Interesting thread, that. FWIW, when I tend to say, "I don't do restaurant math," I'm pretty sure it's an ingrained response to be more happy being told how much to pay than to risk confrontation by advancing my own opinion as to how the bill is being split. It's strange - I'm fine if alone, but if anyone else is around I'll usually check the split and tip with them.
I'm sure if I wanted to do long division I could, but I have so little use in my life for anything other than a little estimation of late...
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FWIW, when I tend to say, "I don't do restaurant math," I'm pretty sure it's an ingrained response to be more happy being told how much to pay than to risk confrontation by advancing my own opinion as to how the bill is being split. It's strange - I'm fine if alone, but if anyone else is around I'll usually check the split and tip with them.
I'm sure if I wanted to do long division I could, but I have so little use in my life for anything other than a little estimation of late...