@TheRealTMA - you raise a sub-fromage in your point. Payment when going out to dinner as a group.
At our age - when husband and I go to restaurants as a group its its family/friends (not acquaintances)
Bill = even split with all pax
I dont drink but thats irrelevant to me in the scheme of things
When its not friends ie people we may have met travelling we discuss upfront how it will be split.
Given we hate all that ‘I did not have the garlic bread’ nonsense we split the food and we may say drinks split between thise who drink alcohol. I stick to water.
WCMO - but only happens when not friends is
- minutiae splitting of items
- forgotten wallets (hence the pre-meal discussion)
- everyone puts in cash (and to cover the tip ) but only amount on bill is paid on the credit card of someone who makes a profit
… first world problems…