Translations:Managing Event Costs/5/en

A common misunderstanding is that generosity and cost transparency are in tension. In practice, they often support one another. A host who is clear about what they are covering, and what they are not, tends to feel less strained and therefore more genuinely hospitable. Ambiguity, by contrast, produces a situation where guests are unsure whether to contribute, hosts are unsure whether to ask, and everyone quietly guesses.