Shouldn’t the girl have paid?
When he arrived to take group pictures, he was told he had to pony up for the limo and for his share of dinner. He ended up spending nearly $80 to go to a dance with a girl he barely knew.
The presumption behind that custom was that ladies did not have disposable income. Nevertheless, ladies often found ways to reciprocate, such as with home-cooked treats or knitted tokens. Your son could have said, “I’m so sorry, but as I didn’t order this, I didn’t come prepared to pay” — but what high schooler would be willing to do this in front of his peers? It is understandable that he let it go.
This occurs at nearly every restaurant. Even when there are few patrons in the restaurant, the staff is always in a hurry to take your plate away.
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