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Doesn't matter...at the end my choice not to tip what you think you've earned will leave you starving. BTW if I suspect any foul play, not only will I call the Department of Health with your full name and the establishment's name...You'll be lucky to get a dime. So in the end, you still LOSE.
they don't need your $5 that badly. its just rude and classless not to pay for a service you are receiving. i agree it is also classless for them to mess with your food. thankfully, those who refuse to tip and servers who tamper with customers' food are both in the minority. usually you will just get less attentive service the next time you go to that restaurant if the server even remembers.
It is absolutely not normal to go dutch on a first date. That is only a trick pulled by the "you want to be equal, then act like a man" type of man...and that is by no means normal.
I will always offer to pay for part of the check, but if he accepts, there won't be a second date. What a cheapo.
Yes, I just made the same comment. Women are not likely to respect a "man" who acts this way.
Tipping isn't trivial to the wait staff; it's the large part of their income.
I'd agree with the poster who said it's a sign for future misery. The guy is cheap and would likely steal from his grandma. He's basically refusing to pay the server for his/her services -- just because he can.
IMHO is certainly does reflect on your character. If you're unkind/unfair to a waitress on bad crocodile days, I'd expect you to also be unkind/unfair to your spouse, children, and anyone else who you encounter on the wrong cycle. Being an angel on Sunday doesn't earn a ticket to be an abuser on Monday.
Every man has good days and bad days. Even the most wonderful married men on internet message boards. Look it up. You run into a person on a bad day, you see a completely different person, the antagonist. I'm not afraid of my inner antagonist. I admire him as much as I admire the good person, coz both of them combine into one - me. That's my opinion and it's not humble.
If the babe's looking for a one-dimensional bloke, she might as well get a poodle for better results. You know those things which leap into you when you beckon. Do poodles leap?
Or, date 10 to 15 years older. Wrinkley boys will do everything to please the rest of the world. They are keepers.
Last edited by Currency Pair Crocodile; 02-13-2012 at 02:33 PM..
thank you!! what is happening to the women of this world?
many of them are single, and will remain so unless they learn to adapt. THis isn't the malt shop and I don't drive a 57 chevy. I work, she works...I don't see the danger of going dutch if two adults choose to do so. The oddest part of the OP is that she had no interest in the guy and still expected him to pay for the date. I guess her rational is that he can feel good about himself for practicing "good etiquette?" lol. Ah the laughs..
I went on a date with a man I met on match. He talked the whole time, which I was going to chalk up to nerves, he's a federal officer, divorced with kids. I have three rules when I date, no kids, no cops and no ex wives. Well, needless to say, he broke all the rules. However, when emailing back and forth we seemed to click, and I was really open to the idea. Also, he said several times what good money he makes.
Dinner was nice, conversation flowed just fine... when the waitress came to ask whether or not everything was on one bill, he looks at me? I then told her politely, it would be two checks. The waitress could tell we were on a first date, and she kept it on one piece of paper, but two different totals. She also set it right in front of him. He never once offered. I put out my 20.00 for the meal, and left a very nice tip too. He left 1.00 for a tip.
This has never happened to me before, although once in relationships I turn into the sugar Mama.
Is this a deal breaker? Is this just a sign of what's to come? I wouldn't have made him pay, but it's the OFFER that would have been nice...
And what are those "roles," pray tell? And what are women's roles? Let's gather around the campfire and discuss: would they be: housewife, mother, slave, cook, high school drop out??
This is patently absurd. The level of service is exponentially better at a fine dining establishment vs. some place like IHOP. Either you've never actually been to a nice restaurant or you're lying.
Dutch on a first date?? No way, Hosea. You ask me out, you better be paying. If not, tootle loo my dahling!!
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