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Old 09-20-2014, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast View Post
Having separate checks allows for people to spend within their means and be responsible for their own spending and drinking. That's not "being cheap".

Why should we split the bill in half with a couple who spends $180 while we are spending $70? Some have been brazen enough to say we owed half, split right down the middle in situations like that. I rue the day I agreed to split the bill with a "friend" who ordered a $35 entree plus appetizer, an a la carte salad, 3 mixed drinks, dessert, and cappuccino, while I ordered a $16 entree and a glass of wine. I was used, and won't let it happen again.

I think you missed my earlier post when I said that I love it down here because seperate checks are the norm. Someone asked if seperate checks wasn't a common practice all over the country and I shared my past. I agree with you entirely. That's also why I love cruising, no check splitting.