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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I got one.

DH out with several coworker, some he knows well, others he doesn't. It's a group thing. DH drinks 3 beers, his friend has a soda, while the others order bottles of liquor. When the bill comes it is announced that the bill is going to be split by everyone who attended the gathering equally.

Is the guys drinking soda really supposed to give $30?
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I don't like this either. And most of the time, you don't want to feel cheap and petty, so you end up doing it. [/quote]

This used to happen to me when I went out with friends who favored $12 martinis.

I would say "Oh, here, let me give you $5 for my [one] diet coke.  Sorry, gotta run!"   Then bolt, like you never heard the "chip in" equally suggestion.  It gets a lot more awkward when it is a dinner with lots of wine and drinks and you ordered conservatively.  Now that I have 2 kids, I just say, "hey guys, can we all just contribute what we owe? I gotta put 2 kids in college."  I don't care if I come across as cheap. I used to, but that was before I had kids to think about.  When push comes to shove, my family budget comes first. (Or I will just stay home.) [/quote]

Yeah, this says more about the cheapness of those who are eating/drinking a ton and then want to split the bill than about the person who got the diet coke. [/quote]

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