Food & Drink

Dinner Time

Food & Drink

Posted by: Anonymous

31st May 2007 03:05pm

Many of us enjoy going out for dinner, or to a friends house for a bbq, but what happens when it comes time to eat and drink?  For example, in the case of a bbq, should you only eat what you brought or the equivalent (i.e  don't eat the steak if you only brought sausages) or because its a group situation should you feel free to help yourself to whatever is on offer?

 

Also if you are eating out with a group, should you split the bill evenly amongst the group, regardless of whether you've ordered the most or least expensive thing on the menu, or should everyone pay for what they ordered?


Janine
  • 24th Jul 2007 01:08pm

I love going out to dinner at a restuarant or a friends place. As I come from England it was hard to adjust to the aussie byo or bring a plate!!! In England we would find it rude if we invited yourself for dinner and you brought food with you!!! Alcohol was excepted as a present not for you to drink!!!

However having lived here for some 10 years now and have made many friends we tend to go out for banquet lunches /dinners where there is a price per head which covers the drama of how many kids have you bought with you and who had what??? As for me and my dinner parties we seem to have come to an agreement that when we host a dinner we provide everything except alcohol and just take it in turns!!! It seems to work for us.

Addressing your topic, I think splitting the bill, whatever you ate or however many kids someone has, should not be a problem if you are amongst friends!!! As for the Aussie BBQ , sharing is a great quality in Australians and they always want you to try some delicous fish/meat that they have marinated etc etc!!!


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