Sarah Harte: High notions at Christmas can end in tears...or in the back of a squad car

The advantage for you, social butterfly reader of this column, is that you can benefit from my couch-potato ways and party confidently, passing off third-hand etiquette tips as your own

The queen of high notions, Anna Wintour, never stays at a party longer than 20 minutes, which would probably be considered a bit rude here. File picture 

Christmas is coming, and the goose is getting fat. We substitute goose for turkey in this country unless you’re German or have high notions.

There’s nothing wrong with high notions. Why should we accept the lowest common denominator as being the gold standard? Plus, others’ high notions are good for a laugh.