时文摘要
被邀请参加朋友生日派对，可是在结账时才被告知要AA制分摊费用，作者到场晚且点菜便宜，而其他人点菜昂贵，于是作者觉得不公平，但是忍住没有说出口，还是照常分摊了账单钱，但心里一直耿耿于怀。
I went to a friend’s birthday dinner. Two of her other friends organized it. I had a good time. And I was honored to be invited to celebrate with her. However, there was a bad taste in my mouth.
Her friends decided that everyone would share the bill, but it was not stated until it was time to pay. I got to the dinner more than an hour late and ordered something I could afford. Forty-five minutes later, it was time to pay the bill, and I was told how much my part was. The person next to me said, “But you just got here.” I was thinking about the same thing, but I kept quiet. I had not eaten any of the food they had been eating for almost two hours.
I said to myself, “It’s your friend’s birthday, and you want to hang out. The extra money you give is paying for her meal. Don’t you want her to have a happy birthday?” Of course, because no one wanted to make the birthday girl pay, we ended up splitting that person’s rather expensive meal bill. But it is not fair to those who ordered what they could afford.
I am not used to splitting the bill. It is not my culture. I am used to paying for my own meals, and I hate being persuaded in last minute to cover other people’s expensive dishes.
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