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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ordering something less than the host is extremely polite. But if I am paying, I am fine with you ordering whatever you want. And if you do order say a $200 bottle of wine, then I will do the same when you offer to host me. And if you do not offer to host, then that is the last time I invite you to dine with me. [/quote]

I don't drink alcohol, so I'm not talking about something like that, or ordering something with a really stand out price on the menu.  I was out with someone this weekend.  They took me out to thank me for something, and in my experience when the invitation is phrased that way, I knew I won't end up paying.  [b]There was something on the menu that cost $35 that sounded really good, but the wife ordered before me, and she got something that cost about $30, so I picked something that cost $27.  Then her husband picked something that cost $37 and I thought maybe I was being ridiculous.[/b]

I never pay at restaurants with the people I am thinking of.  I've invited them over, and cooked for them.  I've also watched their kids for free pretty regularly.  But if we go out they always say "Oh, this is a thank you for taking the kids to X last week . . . " or something like that.

Similarly, my teenager goes out with a family pretty regularly.  I would say that the kid eats at my house maybe 4 times a month, and my kid goes to a restaurant with them maybe once or twice a month, and they never let him pay.  Their kid likes to pick things like chicken tenders that tend to be cheap, and my kid wonders, is it still OK for him to order a real entree?  [/quote]

When the prices are that close, you are fine to order what you want. Etiquette is breached when the average entree costs $30 and you order the $55 lobster. [/quote]

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