large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

Person_one

Andypandyboy wrote: »

If money was so tight that I couldn't afford any deviation from what I had ordered if the bill was split, then I wouldn't eat out.

That sucks for the people for whom money is basically always that tight. Should they not socialise? If they were your friends would you prefer they didn't take part in your meals/events?

Andypandyboy

Person_one wrote: »

That sucks for the people for whom money is basically always that tight. Should they not socialise? If they were your friends would you prefer they didn't take part in your meals/events?

Good friends tailor their venues to the pocket of all concerned and order accordingly. However, if someone suggested a venue they really could not afford I would expect them to decline, as I would in their position.

Nor do you eat out with the same set of friends every time (or at least we don't) so it is not a question of never going out but going where suits your pocket. Is that not what everyone does?

Person_one

Andypandyboy wrote: »

Good friends tailor their venues to the pocket of all concerned and order accordingly. However, if someone suggested a venue they really could not afford I would expect them to decline, as I would in their position.

Nor do you eat out with the same set of friends every time (or at least we don't) so it is not a question of never going out but going where suits your pocket. Is that not what everyone does?

I don't think I can have the same discussion all over again!

Feral_Moon

Andypandyboy wrote: »

Good friends tailor their venues to the pocket of all concerned and order accordingly. However, if someone suggested a venue they really could not afford I would expect them to decline, as I would in their position.

Nor do you eat out with the same set of friends every time (or at least we don't) so it is not a question of never going out but going where suits your pocket. Is that not what everyone does?

Precisely! I have one particular dining friend who's as adventurous and foodie as I am and we wouldn't think twice about dining at a restaurant with a tasting menu of £75 offering 5/6/7 courses.

But I have other friends who would never entertain paying that much for quality food, along with the dining experience. They're quite happy to dine at Hungry Horse or similar where they can get a full plate full for £5.

Andypandyboy

Person_one wrote: »

I don't think I can have the same discussion all over again!

Probably wise as you can't see any other point of view.:D

People eat out if they can afford it, where they can afford it. It is no different to where you holiday or shop. No one is obliged to accept any invitation.

missbiggles1

Person_one wrote: »

That sucks for the people for whom money is basically always that tight. Should they not socialise? If they were your friends would you prefer they didn't take part in your meals/events?

I don't have friends who are fabulously wealthy and I don't have friends who are desperately skint - some have more than others but not at any sort of extreme. I think that's quite common really.

Feral_Moon

And I've probably forgotten everything you been fighting about by tomorrow anyway.

Homeownertobe

PasturesNew wrote: »

You do KNOW you're an arrogant, pompous twerk ... right?

I won't lower myself to trade insults with you but having read your posts on this thread, I do wish you better luck in life.:)

Homeownertobe

Peter333 wrote: »

You don't have to 'not go out for years' to save for a house. There are plenty of cheap and cheerful places you can go, like Wetherspoons for example. Or maybe places like that are beneath you...

I did. And yes, Wetherspoons is absolutely beneath me. I'd rather not spend time with the local alcoholics and eat pathetic reheated mass-produced frozen microwave meals when I can pay a few quid more to eat in a much nicer atmosphere without the dregs of society putting me off my dinner.;)

Homeownertobe

Peter333 wrote: »

Is thinking that cheap is always better, any worse than thinking that expensive is always better?

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

If you're one of those individuals that think expensive is always better, then I'm very sorry for you.

In some cases it is, but for the main it is not.

cbrown372 wrote: »

Nando's

That was exactly my argument, which I switched around to show how silly it is. Obviously all that cheap muck you eat is having a negative effect on you both.;)