Venmo Me Now! Not Later! Now
Summary
A straphanger delivers a fiery take about dinner etiquette: if you're at a group meal and someone covers the bill, Venmo them immediately. Don't leave the table. Don't wait for a reminder text. The rider vents about being the only gainfully employed friend in the group, constantly chasing down two or three people for their share after every outing. He's had to track down $80 for pizza. Kareem suggests ditching these friends, but the guy's loyal. Then comes a curveball: Chicago pizza beats New York pizza, and it's not even close. The rider agrees with everything except that last part.
Full Transcript
So what's your take? Group of people going out to dinner. If I put my credit card down, you don't leave the table until you Venmo me your share. You don't say another word until you Venmo me your share. You do not make me ask you again the next day for your share of dinner. I 100% agree. I knew you would. Has this happened to you before? This happens to me all the time. I'm the only one of my friends with a—that's gainfully employed, okay? So I'm always putting my credit card down, and there's always two to three people I got to do the humiliating request. Oh no, they don't get the request? They don't respond, and then I got to text them. I ask every time I go out to dinner with my friends.
You just stop going out to dinner with them. They're my friends. What am I going to do? I got to find new friends, but until then, don't leave the table until you Venmo it. It's 30 bucks, bro. It's been $80 that I've had to chase for—for pizza.
No, not for pizza, but I'm going to—you know what? I'm going to fit in another take here. Chicago pizza better than New York pizza, and it's not even close. 100% agree with both. Except for the Chicago part.