On Wed, May 29, 2024 at 4:23 PM Suresh Ramasubramanian via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote:
In all such cases with our friends meetups, we’d typically decide to eat at > a cheaper joint (Irani / Udupi etc hotel) that’d fit the friend’s pocket, > or just tacitly pick up the friend’s bill. > > > > Things tend to work themselves out as long as there is mutual goodwill. If > there isn’t, there are likely to be arguments over any sort of split, > equitable or not. > Some of the "non-standard" arrangements that have been shown to work, in my experience: * Each person starting their own tab at the bar for drinks and sharing the food bill * Someone starting the process of pre-emptively paying a sum larger than their share * Someone saying "I'm paying for myself and this other person" * When we met up in Madhu's restaurant, he would take over the job of deciding who pays what. Not sure why he took on the extra effort, but it worked for us. :) Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
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