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>>No, guests should not order the most expensive menu item,
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> And here, you admit there is some line somewhere.
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> People who don't pay attention to that wind up being the
> ones bitched about who order expensive meals all the time
> then just split the bill with the others at the table, apparently
> unaware everyone is chipping in for their meal.
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> nancy
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I have subsidised many nights out because I"ll eat one course rather
than 2 or 3 and because I don't drink alcohol most of the time. I have
found it difficult to express I thought it was too much to expect from
me. Instead, I have resorted to asking people to come and eat at my home
(I love to cook and no one needs to spend big money). Or choosing other
activities than going eat to bars/restaurants. It works well enough for
the situation to be acceptable.