A couple of months ago I went to my friend's birthday drinks at a bar. My friend is very successful in her career and is married to a music industry boffin - I reckon their joint income is about £100k minimum, and they have no kids. We had frequently talked about my lack of work at the time (I'd been out of work for almost two years, including 1 year's maternity leave) and she has even been sending job ads my way.
So when I offered to buy her a drink (I was drinking juice) she ordered a cocktail that I'd never heard of. I assumed it would cost about I got to the bar and our two drinks came to £12! I asked the barmaid how much the cocktail cost: £10.50 because it was mostly champagne!
Whenever someone else is buying me a drink I always try as best as I can to match whatever they're drinking by price. £10.50 was a huge whack out of my Jobseeker's Allowance that week (AND I was the only one at the bar to buy her a gift!).
Am I being unreasonable to think that she was being unreasonable?
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to expect my well-off friend to not order mega-expensive drinks when it's my round?
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MrsMerryHenry · 12/12/2008 20:45
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