Elizabeth-Critical Incident

Hyeyoung and her husband Jungwon were invited to a bonfire party. She asked me what it was and I explained to her that it is where people gather around a fire, while eating roasted marshmallows or other foods.

She was very concerned as to what it was and felt nervous because she didn't know if she had to make food for it or not. I told her that usually, you don't have to cook anything because the host of the party will have had prepared everything already. However, if she wanted to she could always make something or take something to drink. It is all up to her. The host will not get mad or anything like that because they were the ones that made the invitation in the first place.
She was really concerned because they were invited to her husband's co-workers house and they wanted to make a good impression. Unlike, the U.S. in Korea people must keep that fine line between co-workers and friends even outside the office. I told her that in the U.S. when people are outside their work place it is ok to be friends, as long as you don't go around cursing the person or being a pain.
I hope this was a critical incident because even I was confused when I was trying to explain it to my friend.