blacknomi said:Peter: The dinner's on me!
Susan: Just go Dutch then.
Can Susan say, "Fifty fifty."![]()
bmo said:blacknomi said:Peter: The dinner's on me!
Susan: Just go Dutch then.
Can Susan say, "Fifty fifty."![]()
Susan could say fifty-fifty, but that is different. Go Dutch is paying for your own food but fifty-fifty is each paying equally, 50% of the total bill.
blacknomi said:Nice pun.![]()
blacknomi said:Going Dutch seems to be impossible when one is growing old. :lol:
Francois said:I don't know that many persons in their forties or more who are still fancy-free (which seems to be a sort of synonym for "going Dutch", according to you).
FRC
twostep said:blacknomi said:Going Dutch seems to be impossible when one is growing old. :lol:
I do not quite follow your logic.
I didn't know "going Dutch", so I was just going by your alternate definition "Going Dutch does also mean no ties or obligations.". Hence the seems and according to you.twostep said:Francois said:I don't know that many persons in their forties or more who are still fancy-free (which seems to be a sort of synonym for "going Dutch", according to you).
FRC
Objections your Honor!
You have not been out much lately? :wink: :wink:
Fancy free is a bit on the side of foot loose. Going Dutch can be used between couples, or a group. If a couple goes Dutch there is no call it pressure or obligation for the lady to repay by whatever means.
When I go out, I don't go Dutch so I don't knowYou have not been out much lately?
Why not replace these ugly, politically-correct "s/he" with "they"?The elder loves to treat everyone because s/he thinks s/he is the most seasoned in a group. If s/he doesn't collect the bill, s/he thinks it's face losing.
Francois said:Why not replace these ugly, politically-correct "s/he" with "they"?The elder loves to treat everyone because s/he thinks s/he is the most seasoned in a group. If s/he doesn't collect the bill, s/he thinks it's face losing.
FRC
blacknomi said:Pete: Well...next time, my treat!
Ok, next time, you'll see the same scenario again. It's a long long road that you cannot see the end. 8)