Jim wrote:

> Well guys, I admit it.  I made a mistake that I will learn from.  I was
> corresponding with a 'career-oriented' single early 40's woman in online
> dating.  I asked if she was interested in meeting one night after work for a
> cup of coffee as she indicated she enjoys a good cup of coffee.  What I had
> in mind was a starbucks, or something cheaper...nothing extravagant as it
> was a first date. She said "Coffee or a drink sounds good". 
 So, we agreed
> to meet near her office (in NYC)...  so she picked a restaurant that caters
> to the Broadway musical crowd.  We get in and she orders a glass of
> wine....I was planning on a coffee, but to be social, I followed her lead
> and had a glass of wine.  We exchanged pleasant conversation and the bill
> arrived and being the man, I naturally offered to pay and she didn't offer
> too much resistance to my magnanimous gesture.....anyways,   a glass of wine
> is not cheap in NYC,  total damage with tip was 20 bucks.


Look mate. If any shit charges you £12 for two
glasses of vino yo don't bloody tip them.

In London, one of the most expensive cities on
the planet, a galss of plonk will set you back
no more than £2 (about $3).

D.

    A medium cup of
> coffee at starbucks would have cost me a buck and a half, even if she
> ordered a latte or other fancy coffee beverage, it would have been a 5
> dollar proposition.  Needless to say, two days later, she thanked me for the
> drink and subsequently informed me that she was not interested in me.  It
> just rubbed me the wrong way...I asked her out for a cheap cup of coffee and
> she turned it into an expensive glass of wine...she got her freebie and made
> a fool out of me....never again!  A career feminist pig will never take
> advantage of me again!  I've learned my lesson!
>
>


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