Dibs – no here’s been on!
Biff – whenever I want to pay for the bill for people I want to take out to dinner but know when the check arrives they will insist on paying, I always excuse myself right after I finish dessert and go to the maitre D and explain I would like to pay for the bill, they give me the check right away and I sqaure it away upfront in the restaurant, then I come back and say ok everyone let’s go, dinners been paid for – that guy in the blue shirt over there paid for us, how nice!
“Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that.”
M4L, I’ve actually done that many times. When Gon Gon realizes what happens, he gets pissed! I once had dim sum with a group that included a very burly, young, male Chinese cop (easy there, DIBS) and a visiting elderly Chinese woman, who was around 65 years old. She literally kicked his ass fighting over the check. I never saw anything like it. Chinese are visibly upset when they don’t have the honour of paying for everyone.
Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that. When the party is expecting the waiter to bring over the check & fight for it, the waiter is actually bringing me change.
Chinese kids seem to have an incredible sense of responsibility when it comes to taking care of their parents. My mom always insists on paying for everything when with her “kids”, who are now middle aged and grandkids. Even if shopping and Mama Champion is around, she won’t let anybody pay for anything.
Mrs. C doesn’t understand or like it. Her theory is that, no matter how much or how little the parents have, they should always be taken care of by the kids when they go out (and doing more if the parents need help). And the times we’ve gone out for meals with my mom and Mrs. C’s parents and my mom has insisted on paying, my father-in-law goes ballistic with the thought that a widowed elderly lady would pay for the group, regardless of her financial position. There are not many things as entertaining as watching the fights that ensue at dim sum over who will pay the bill.
Biff, I’d pay to see that.
Dibs – no here’s been on!
Biff – whenever I want to pay for the bill for people I want to take out to dinner but know when the check arrives they will insist on paying, I always excuse myself right after I finish dessert and go to the maitre D and explain I would like to pay for the bill, they give me the check right away and I sqaure it away upfront in the restaurant, then I come back and say ok everyone let’s go, dinners been paid for – that guy in the blue shirt over there paid for us, how nice!
Got any pics from that lunch, Biff??? 🙂
“Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that.”
M4L, I’ve actually done that many times. When Gon Gon realizes what happens, he gets pissed! I once had dim sum with a group that included a very burly, young, male Chinese cop (easy there, DIBS) and a visiting elderly Chinese woman, who was around 65 years old. She literally kicked his ass fighting over the check. I never saw anything like it. Chinese are visibly upset when they don’t have the honour of paying for everyone.
Biff, I never knew that.
Do Chinese parents generally help their kids with downpayments or college tuition or that just not in the culture?
Biff, ambush them by paying for the bill when you go to the restroom. I always do that. When the party is expecting the waiter to bring over the check & fight for it, the waiter is actually bringing me change.
Has this been a What-free day?????
Chinese kids seem to have an incredible sense of responsibility when it comes to taking care of their parents. My mom always insists on paying for everything when with her “kids”, who are now middle aged and grandkids. Even if shopping and Mama Champion is around, she won’t let anybody pay for anything.
Mrs. C doesn’t understand or like it. Her theory is that, no matter how much or how little the parents have, they should always be taken care of by the kids when they go out (and doing more if the parents need help). And the times we’ve gone out for meals with my mom and Mrs. C’s parents and my mom has insisted on paying, my father-in-law goes ballistic with the thought that a widowed elderly lady would pay for the group, regardless of her financial position. There are not many things as entertaining as watching the fights that ensue at dim sum over who will pay the bill.
In my clan, unless you have a Dr. Or JD attached to your name, you’ll be disowned.
There is an old Jewish joke that goes something like this…
Announcement: Please congratulate Dr. and Mrs. Goldstein on the birth of their new son: Dr. Moshe Goldstein.