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Who should pay at a birthday party?

@lucypresco

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The video taps into a relatable and often debated social etiquette topic, prompting engagement through a question and personal anecdote. The creator's vulnerability and the controversial nature of the subject matter encourage viewers to share their own experiences and opinions in the comments.

Summary

The creator questions the social norm of who pays for a birthday party, sharing their personal experience of hosting and paying for guests who bring gifts. They discuss the controversy around splitting costs versus the birthday person paying, and recount a recent expensive birthday dinner where they felt obligated to pay despite not eating much of the food.

Structure

1Questioning birthday payment norms
2Personal experience of hosting and paying
3Controversy around splitting costs
4Example of an expensive birthday dinner
5Asking for cultural norms

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Who should pay at a birthday party? I thought it was normal that you invite people and then you're the one that pays for everyone your friends bring you presents and you pay for the food but apparently this is super controversial some people think that you should split the price of the food evenly between guests but don't have the birthday girl pay which I understand where it gets messy is if one person only orders fries and other people order a steak they end up paying for a lot more of the food than they even ate like to me when I invite my school friends work friends gymnastic friends and they all come and they're having to interact with people they don't know they're doing me a favour so I should pay I recently went to a birthday dinner where it was 100 dollar set menu and we were expected to pay which I didn't know about and it was at a seafood restaurant and I don't really eat seafood so I barely even touch the food luckily I had $100 in my bank account but not everyone has that especially after buying the birthday girl an expensive gift cause it was her 21st I'm curious to know what is the norm in your culture or country