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Yeah, I second that it removes friction. I hate the "lets split the bill evenly"-approach. It makes me feel like I leech of others if I want something expensive

• kurthr 9y ago
  Yeah, they ought to use bill roulette (choose a penny out of the bill to choose who pays). You still get the jerk who doesn't tip, though.
  • closeparen 9y ago
    Wow. I tend to think of "not randomly destroying each other's finances" as a baseline criteria for friendship.
    • kurthr 9y ago
      Sometimes you don't go out and eat only with friends... However, like a potluck or dinner club, check roulette works great with groups you regularly eat with since it is distributed exactly according to the bill. I have groups that I eat with 30-50 times a year.
• Volt 9y ago
  Can't you just get your own bill then? I feel like so many people make this to be way more of a deal than it needs to be.
  • Spivak 9y ago
    Because the act of getting your own bill is a statement. It's no secret that you're doing it because Ted always adds a lobster tail to his steak. Or that you're doing it because you're going to order a water, no appatizers, and the Ruben because money is tight. Once you're outside of specific circles 'being broke' stops being a shared experience and it affects how people view you. The only time you might be able to get away with it is because you're going to order the 24oz sirloin and don't want to put that on other people. But that's a statement in a different direction and could come off as elitest or insulting. Pay for what you order lessens this awkwardness.