jake wrote:
>
>>
>>> No, guests should not order the most expensive menu item,
>>
>>
>>
>> And here, you admit there is some line somewhere.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> nancy
>>
> 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.

am I the only one who has no problem dividing a bill properly? If no one
is treating me to a dinner, I order whatever I want, and pay for it.
There is no way that I would split a bill evenly. Why do you guys do it
that way?

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