How Germans leave the party

[brinkiTOgo]

That's really annoying as a child when you are told to come along to an uncle's birthday celebration or whatever and really want to leave in the evening. But your parents will talk endlessly at the door and everytime you get your hopes up, they start a new topic ...

[Ren-zizl]

the entranceway and kitchen conversations always hit different

[mmy]

That's what I've noticed with my German friend. Conversations just got juicier everytime someone says goodbye 🤣

[maxxavierpille]

In ireland we do this.. we then come back inside for another cuppa tea and repeat 5 times until a family member rings you and says that they need you.. you then have 1 more cup of tea for the journey

[thirstwithoutborders]

I think it's because you don't want to have the juicy talk with the larger crowd, but the one person that really cares will come to say goodbye at the door and then you are alone in the semi-dark, small entry area... And all the drama comes spilling out.

[Sushy]

As a french, i was the kid standing with my jacket on waiting for my mom to finish talking💀

[prettyusha]

Yes.. we Indians are also like Germans... ❤❤❤ No matter how much you talk before going out but that last minute talking is always special 😅❤❤

[demonkinganos]

OMGGG ITS THE SAME EXCAT CASE WITH EGYPTIANS
I used to wait at the door while my mom and the guest catch up on tea about God knows what and somehow their conversation gets so interesting they stand there for like 2 hours or sth 😂😂

[ravenanbu]

as a moroccan i can relate to the german one and the pain of being a kid waiting for them to finish

[ar.g]

As a Mexican I relate with the German way lol except they eventually tell you “it’s so late, why don’t you all just stay over” after 5HOURS AT THE DOOR

[rossplendent]

This is a thing in a lot of cultures. I think the reason those "exit conversations" hit different is because it feels like one last chance to talk. Humans have an instinctive fear of loss and want to cherish what we have while we have it.

[RANMID]

From Europe here. When I was a kid I hated going to other people's houses because my mom ALWAYS talked for so long. Like the conversation when my mom said i am leaving was longer than the conversation when we were on the couch....
And the kids are just I front of the door just waiting to go home and not understanding why we are not leaving when their mom said said they were leaving..

[RimaEln]

I'm an Arab and this is so true for our culture, too. It's fine when you're an adult, but it frustrated me when I was a child and my mom was still talking with the other people and we just had to wait for them to be done to finally go home 😂

[daahyuneee]

when i was younger it felt like an unskippable cutscene i swear😭😭

[lottalehm]

Those conversations at the entrance door are sometimes the best ones of the whole party.

[JuguitodeUwU]

In México goes both ways: either staying at the door talking about interesting stuff for 2 or 3 hours or straightforward getting away in 5 minutes xD

[JennaNothing-uohy]

As a Indian this is way tooo relatable 😂😂😂

[hachi]

"the number of hours we have together is actually not so large. please linger near the door uncomfortably instead of just leaving. please forget your scarf in my life and come back later for it" - Mikko Harvey

[polarbear]

In chicago we call this the Midwestern goodbye. Extra points when the conversation moves from the door to the sidewalk to your car

[meluendl]

'zwischen Tür und Angel' 😂 😂