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Originally Posted by PokerEnthusiast  should I keep insisting more than twice if they keep turning down my offer to pay? |
I don't know what the norm is, I don't care what the norm is. I just find it rude when someone refuses to let someone else pay. If someone offers to buy my coffee/lunch, I don't refuse it, I let them do it, no matter their sex, age, position, etc. I don't even insist once that I pay - it just seem so incredibly rude to turn someone down who wants to pay for your meal/drink. It's nothing to do with money - because I figure if they are willing to pay for it, then they are intelligent enough to figure out if they can afford it. Furthermore, if I'm willing to pay for someone, and they refuse once, I'm not going to bother play that stupid game of insisting to pay for them. And I won't offer to pay for them unless I truly meant it. But that's just me, and what I've decided for myself.
To me it's about respect - I respect their decision to pay for me, and I expect them to respect my decision to pay for them if I offer it.