http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/05/22/check-please-how-to-pay-without-looking-like-a-fool-or-making-everyone-uncomfortable/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:02:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/05/22/check-please-how-to-pay-without-looking-like-a-fool-or-making-everyone-uncomfortable/#comment-14719 jesqer Sun, 24 May 2009 03:08:55 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=3920#comment-14719 +1 with jeanie. perhaps the author has a very homogeneous group of friends and acquaintances...perhaps the author is highly ignorant of other cultures and customs. there are many cultures where it is socially ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/05/22/check-please-how-to-pay-without-looking-like-a-fool-or-making-everyone-uncomfortable/#comment-14704 gd Sat, 23 May 2009 03:26:38 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=3920#comment-14704 You have every right to be irritated if you, the server, are dragged into the fight about the check. However if the diners want to do it, or feel they should, I don't ... http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/05/22/check-please-how-to-pay-without-looking-like-a-fool-or-making-everyone-uncomfortable/#comment-14693 jeanie Fri, 22 May 2009 17:09:13 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/?p=3920#comment-14693 This is also a cultural thing. In eastern cultures, its rude to not fight over the check. Its actually considered protocol. I never fight over the check with my white friends, but ...