Anonymous wrote:The rich watch their money. Trust me. They know where it goes and how it is spent. If you think they don't care and spend it like water, you have not been wealthy or rich.

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Anonymous wrote:Middle of the road but something he likes.

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Don't order the most expensive or the least expensive item - something in the middle is the best choice.

Anonymous wrote:Middle of the road but something he likes.

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Anonymous wrote:Ordering the most expensive item is just tacky. Shows you have no class or manners.

Unreal. You neurotic strivers are projecting your class insecurities onto your kids. The rich literally don’t look at menu item prices. They don’t care. And an entree is never going to come close to the bottles of wine they uncork with reckless abandon anyways.

The guest should order whatever they want, whatever makes them happy and good conversation. Stop stressing your kids out about POINTLESS worries.

I hate to say this, but PP is right. Your kid needs to just be a normal human being and have a meal. Order whatever.

Plenty of rich people are cheap or at least aware of what they spend. When being treated, It is tacky to get the most expensive thing on the menu or to order multiple rounds of drinks when the host isn’t drinking. Whether they are counting pennies or not, many people would still notice.

No, this is a DCUM striver trope. Rich spend money like water. If an old rich guy takes your dopey kid to a nice restaurant they’re clearly not pinching pennies. Some of you seem to lack any and all social IQ and soft skills.

NP here. You sound like you don’t know any rich people.

Anonymous wrote:My son asked if he should order light or just order whatever he wants. I half-jokingly said just order the same thing the mentor orders. Is that a bad idea?

I can't recall being in a one on one dinner with an older mentor at his age. When I was in college we had group dinners during internships with bosses and I just made sure not to order the most expensive. But some interns would order the most expensive and nobody cared.

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Anonymous wrote:Ordering the most expensive item is just tacky. Shows you have no class or manners.

Unreal. You neurotic strivers are projecting your class insecurities onto your kids. The rich literally don’t look at menu item prices. They don’t care. And an entree is never going to come close to the bottles of wine they uncork with reckless abandon anyways.

The guest should order whatever they want, whatever makes them happy and good conversation. Stop stressing your kids out about POINTLESS worries.

I hate to say this, but PP is right. Your kid needs to just be a normal human being and have a meal. Order whatever.

Plenty of rich people are cheap or at least aware of what they spend. When being treated, It is tacky to get the most expensive thing on the menu or to order multiple rounds of drinks when the host isn’t drinking. Whether they are counting pennies or not, many people would still notice.

No, this is a DCUM striver trope. Rich spend money like water. If an old rich guy takes your dopey kid to a nice restaurant they’re clearly not pinching pennies. Some of you seem to lack any and all social IQ and soft skills.

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Anonymous wrote:Ordering the most expensive item is just tacky. Shows you have no class or manners.

Unreal. You neurotic strivers are projecting your class insecurities onto your kids. The rich literally don’t look at menu item prices. They don’t care. And an entree is never going to come close to the bottles of wine they uncork with reckless abandon anyways.

The guest should order whatever they want, whatever makes them happy and good conversation. Stop stressing your kids out about POINTLESS worries.

I hate to say this, but PP is right. Your kid needs to just be a normal human being and have a meal. Order whatever.

Plenty of rich people are cheap or at least aware of what they spend. When being treated, It is tacky to get the most expensive thing on the menu or to order multiple rounds of drinks when the host isn’t drinking. Whether they are counting pennies or not, many people would still notice.

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The wealthy mentor will tell someone and crack a joke about the kid that ordered the steak or lobster. And how many drinks the kid had and what kind of alcoholic beverage. They will laugh about it. Trust me.

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Anonymous wrote:Ordering the most expensive item is just tacky. Shows you have no class or manners.

Unreal. You neurotic strivers are projecting your class insecurities onto your kids. The rich literally don’t look at menu item prices. They don’t care. And an entree is never going to come close to the bottles of wine they uncork with reckless abandon anyways.

The guest should order whatever they want, whatever makes them happy and good conversation. Stop stressing your kids out about POINTLESS worries.

I hate to say this, but PP is right. Your kid needs to just be a normal human being and have a meal. Order whatever.

Plenty of rich people are cheap or at least aware of what they spend. When being treated, It is tacky to get the most expensive thing on the menu or to order multiple rounds of drinks when the host isn’t drinking. Whether they are counting pennies or not, many people would still notice.

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Anonymous wrote:Here's what you do. You ask if that person has been to the restaurant before, and then ask what they're thinking about getting. Then you make sure you order something that costs either less, or no more than $5 more than them. No alcohol. No apps or desserts unless they get them too.

No alcohol? *If the rich guy orders booze*, they don’t want to drink alone. Either you’re sharing a bottle of wine or order the same cocktail they ordered.

They won’t order booze at lunch with a young adult. If they do, they’re an alcoholic and the OP’s son should find a different mentor.

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Anonymous wrote:Ordering the most expensive item is just tacky. Shows you have no class or manners.

Unreal. You neurotic strivers are projecting your class insecurities onto your kids. The rich literally don’t look at menu item prices. They don’t care. And an entree is never going to come close to the bottles of wine they uncork with reckless abandon anyways.

The guest should order whatever they want, whatever makes them happy and good conversation. Stop stressing your kids out about POINTLESS worries.

I hate to say this, but PP is right. Your kid needs to just be a normal human being and have a meal. Order whatever.

Plenty of rich people are cheap or at least aware of what they spend. When being treated, It is tacky to get the most expensive thing on the menu or to order multiple rounds of drinks when the host isn’t drinking. Whether they are counting pennies or not, many people would still notice.

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The wealthy mentor will tell someone and crack a joke about the kid that ordered the steak or lobster. And how many drinks the kid had and what kind of alcoholic beverage. They will laugh about it. Trust me.

And then what? Sounds like a trashy mentor.