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By Anonymous - 16/03/2011 17:20 - United Kingdom

Today, I went on a date, the first one I've been on since my last boyfriend broke up with me 6 months ago. We were at a restaurant, and at the end of meal he insisted on paying the bill. He wanted to leave a 15% tip but couldn't work out in his head how much to leave. The bill was for £100. FML
I agree, your life sucks 30 936
You deserved it 14 692

Same thing different taste

Top comments

That isn't that bad. Atleast he wasn't making you pay :)

be glad someone spent $100 on a first date for you, when it's just a dinner.

Comments

janet_r01 0

Has anyone thought that the bill was 89, 93 or something like that and he was trying to figure out that %? Op just rounded it to 100 for the fml.

drop the idiot! just never call him again. send anon link to this post

yea, it's calling expecting everything to go perfect like it does in chick flicks

It was a hundred pound date... Give him a break

Yeah, it's one of the most annoying traps if you travel a lot. Most of the time, you're just trying to do what is reasonable and appropriate. In Australia, tipping up to 10% is OK but not required, Germany, it'd be seen as too much, Japan, completely crazy, US, stingy. There are also weird situations, like in a bar - some places you leave change, some you 'buy the bartender a drink' every couple of rounds. It's impossible to guess how it works. If a guy brings room service and you tip them, do you have to tip them again when they pick up the trolley? The permutations are endless. The ones I DO object to are either where they keep the change without asking, or like you said, abuse you for making a simple mistake. It's simply not possible to get it right every time, so why act like a jerk about it instead of asking calmly if there was a problem?

JonathanHunter 0

I am tempted to give the guy the benefit of doubt by assuming that the bill was not exactly 100£, but rather something along the lines of 99.73£ and being the perfectionist he is, he tried to work out 15% of the exact amount.

MrJackson_fml 0

lmao at him, where is was his brain located at?

fthku 13

Probably around where is was yours.

Then ya tell him the correct answer-£19.50