large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

holidaysforme

Homeownertobe wrote: »

HIV is not transmitted via saliva - that is a fact. Your ignorance and scaremongering is disgusting.

Actually had to read that post a couple if times I was so shocked:eek:
Hard to believe that anybody could be that ignorant and Ill informed in this day and age!!

moneyistooshorttomention

onlyroz wrote: »

Sorry but the only people I'd share a fork with would be my husband or possibly my kids. Even then I'd probably prefer them to cut off a bit of my steak for themselves with their own cutlery.

I really don't think it's normal to be putting your cutlery into the mouths of your fellow dinner guests.

Agreed:T

I admit to feeling both horrified and angry at the number of people who seem to be prepared to quite casually risk someone else's health (eg sharing food off the same cutlery). Yuk!

It's one thing between couples (ie they've been doing "share and share alike" on germs etc anyway) - but between anyone else it gets my goat that someone else thinks its okay to take risks with MY health (as I wouldnt do it with theirs).

Anyway - in this day and age - it seriously is not a good idea to pass on an ailment (cold sore or worse) to someone else and then admit you were the one that was too inconsiderate to protect them from YOUR illness in the first place.:money::money::money: and yes I honestly do think that anyone who makes someone else ill through sheer carelessness/irresponsibility/etc is asking for it ££££.

Torry_Quine

Person_one wrote: »

I have the opposite response, I see how much worse it could be and relax.

That's my reaction too,:rotfl:

mumps

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Well.... I expect in that scenario the friends would do as I have often done and pay for me to have what I want. We've all been broke over the years.

No I would not go and have a sandwich while they were eating several courses. I would have told them beforehand I couldn't afford it, so splitting the bill would never be an option.

I'd never tell friends I couldn't afford to go, I am a private sort of person so I either wouldn't go or I would go and have something cheap off the menu, no starter or pud perhaps. I don't drink alcohol anyway so no one would be surprised at that. I went to a pub chain to meet some friends and I had a jelly and ice cream off the children's menu instead of an adult pud as I was a bit broke. I just so "Oh that looks nice, I haven't had jelly for years." It cost about £1.50 instead of £5 something like that and I think I had fish and chips as a main. No one thought anything of it and I had a great time. The jelly was lovely and I probably enjoyed it more than alot of things I have had over the years that have ended up too sickly sweet. Much better than missing out on meeting up with friends.

mumps

Re the visitors from abroad we have had them lots of time. Four kids with French exchange/German exchange. I have family in South Africa, Australia, The Netherlands, Ireland (might be more but that's a quick think) husband has family in North America. Some years I feel like I am running a hotel, unfortunately no one pays the bill.

Feral_Moon

Can't believe the sheer hysteria and paranoia displayed by some posters in this thread. Have you never kissed anyone? Anyone would think by sharing a forkful of food you were suddenly going to drop dead with some incurable disease :rotfl:

moneyistooshorttomention

When you've had your health damaged by someone else who couldnt be bothered to be a bit more considerate etc - and more than once at that - you dont take the thought lightly that some stupid wotname might just think it's okay to be careless enough to damage your health again.

..and yes...I do worry about the potential for feeling ill again at some point in the future (as my body gets older and wearier) from that damage rearing its head again for a "second bite of the cherry" at making me feel ill.

Bad enough to have any illness that's just down to your own carelessness or "one of those things"...

Person_one

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

When you've had your health damaged by someone else who couldnt be bothered to be a bit more considerate etc - and more than once at that - you dont take the thought lightly that some stupid wotname might just think it's okay to be careless enough to damage your health again.

..and yes...I do worry about the potential for feeling ill again at some point in the future (as my body gets older and wearier) from that damage rearing its head again for a "second bite of the cherry" at making me feel ill.

Bad enough to have any illness that's just down to your own carelessness or "one of those things"...

Is your immune system seriously compromised or suppressed in some way?

If not, then the risk posed by eating off the same fork as somebody else is so negligible as to not be worth worrying about at all.

Some people prefer not to share plates/cutlery/etc. Fair enough, but for most its not a health issue, just a personal boundary issue.

silvercar

onlyroz wrote: »

Sorry but the only people I'd share a fork with would be my husband or possibly my kids. Even then I'd probably prefer them to cut off a bit of my steak for themselves with their own cutlery.

I really don't think it's normal to be putting your cutlery into the mouths of your fellow dinner guests.

Out with work colleagues, I once twigged that 2 people were having an affair because of the way they acted over sharing food. I was later proved right.

onlyroz

Person_one wrote: »

Some people prefer not to share plates/cutlery/etc. Fair enough, but for most its not a health issue, just a personal boundary issue.

Exactly - I'm pretty sure there are more deadly things you can do than share cutlery, but to suggest it's normal to hand-feed your dinner companions is just :rotfl: