large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

moneyistooshorttomention

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

Funnily enough, I've never seen mushroom or asparagus risotto on any menus! :rotfl:

Do you not like brocolli or cheese then? Because that's basically all it is! I like it with chips to mop up the cheesy sauce!

I'm quite partial personally to things like that:)

What I object to personally is being charged the same sort of amount for my "everyday" food as other people are charged for their "luxury" food.

The worst I've encountered yet is getting cheese omelette for my "special" meal:eek: when other people were having a luxury meat meal. But it does happen....all too frequently...:(

seven-day-weekend

mumps wrote: »

No eating too much is one definition of greedy but the other common definition is Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.

In all the online dictionaries I have looked at eating too much is always the 2nd definition.

Because of the topic it is easy to misunderstand how it is being used. I have seen people on here explaining that it was people want more than they paid for (or more than their fair share?) that they meant. That seems entirely reasonable to me, I think it is greedy and selfish to think you should always get more than you pay for and other people should always subsidise that. People might be happy to do it because they consider it the norm or because they are nice people but that doesn't mean that the man who always chooses the 12 oz steak and wants to choose an expensive wine and have a brandy shouldn't stop and think that maybe he should offer to put a bit extra in. I would have thought that was just good manners.

So would I. And whilst I agree with you about the definition of greed, I really do not think that was what as meant here, as, iirc, the context was about eating. About greedy people having steaks and alcoholic drinks.

Georgiegirl256

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I love cheese, just can't stand broccoli - or most green vegetables, for that matter. I'd make a terrible (but really thin) vegetarian.:)

Yes, i think you would lol! :rotfl:

I love all vegetables except cucumbers, courgettes and green peppers!

mumps

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Yep....count me in as someone that would have been more than a little annoyed about that. I would have turned round at the time and told the waiter that I would have the "cigar and brandy" rather than the coffee and mint please. They wouldnt have dared say "But that's the male option and you're not a man" (as that would be clear sexual discrimination) and I would have got my brandy.

Personally - I would have kept right on arguing my point until I got my brandy. I would have felt "honour bound" to make sure that never happened to any women again...and that both sexes had their choice of the two options (and I would have taken the cigar with me for anyone I knew that smoked them - or, alternatively, left it crumbled on my plate).

Sorry, that wouldn't have worked. Hyacinth had placed the order and paid for x number of people, y having cigars and brandy the rest having coffee and mints. Not the waiters fault. I think she was sucking up to the bosses who came, all male, and she felt it was the "done thing" to provide brandy and cigars for the men. I'm only surprised that she hadn't arranged for another room for the ladies to withdraw to.

mumps

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I love cheese, just can't stand broccoli - or most green vegetables, for that matter. I'd make a terrible (but really thin) vegetarian.:)

That reminds me of my son when he was about 8. He was being very serious one day and said, "I hate it when grown ups show off." I asked him what he meant and he said, "Oh you know, when the say they like broccoli and things like that."

At least we know you don't show off MissBiggles

moneyistooshorttomention

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I love cheese, just can't stand broccoli - or most green vegetables, for that matter. I'd make a terrible (but really thin) vegetarian.:)

Imo - it depends on how they are cooked.

I used to think I hated green vegetables - and then I started doing them for myself and discovered how I could:
- steam them and serve with lemon juice and olive oil
- serve with tahini sauce
- grate a bit of cheese over them

and always always never cook them too much.

At that point - I discovered I actually like them.

Georgiegirl256

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

So would I. And whilst I agree with you about the definition of greed, I really do not think that was what as meant here, as, iirc, the context was about eating. About greedy people having steaks and alcoholic drinks.

That was what I meant, I don't know about others?

Doesn't bother me one bit of others have steaks, wine by the gallon load etc, just as long as they don't expect me to pay for it!

mumps

Just before I go and do something useful (have been in bed in pain and not able to eat for nearly 48 hours) I just wanted to say I am not a vegetarian but often have a vegetable lasagne and am very partial to a cheese omelette. Unfortunately I can't eat alot of cheese as it will give me a migraine and after recent hospital adventures with my digestive system I can't eat much of anything but I still like to go out with friends and "break bread" with them. I do hope none of them read this thread and decide I shouldn't be allowed to.

Georgiegirl256

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

and always always never cook them too much.
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:rotfl: I love them when they're soft! Many a Christmas dinner has been ruined when the sprouts were so hard they could be used as missiles!

But yeah, I agree, not as appetising when they've turned to mush.

I don't know how people can eat them al dente though. :eek:

seven-day-weekend

But Pastures New, I have never had anyone try to shaft me in underhand ways like that - you seem to have loads, in fact the way you talk it seems as though every meal you go to people are trying to swindle you. Don't you ever go out and just having a relaxing time not worrying about it?