Etiquette

The One With Five Steaks And An Eggplant

This episode was filmed in 1995 and continues to haunt dinner tables everywhere.

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What It Feels Like to Lend Money to a Friend

So Matt what I actually want to know is, do you feel like our friendship is equal?

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Guess Who’s Coming to Thanksgiving Dinner (It’s Charlie)

“God damn it, Charlie, go upstairs and take a shower!” were my Dad’s first words to his half-brother when he arrived at our home on Thanksgiving Day, 2004.

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Q for Emily Gould, Person Who Does Karaoke A Lot, On Karaoke Tipping Etiquette

How to tip the person who gives you a microphone to sing into.

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When Ordering Food Online

In case you’re interested in another discussion about tipping (and clearly, we are all interested in discussions about tipping), Marginal Revolution has a discussion about how people tip when they order food online using websites like Seamless.

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On Leaving Too Much

I had chosen tap water over sweet tea so that my bill would be lower. Now I was going to tip the same amount of my friend who ordered more? This didn’t seem fair to me.

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Does Fried Chicken Taste Better When It’s Free?

I liked the fried chicken better when I didn’t pay for it.

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The Trouble with Friends in High Places

Surrounding yourself with wealthier friends makes your own money at least twice as flammable.

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Splitting the Check Shouldn’t Feel Like Rocket Science

When you’re young, supported by your parents, and probably shouldn’t be eating out in the first place, it becomes that much trickier. As an undergraduate student at a university where dining money is used at restaurants, I’ve picked up three few painless methods that work for my peers and me.

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Paying the Unpaid Tab

An unfortunate thing occurred this weekend at one of the birthday parties I attended: After everyone had finished having a good time and drifted off home, or to another spot in the city, our waitress approached me and my birthday pal just as we were heading out the door.

“I’m sorry to have to do this, but there are still a few drinks that haven’t been paid for,” she said. She paused, waiting for our reaction, which was resigned.

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