[tomwed]

In the company I kept in NJ, asking for separate checks seemed like you were being cheap or that you didn't trust the others would pay their fair share. Every friday a bunch of teachers would go to a local bar and throw in some money for the check and leave when they felt like leaving. The bill would be $80 and there would be $160 in the kitty. No one wanted to be labeled cheap. We all could add.

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by tomwed

In the company I kept in NJ, asking for separate checks seemed like you were being cheap or that you didn't trust the others would pay their fair share. Every friday a bunch of teachers would go to a local bar and throw in some money for the check and leave when they felt like leaving. The bill would be $80 and there would be $160 in the kitty. No one wanted to be labeled cheap. We all could add.

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.

[SALYBOW]

A wait person who asks what WE are having tonight. Am I supposed to share it with her.him?

[Doctor Who]

Charging money for extra ICE Cubes!!!!!!!

[Patty55]

Originally Posted by Halibut

Are there places were it isn't? I'm asking sincerely, because my experience is that servers always ask a group if they want separate checks.

Yep, in NY it's viewed as CHEAP and the servers give a discreet eye-roll as they walk away.

[Miles42]

Have to think there a lot of folks with very thin blood complaining about AC in Florida LOL

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by Halibut

Are there places were it isn't? I'm asking sincerely, because my experience is that servers always ask a group if they want separate checks.

In Chicago it wasn't an option. The check was either split evenly or one person would let the others know what their portion was. I'm amazed at how efficient and commonplace it is here.

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Yep, in NY it's viewed as CHEAP and the servers give a discreet eye-roll as they walk away.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

In Chicago it wasn't an option. The check was either split evenly or one person would let the others know what their portion was. I'm amazed at how efficient and commonplace it is here.

The same happens in our area of Ontario, Canada. If separate cheques were ever requested, the Servers would NOT be happy!

[redwitch]

In San Francisco, folks who asked for separate checks were frequently referred to as GOOLS (gaggle of old ladies) and you better ask for separate checks immediately. You could almost guaranty slow service once this request was made.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by sunnyatlast

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.

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by SALYBOW

A wait person who asks what WE are having tonight. Am I supposed to share it with her.him?

I know what you mean. Whenever someone said that to my friend, she would say "We! What do mean, we! What do you have; a mouse in your pocket?". She's a pistol.

[OCsun]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Take a look at these photos click here

HonFest is an annual festival held in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.

Hon is short for honey, a term often used in Baltimorese. It is a term of endearment for anyone including strangers passing on the street, your neighbor, and your family. It is a term that can be heard almost everywhere throughout Baltimore, but Hampden has the most use of the word. While Hon is a term used frequently, it has grown into a culture and has become a type of person.

My oldest son went to college in Baltimore, lived in that neighborhood and took me to the festival. The waitresses called everyone hon or honey. The photos are how women used to dress back in the day, so they say. It’s a fun event.

Thanks for the memories! I grew up in a blue collar neighborhood just outside of Baltimore City, where hon is a term of endearment. If YOU GUYS ever get the chance to visit me, I will greet you at the door with a smile and say, " glad you could stop by; come on in hon". If I am expecting you and I don't hear you knock, just open the door and yell YOU WHO, then come on in!
The daughter of a real Hon!

[GMIJFI]

Restaurants that have no noise abatement at their facilities. Sometimes the noise around you is deafening.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by Patty55

Yep, in NY it's viewed as CHEAP and the servers give a discreet eye-roll as they walk away.

That "eye-roll" would cost them a tip if it was me.