12-30-2016, 05:21 AM
Lots of great stuff here, but I'll go with the one that said to just communicate to the server that you want separate checks from the get go. Unless you have a table of 19 people, it's not that hard, and it will save you from having to get into this with your friends/acquaintances/whomever when the bill comes.
I don't really sweat this stuff anymore, but it does bother me a little on occasion. It's not just the alcohol (I do drink), but sometimes the entrees/appetizers vary wildly in price. Usually, I feel like I've ordered less than others, but I'm even more uncomfortable when I've ordered more...or I fear that it looks that way. Sometimes it will irritate me for a couple minutes, but unless someone is taking advantage, I just go along with it and move on with my life.
I know a guy (an older friend of the family) who explained how he'd be out all night and then point out at the end of the evening that he just had coffee. Somehow, this is something I'll always remember about him, and I'm sure his "friends" will too.
I don't really sweat this stuff anymore, but it does bother me a little on occasion. It's not just the alcohol (I do drink), but sometimes the entrees/appetizers vary wildly in price. Usually, I feel like I've ordered less than others, but I'm even more uncomfortable when I've ordered more...or I fear that it looks that way. Sometimes it will irritate me for a couple minutes, but unless someone is taking advantage, I just go along with it and move on with my life.
I know a guy (an older friend of the family) who explained how he'd be out all night and then point out at the end of the evening that he just had coffee. Somehow, this is something I'll always remember about him, and I'm sure his "friends" will too.