> I don't follow your logic at all. The person in this article is saying that people are being cheap by not just splitting the bill evenly. Could be a cultural

> I don't follow your logic at all. The person in this article is saying that people are being cheap by not just splitting the bill evenly. Could be a cultural thing. I live in a small town of a rather poor country. Where I live, friends pay in turns, today I'll pay and the next time he'll pay and so forth... and not even very strict turns[1]. If could split the check in half, that's acceptable. Splitting the bill to the cent would leave you with no friends in no time. [1]: That said, food here is cheap (dirt cheap compared to the US). If you go to the capital, it's different. I noticed that people there split the bill, but restaurants/food costs 2x or 3x up, so paying the whole thing is expensive.