How do you split the restaurant bill with your friends?
Some people split everything equally, and some others just prefer to pay only for what they ordered. Both options are fine, as long as everyone agrees. The goal is for everyone to have a good time and for no one to overspend what they can’t afford.
However, if someone doesn’t want to split everything equally and pay for something they didn’t order, they have the right to say so and pay only for what they are eating. That was what a woman thought about the matter, especially since she was on a budget. She and her friend group went out for a birthday dinner, and she let them know beforehand that she would eat light because the money was tight for her. She ordered a $14 salad and water. The rest started ordering steak, expensive drinks, desserts, and whatnot. The bill ended up being $340, and they wanted to split it evenly, so everyone would pay $57. She refused, since that was three times what she had spent, and she was going to end up paying for things she hadn’t even tried. She said she would pay for her meal, a decent tip, and her share for the birthday girl, but nothing more. The rest started accusing her of being cheap, making a fuss about it, and accusing her of ruining the celebration.
The thing is, those friends who accused her of being cheap are the ones who are actually being cheap. Otherwise, how do you call it to order expensive things and then expect someone else to pay for it? Besides, she had already told them that money was short and she was on a budget. The friends not only seem to be cheap but also quite inconsiderate. Not everyone makes as much money as everyone else, and asking them to pay for something they can’t afford shows a tremendous lack of empathy for others.
What would you have done? Would you have paid what they were asking, or just your share, as she did?
Author: Kayitsi.com
