2006-07-27 01:30:26 · 34 answers · asked by cc 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yes, I like to pay my way in this world!
2006-07-27 06:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by LONDONER © 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I'm Mexican-American. In Mexican culture, if you ask someone to have dinner with them, you pay. It's considered very rude to ask someone to dinner and then say, "Oh, can you pay your part?"
So what friends do is they usually trade off: Today I pay for dinner; tomorrow my friend pays for it. It's much nicer that way. We never have to be looking at the bill to see who ordered what and taking several minutes to calculate how much you should put in; you just pay the whole bill and that's it. If the other offers to pay the tip, that's fine; but it's not an obligation.
If it's groups of more than two people, it gets a little tricky. It would be more likely that everyone pays his/her share in that case. But in some cases amongst close friends, sometimes one treats the other two; next time another treats...so on.
When I'm with some of my more lower-income American friends, it's almost a given that we are gonna go Dutch. But when I go with my meditation instructor to eat, he always pays. He won't even think of asking me to pay. (He's loaded, and he knows I don't have that much money--plus I'm kind of his unofficial assistant at the meditation center.)
It's kind of cool being in two cultures: When I visit my Latino friends, it's back to the "I invite = I pay rule"--regardless of what your income is. You can be dirt poor, but you still follow that rule. I think it's a lot nicer than sitting at the table staring at the receipt going, "Ok, yours was $5 more cause you got the extra drink."
So, to answer your question, it depends on who asks me to dinner.
2006-07-27 01:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by ♣Tascalcoán♣ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course, the person asking you only wants your company! Not a huge bill! You are most likely to enjoy the experience as well. I think it is best to offer to pay your half its only polite, if they indicate that they'll pay, fair enough.
If you are going on a date however, i think its protocol that the bloke pays for the women as well.
i agree with keirboy! you lot are mad! you probbaly don't have any mates, i wonder why.
2006-07-27 01:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by wave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd always offer, out of politeness - but if I'd been asked out for dinner then I really wouldn't expect to pay half.
2006-07-27 01:39:19 · answer #4 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had enough money, I would offer to pay for the whole bill.
2006-07-27 20:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by Felicia Fox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the situation. If it is casual friends, then its "Dutch Treat" and everybody pays for their own. If it is a member of the opposite sex, then you are being asked on a date and they pay. To be a good sport, you can offer to leave the tip.
2006-07-27 01:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always offer and on occasions will sometimes pick up the bill for the whole meal. Fairs Fair
2006-07-27 03:43:14 · answer #7 · answered by K5JOA 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i always offer to pay some but usually the boyfriend doesnt let me. but then i always feel a bit tight letting him pay so if he pays for dinner then il pay for the drinks after. just evens it up a bit!
2006-07-27 01:34:40 · answer #8 · answered by Caroline N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If I was asked to dinner, then the other party should pay, unless it was pre-aranged to go dutch. If I ask someone to dinner, I always pay for both.
2006-07-27 07:05:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because I was asked. It is not protocol to offer to pay half. You can pay the tip as a gesture of thanks for the dinner.
2006-07-27 01:33:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No if it was a date, but if a friend yes i would pay half.
2006-07-27 01:45:09 · answer #11 · answered by lisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋