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When a group of people go out for dinner, they are generally happy to split things evenly, purely out of convenience. But when there’s a non-drinker among them, things get a little more complicated. Should they just bite their tongue and cover the costs of fancy co*cktails when they’ve been sipping on soda all night, or should they speak up about it?
Wondering the same thing, a woman turned to the AITAH subreddit when she received a $470 Venmo request after a friend’s bachelorette. All she had that night was a mocktail and sparkling water, which roughly should have come to about $70. Her friends were reluctant to accept the lesser repayment, which pushed her to take further action.
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As a non-drinker, knowing how to share a group dinner’s costs can be complicated
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However, this woman gathered the courage to speak up after receiving a $470 Venmo request after a bachelorette
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Trillian Trillian Community Member Follow
In my country "splitting the bill" means everyone pays for what they had (and it's the norm to do so unless you were invited). I don't like splitting equal parts bc that is almost always unfair and benefits the people who ordered the most expensive meals or drink a lot.
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Libstak Libstak Community Member Follow
Yes, it's always the big eaters and drinkers that want to evenly split the bill....whenever I agree to split the bill it's with a group that have basically had a fair spread on costs, even though as a non drinker I pay more, it usually equals buying them each a drink, which I don't mind tbh but I'm not buying them all a $250 share on their drinks, that's a bridge too far to be fair in any way, shape or form.
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Poison Ivy/Boo Poison Ivy/Boo Community Member Follow
When our friend group go to the pub as a group (in Scotland) each person puts £20 in a glass on the table and that's used for paying for rounds. Because I don't drink alcohol, I've never been asked to put money in. I pay for my pepsi max or diet co*ke myself. No one has an issue with it and trust me, if there was an issue, friends would definitely call me out on it. She's NTA.
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FreeTheUnicorn FreeTheUnicorn Community Member Follow
Absolutely, it's never the round of the person drinking pepsi. My friend group usually get a round of wings/chips here and there so non drinkers get something.
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RdJ RdJ Community Member Follow
Am I happy I live in Holland. After a night out with colleagues: you had 2 drinks. That's 6 euro. You had 3. That's 9 euro. Everyone gets a tikkie.
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Nederland is het beste land om in te wonen.
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Trillian Trillian Community Member Follow
In my country "splitting the bill" means everyone pays for what they had (and it's the norm to do so unless you were invited). I don't like splitting equal parts bc that is almost always unfair and benefits the people who ordered the most expensive meals or drink a lot.
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Libstak Libstak Community Member Follow
Yes, it's always the big eaters and drinkers that want to evenly split the bill....whenever I agree to split the bill it's with a group that have basically had a fair spread on costs, even though as a non drinker I pay more, it usually equals buying them each a drink, which I don't mind tbh but I'm not buying them all a $250 share on their drinks, that's a bridge too far to be fair in any way, shape or form.
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Poison Ivy/Boo Poison Ivy/Boo Community Member Follow
When our friend group go to the pub as a group (in Scotland) each person puts £20 in a glass on the table and that's used for paying for rounds. Because I don't drink alcohol, I've never been asked to put money in. I pay for my pepsi max or diet co*ke myself. No one has an issue with it and trust me, if there was an issue, friends would definitely call me out on it. She's NTA.
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FreeTheUnicorn FreeTheUnicorn Community Member Follow
Absolutely, it's never the round of the person drinking pepsi. My friend group usually get a round of wings/chips here and there so non drinkers get something.
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RdJ RdJ Community Member Follow
Am I happy I live in Holland. After a night out with colleagues: you had 2 drinks. That's 6 euro. You had 3. That's 9 euro. Everyone gets a tikkie.
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Nederland is het beste land om in te wonen.
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