Family style is when all the food on the table, and you sit and just pass the food to each other
this is interesting how women define 'owning' their place
how I was brought up as women its important to know how to entertain all your guests
so that means you must know how cook a full course meal, you dont even sit down and eat until you know everyone is taken care of
you must have a good dining room set, seriously when I moved into my apartment my mother and my grandmother went with me to find a dining room set, because they considered it that important, lol @ me being able to entertain a group of 14 anyways...
you must have at least 1 casual dinging set and 1 formal dining, and matching linens
and this goes even for outdoor dining, you must set the table properly every time, whenever you have anyone who isnt immediate family around, and that includes cousin pookie and em'
like fixing the man plate is not a big deal, but having guest over with your man and knowing how to entertain is