(leaving the earlier message below for context) This approach to splitting the bill (and many hairs) is interesting, although I don't know if I would take the effort.
https://x.com/itspsneha/status/1878676557952381309 Thoughts? Udhay On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 9:15 AM Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a topic that comes up every now and again. Speaking as someone who > regularly organizes group meetups, > > 1. We usually split the bill evenly, because (at least as far as food is > concerned) the entire table ends up sampling whatever is ordered. > 2. The people I tend to meet with tend to order things which are roughly > similar. > 3. Liquor is where this model faces challenges. A teetotaller (or even a > beer drinker, such as myself) might feel hard done by, if asked, on a > regular basis, to partly subsidize someone ordering much more expensive > spirits. > > The solution isn't easily achieved. At least in India, separate checks > aren't the norm, and most POS systems aren't set up for it. Also, keeping > track like this is a tedious and mood killing chore at the end of a > pleasant evening. > > What are the thoughts of the hive mind? > > > https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/splitting-the-check-is-no-longer-restaurant-etiquette-in-2024-its-every-diner-for-themself/articleshow/107123596.cms > > -- > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)) > > -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
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