Personally, I won't split a bill when there's alcohol involved unless it is with a group of 4 where Chris drinks and one of the other people also drinks. In large groups like we had the other night, there tends to be a few excessive drinkers and I won't pay a portion of their excessiveness.

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I agree with Not Afraid and innerSpaceman (and others) who are not generally comfortable evenly splitting a bill.

I have and will gladly do an even split when my dining companions and I all ordered roughly the same thing. E.g., if we all got an appetizer (or split one), entree, non-booze beverage, and dessert, each person's total is going to be roughly the same. I would happily discard the $3-$4 difference for the convenience in paying.

However, if my date (HA! :rolleyes:) and I each order soup, sandwich, and milk while my friend and his husband order appetizers, entrees, a $30 bottle of wine, and dessert, I simply can't afford to evenly split that bill. And if the tables were turned, I would never expect my friends to pay for my stuff either. I'm not a stingy bastard, I'm just trying to live within my means. If I was wealthy enough, I'd love to pick up the whole tab because I enjoy treating my friends.

I agree... Lisa shouldn't have to pay for my excessive drinking! :cheers:

Not at all. By design and necessity, meals at the commune would run towards simplicity of concept and modesty of portion, prepared with the sacredness of tea ceremony and consumed with prayers of gratitude.

VSLM!

Did everyone miss this? Emphasis mine.
THANK YOU to my husband for figuring this out.

I'm another one who won't just evenly split in hopes that it would "even" out later, mainly because I am very mindful of our budget when we go out. I'm also from the train of thought to contribute equally to pot luck situations. I like to share, not provide. It is a pet peeve of mine to see people show up and chow without contributing, especially when it tends to always be the same people.

That's why I always bring Twinkies....

What excessiveness? You mean when I thought the table cloth was my napkin? (That's where I had a self-imposed cut off, btw).

Or perhaps when Keith was hysterical laughing on the floor? (That's when the waitress cut him off, btw).


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