Addressing the issue of responsibility in culture
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In a large part of the world, when you invite a person for a meal, you are responsible for providing the meal.
How do you and those around you address this issue?
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A discussion on the responsibility of providing the meal when one invites another.
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This is actually dependent on who is asking and whom someone is asking. In my circle of friends and family, there is often the perception that the person asking pays. However, there is often a negotiation about who actually pays the bill and often who pays the tip.
This type of situation most often occurs when family is involved. I ask my sister to lunch, I expect to pay. I ask my mother and I definitely pay. She asks me, we negotiate. There is a reason for the negotiation with my mother. She is on a fixed income that is relatively low and she often has more month and bills than money. So to pay for my meal as well can create a difficult ...
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