tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post668004252408289564..comments2023-10-17T22:22:40.396+10:00Comments on The Milk Bar: Let me get the billAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-24688325748350294852008-02-03T22:54:00.000+10:002008-02-03T22:54:00.000+10:00Somehow, I feel tha this post was written as a rea...Somehow, I feel tha this post was written as a reaction of our recent meals. Haha. Aiyah, I think #1 and #4 apply to both of us.<BR/><BR/>See, I really think we should go dutch next time, ok? It's really about enjoying the meal together and NOT who's paying. Also, I dont have to fight with your parents when the bill arrives. And, for close friends, those of us who make more money than the older folks (minus your dad and that includes your mom now that she has stopped working) should be paying.<BR/><BR/>Hmm... where shall we go eat next?NomadicExpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05530123337350392876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-32879298088091500032008-02-02T09:35:00.000+10:002008-02-02T09:35:00.000+10:00Don't understand why Asians just can't "go dutch" ...Don't understand why Asians just can't "go dutch" when it comes to payment of meals? <BR/><BR/>Maybe it is a way to make the other party feel OBLIGATED and people can have continuous meals paid for by others next time??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11655446350288329829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-42916606154284146952008-02-02T07:20:00.000+10:002008-02-02T07:20:00.000+10:00How funny. It would be nice to have all your bill...How funny. It would be nice to have all your bills paid for - but I guess it eventually comes back to you. <BR/><BR/>Hannah Montana is a girl (her real name is Mylee Cyrus) on TV that all the little girls watch - she has a show called "Hannah Montana" and she is a singer in the show.<BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend Amanda - see you soon. KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-22159436751388501172008-02-02T06:10:00.000+10:002008-02-02T06:10:00.000+10:00Oh yes, it's all about calculators when a group of...Oh yes, it's all about calculators when a group of people go.Jean-Luc Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01689798190618944262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-18543730451598389202008-02-02T03:45:00.000+10:002008-02-02T03:45:00.000+10:00I agree with John's assessment (as I generally do)...I agree with John's assessment (as I generally do)...women will whip out calculators and figure each person's share to the cent, while men will just throw $20 bills on the table...the financial equivalent of beating our chests, I suppose. I have an ongoing competition with my son-in-law over payment when Agnes and I go to dinner with him and our daughter. Even if I declare days ahead of time that we are treating, he'll find some clever way to outfox me and pay the bill before I can get it. I've learned to follow him to the bathroom if he gets up after the main course (having learned he's probably going to intercept the bill), but he's gotten even sneakier over time, sometimes passing notes to the waitress or even arranging to get to the restaurant early so that he can tell them to give him the bill before we even get there. I just hope he does this when we're old and poor instead of now, when we can afford to pay our own way!Bilbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14213505386288233192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958650458175024216.post-48155691840219037062008-02-02T01:44:00.000+10:002008-02-02T01:44:00.000+10:00The same kind of thing goes on in the US but I thi...The same kind of thing goes on in the US but I think the battle of who pays is more of a male thing here than a female one. Women tend to be more like "Who had the extra salsa?" (for $.50) while men may be more likely to over cover their share making the waiter the real winner.<BR/><BR/>Waiters often ask how you want the bill divided or all on one tab.<BR/><BR/>I've learned to allow others the blessing of paying occasionally. I know that it gives me pleasure to be the one treating on other occasions.John A Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777330742400065045noreply@blogger.com