QOTW: Jan.22nd-28th~ rude or not rude?

[Guest guest]

Here is this week's group question:

 

When you are invited to a dinner party or gathering,

do you contact the host/hostess to ask if they can

accomodate your vegetarian dietary choices?

Or do you think it is rude to do so and thus just make

do with what is being served? Or if it depends upon the

occassion, setting and circumstances, share your

experiences when you have either made do or asked

for special consideration.