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?


Anonymous
  • 7th May 2008 11:36am

Yup, we have one of just those kinds of friends. He is one of a few singles in our group of mostly couples, some kids. He either brings nothing, or just a bottle of drink to bbqs. He has even shown up with opened and half eaten bags of chips or packets of tim tams. Euck. God knows how long the biscuits were open on his coffee table before he so generously (?) offered them to us. He eats a LOT and nearly always asks for seconds. He has dinner at our place at least once a week, calling to invite himself over, saying that as a live alone bachelor he needs a good home cooked meal. We have known him for so long we feel obligated to invite him, and when we haven't, he gets mighty upset that he was not included. I guess the main reason we all keep including him is partly not wanting to cause a confrontation, and partly pity because there has only been one girlfriend in three years and we know he is lonely. I am not sure we have any hope of fixing his slob status and natural lack of manners. We are stuck with him the way he is. Lucky for him, he is usually fun.


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