jmcquown wrote:
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> "L G" > wrote in message
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>> jmcquown wrote:
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>>> "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Feb 13, 3:22 pm, Lenona > wrote:
>>>>> Found this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lenona.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationshi...documentid=276...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Miss Manners,
>>>>> Who should get the check? My question is in regards to the etiquette
>>>>> of getting the check at the end of the meal. I was raised that if it
>>>>> was not made very clear at the beginning (such as "don't worry we are
>>>>> taking you out"), to always make an effort to pay. My parents taught
>>>>> me it is polite to put up a little "argument over it," and I have
>>>>> always tried to do this when I have the opportunity; whether it is
>>>>> simply paying for myself or picking up the entire check.
>>>>>
>>>>> My husband believes if you are out with someone a little more well
>>>>> off
>>>>> you should simply take their offer, no argument.
>>>>>
>>> (How would you know if you're out with someone a little more well off?)
>>>
>>> I agree with Ed. If I invite you, it's my treat. If you invite me,
>>> I expect you to pay. But the ground rules really should be set down
>>> in advance. For example, I took care of my neighbor's cats when she
>>> was gone for two weeks. When she got back she said, "Let me take
>>> you to lunch." That's clear-cut, well defined. She paid for lunch.
>>> When she drove me and my cat to Charleston so my cat could undergo a
>>> medical procedure I made it clear I was paying for the gas AND
>>> taking her to lunch. Again, clear-cut.
>>>
>>> As for parents paying for adult children's meals or vice versa, we
>>> weren't really a go out to dinner family. But I don't recall my
>>> parents ever turning down one of us offering to pay the check.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> Did your POS car finally bite the dust?
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>
> WTF are you talking about?! You really are a piece of work. Still
> jealous because I inherited a house? Okay, I'll indulge you. She
> drove us because I'd never been to Charleston and had no idea how to
> get to the specialized clinic my cat needed. Happy now? Idiot. BTW,
> my car only has 20,000 miles on it. If you even own a car (which I
> doubt) I'll bet you're congratulating yourself for having an old
> junker truck with chains to hold the tailgait closed. Asswipe.
>
> Jill
I have two and the oldest is a 2008. Combined they sticker over
$100,000 - really. I'm not jealous of anything you have so get over
it. It is pretty sad that you had to find someone to drive you
somewhere just because you've never been there. It appears you have
other issues.