large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

Andypandyboy

onlyroz wrote: »

That is exactly my point. If you can understand why I wouldn't want to subsidise your hotel room why can't you understand why I wouldn't want to subsidise your meal?

No, my point was that it simply isn't the norm to do that with hotel rooms but it is the norm to split restaurant bills. My question was why do you think that is the case?(if you believe they are the same scenario) I don't believe they are the same.

missbiggles1

I haven't gone out to pubs for years but when I did go with a couple of friends it was usual to each buy a round - do people not do this anymore?

melanzana

missbiggles1 wrote: »

Shush - we're free styling!:rotfl:

That made me snort out loud! Brilliant.

Andypandyboy

I am struggling to see why anyone would routinely eat with "random strangers" or "people they will never see again" outside of a business setting.

Once, twice maybe, but not routinely and to me anything that isn't regular is not worth getting steamed up about. I also think it is even less likely that people would take advantage when they don't know you well enough to know your financial position.

missbiggles1

PasturesNew wrote: »

Ah, I'd only read about one, once - and that one had to be booked 3 months in advance and it was an Event.

I had no idea it was 'fairly normal'.

I don't go to posh places. I've never eaten in even a 3-star hotel (not actually ever been inside one either).

I don't actually know what A La Carte means... off to Google it.

Edit: Ah, "off the menu". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%80_la_carte
Discovered another phrase on there too, never heard of that one, a Table d'Hote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_d%27h%C3%B4te

You must eat at some posh places.

Don't you think that inverse snobbery is as undesirable as ordinary snobbery?

seven-day-weekend

I went for a meal with two friends on Monday and paid for the whole lot with my card. They gave me £20 each. I knew that their food had only come to about £15 each, so explained that I had not got any change. They said that was fine and I could buy the coffees on our next stop. I also provided the transport. Sorted .

Jagraf

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I haven't gone out to pubs for years but when I did go with a couple of friends it was usual to each buy a round - do people not do this anymore?

Yes - I can't imagine it any other way. Some rounds are more expensive than others (we find first round is most expensive)

missbiggles1

Jagraf wrote: »

Yes - I can't imagine it any other way. Some rounds are more expensive than others (we find first round is most expensive)

So do people get as het up about who has what drinks as some on here seem to do about food?

melanzana

Jagraf wrote: »

Yes - I can't imagine it any other way. Some rounds are more expensive than others (we find first round is most expensive)

Ah no, when we go out with a group we throw a tenner each into a pot, and off we go.

No one cares if one has a larger/more expensive drink whatever. At least they have contributed!

And when the pot is gone, it is topped up.

Anything left over then is used to donate to charity. Sorry, more drinks lol
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

onlyroz

Andypandyboy wrote: »

No, my point was that it simply isn't the norm to do that with hotel rooms but it is the norm to split restaurant bills. My question was why do you think that is the case?(if you believe they are the same scenario) I don't believe they are the same.

I know that it isn't the norm to split hotel bills equally - but my point is that the restaurant bill-splitters seem to have some sort of mental block in understanding why many people are unhappy about splitting the bill equally. If you can understand why I wouldn't want to split a hotel bill equally why can't you understand why I don't want to split a restaurant bill equally? My reasons for not wanting to do either are essentially the same - I don't want to subside somebody else's indulgence.