Splitting a Restaurant Bill: How Do you Do It?

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What do you do most commonly when eating out with a group of friends?
a. Split the bill evenly between everyone?
b. Work out exactly who had what and divide in detail?
c. Take it in turns for one person to pay it all?
d. Another method
Vote here or click reply to discuss.
a. Split the bill evenly between everyone?
b. Work out exactly who had what and divide in detail?
c. Take it in turns for one person to pay it all?
d. Another method
Vote here or click reply to discuss.
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Ivan
Because I dont drink alchohol or fizzy drinks and it depends where we are eating as to what I have (ie, I dont like Indan food so I would only have a salad and a bit of whatever the OH is eating)
New way to split restaurant bills
Happy to vote on this again...
1) Groups of women - everyone carefully examines bill, all work out with a calculator who has eaten what, drunk what - to the last penny. After 20 mins of discussion, each put in exactly what they have consumed. After this, all present total up money and see if it equals amount owed. Ignore the fact that the service charge may go straight to the restaurant, with the staff seeing nothing of it. If total paid in is less than bill, spend another 20 mins working out who has underpaid.
2) Groups of men - most sober person glances at bill, divides it equally between diners, and announces figure owed by each to the nearest £5. Most sober person checks if money collected exceeds bill. If not, most sober person throws in missing amount, especially if concerned that service charge is not being paid to the staff.
I offer no explanation for these observations, other than to say there might well be a connection between alcohol consumed and method of bill paying.....
If I am out with friends, we just split the bill between us.
Ivan
This is so true, so very true..... :rotfl: