My Family Thanksgiving

If you were to be a guest at my home for Thanksgiving dinner this year, an appropriate time to arrive at would be   between 5 and 6 pm. My family is not one to consider you rude if you are late due to the fact that there could be traffic. Once you enter the door, it is polite to take off your shoes before entering. Reason why the Filipino culture takes their shoes off is to respect and keep the house clean. What is welcoming about my family is that regardless if you were a guest, everyone greets you and you are introduced to everybody. I don't recall a single family member not being inviting to any guest I bring.   A simple hi and smile would be respectful enough since some of my family members are not that fluent in English. There aren't many kids in my family yet so majority of the household including relatives are adults.
I believe that you would be able to interact with everybody who is able to understand English, who is usually not a senior. It is still respectful however to acknowledge them with your name with a smile. Looking at the menu, my family usually combines traditional Thanksgiving items as well as a few Filipino dishes. We always have the traditional, turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing. etc. This year we did not have anything different from what you might see at any Thanksgiving dinner. Before we start dinner, we always start with a prayer regardless if it was Thanksgiving or not. Majority of Filipinos are Catholics, so they are very strict with reminding us that we need to never forget to thank God. Someone initiates the prayer then anyone is free to add any special thank you since it is Thanksgiving. Part of my cultures is that we like to see people eat and be satisfied with the meal. If you are not hungry or eat very little, some would think that either you are on a diet, or they will keep asking you why you are not hungry. What is funny to me is that even though I already finished eating, my family, especially the seniors ask if I am still...