I think your point is valid even though you and the guy you quoted are not referring to quite the same thing. A key difference is it's not hard to setep away from the table and tell the waiter you want to settle the restaurant bill discreetly. You don't even need to show a menu to your date. There are barrio girls who won't understsand it anyway. To expedite the ordering process I sometimes break down the menu with questions like "do you prefer beef, pork, fish, or salad. " That's just an example because 90%+ of the time there isn't much interest in seafood or salad. French fries and solomito will usually get you past the awkward ordering phase.
[QUOTE=SailorJim;2787282]An old post but I have to add taking your date to a higher end restaurant although not an issue for us, but when the girl sees a steak dinner for 100 K and you're drinking 30 K drinks, when that bill comes and the waiter either announces for the whole restaurant what the total is, even though you are looking at the bill (The total is on the bill, that's what the bill is, why do they need to announce the total more than once?) or they lay the bill on the table in full view of everyone at the table while they work the credit card machine.
My point is aligned with Osteo that when the girls see you just spring 300 K for dinner and you have agreed on 200 K for the night, she may just feel slighted and service may take a dip. "If he is spending 20 K on taxis three times tonight, 300 K on dinner etc. Why am I only getting 200 K!
I find you get better service from the girl going to a humble tipico place to eat and not spending wads of cash in front of her.
By spending big bucks in front of her you are showing how rich you are, however temporary due to a good FX rate vs USD / EUR, this is not going to last forever. They are continuing to jack up prices due to all you Daddy Warbucks out there, spending like a drunken sailor. And I should know about sailors.
Just my. 02 cents.[/QUOTE]
