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re: What is proper Funeral Etiquette?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:24 pm to PhiTiger1764
Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:24 pm to PhiTiger1764
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You just go to the wake. You don't need to go to the funeral. You aren't close friends or family.
If he didn't know the employee well but wanted to make a kind gesture, I think the funeral is the better course of action. That's what I prefer, I think making small talk at a wake is very poor form.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 4:28 pm to KosmoCramer
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If he didn't know the employee well but wanted to make a kind gesture, I think the funeral is the better course of action. That's what I prefer, I think making small talk at a wake is very poor form.
I'm actually surprised this thread is split about 50/50 on what's more appropriate.. Is this a regional thing?
In south LA, hundreds of people generally attend the visitation/wake. The funeral is a much more intimate and private event attended by only close friends and family.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:21 pm to KosmoCramer
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I think making small talk at a wake is very poor form.
You don't make small talk at a wake. You walk in, find your employee, and say how sorry you are about their loss. It's called expressing your condolences. She'll say thank you for coming and you reply with an offer to accommodate her work schedule to help deal with the loss. By that time someone else will walk in who needs her attention and you bow out and leave five minutes later unless you know other people there and want to visit with them.
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