest… doesn’t matter. ‘Takk for siste.’ means thank you for the last time we spent time together. Simple, sincere, timely.

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Not really. I don’t go to such “functions” often anyway, hehe. I thank them when i leave, and if i happen to feel like it, if it’s a close friend or something, i may phone them again to thank them.