Ever go out to restaurants on your own?

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TridenT

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My parents have stashed some away for my first house, but unlike most other cities living where I do is quite pricey.

Sorry, I meant to say, I've worked for everything equally as hard as you have.

That being said, nice, you avoided the question. Intriguing, does that high horse of yours deflect any words that question your obviously unquestionably integrity and character?

Wow.

Depends on what you mean by work. In this weird context of the word work (the context you made), maybe you're right? I don't really know. The things that happened in my life or your life were out of our control and thus neither one of us "worked" in that sense. The only thing maybe you could credit to your life is your ability to work in school or sports maybe. And I say that with a huge maybe because environment makes all the difference if you're not born a savant or gifted athlete.

You fail at trying to sound smart or deal any credible insults. (Obviously unquestionably! Unquestionable, maybe!) :awe: I didn't avoid the question. I asked you wtf you were saying. Since you can't phrase an insult, nor a question properly... I'll just leave this here.
 

TridenT

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Some parents enjoy helping their kids out with large purchases, its a part of a lot of cultures. Hell my old roommates mom (Chinese family) just bought him a 40k Audi for getting into dental school because "you cant drive a Honda now, you're a dentist"

I assume they're rich though and it's a drop in the bucket. That's not even the same thing man. How many typical American families do you see out there helping their kids with buying their house? (Note: typical) Very few... you know why... they don't have that ability. They have to pay for their own shit because they can't afford to pay for their kids too.

So, why am I shitting on their parade? Because they're acting like everyone has the exact same opportunities they do, because they act like everyone is just as well off as them. In reality, very few are like them. Very few people get the privilege of being born into a wealthy family.
 
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PhoKingGuy

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I assume they're rich though and it's a drop in the bucket. That's not even the same thing man. How many typical American families do you see out there helping their kids with buying their house? (Note: typical) Very few... you know why... they don't have that ability. They have to pay for their own shit because they can't afford to pay for their kids too.

So, why am I shitting on their parade? Because they're acting like everyone has the exact same opportunities they do, because they act like everyone is just as well off as them. In reality, very few are like them. Very few people get the privilege of being born into a wealthy family.

Location location location. ALL my friends have had their parents help them somewhat with their purchases so far, and not everyone is ballin around with cash. Some parents just plan this out a lot more than others. My best friends (white) parents just bought her a used car and furniture for her apartment in Chicago for law school. They arent rich by any means, just planned it out well enough.

Id be willing to go out on a limb and say that the parents that hang their kids out to dry are in the minority here.
 

RbSX

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I assume they're rich though and it's a drop in the bucket. That's not even the same thing man. How many typical American families do you see out there helping their kids with buying their house? (Note: typical) Very few... you know why... they don't have that ability. They have to pay for their own shit because they can't afford to pay for their kids too.

So, why am I shitting on their parade? Because they're acting like everyone has the exact same opportunities they do, because they act like everyone is just as well off as them. In reality, very few are like them. Very few people get the privilege of being born into a wealthy family.

I'm curious, why do you think I can't appreciate the fact I was born into a lower upper class household? What justification do you have for that statement?
 

TridenT

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I'm curious, why do you think I can't appreciate the fact I was born into a lower upper class household? What justification do you have for that statement?

You hold it over other people and act like you earned it.
 

OBLAMA2009

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I'd like to go out to Michael Mina's restaurant someday. Ever since I became single I don't really have a foodie friend who would go with me. Maybe 1, but it would be awkward and I don't think she'd do it as she's seeing someone.

So I'm considering going alone someday. Maybe. Before it closes down in SF at least (October)
hes going to be opening a butter fried steakhouse in there after he closes the current restaurant
 

alkemyst

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Not talking about McDonalds for lunch, sit down restaurants for dinner. Ever go by yourself? Going to go to a greek restaurant I've been meaning to try for a while. Usually go out with the parents which needs to stop, lol, (they are out of town for a few days) but going by myself feels a little odd too.

My mother actually gave me $30 for meals while they are gone. WTF!? I'm 28, not 14 :eek: Tried declining it but she insisted so I'm going to have a nice meal. :awe:

holy shit. Dude. It's one thing to still live at home, another entirely to spend you nights like you were 14 again. I stayed at my parents a few months after college, I think I had 1-2 dinners with them per month at home and maybe went out with them about once a month.

When they went away they didn't leave me money or meals as if I couldn't survive without them.

I think you aren't seeing your life the real way it is.

When are you planning on moving out?
 

dfuze

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Nope, never eaten at a resteraunt on my own... then again I never seem to be alone, always with either the wife or one of the kids
 

Fingolfin269

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Atot thread starts out asking if people go out to eat or watch movies alone... And ends up with people bashing each other over scholarships. Brilliance all around!
 

CoinOperatedBoy

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TridenT, aren't you a freshman? And didn't you just drop a class at the first sign of a challenge? Just curious.
 

CRXican

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he's banned, please pretend like he no longer exits and stop fucking with the original topic
 

KeithTalent

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I've almost lost it a couple of times with chatty teenagers talking out loud and texting on their phones during a film.

Yeah, the couple behind us at Scott Pilgrim last week were the "we need to verbalize everything that just happened on screen so everyone knows we got it" types. So freaking annoying. :rolleyes:

KT
 

Locut0s

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holy shit. Dude. It's one thing to still live at home, another entirely to spend you nights like you were 14 again. I stayed at my parents a few months after college, I think I had 1-2 dinners with them per month at home and maybe went out with them about once a month.

When they went away they didn't leave me money or meals as if I couldn't survive without them.

I think you aren't seeing your life the real way it is.

When are you planning on moving out?

Not sure about the time frame for moving out. I'd like to sooner rather than later but I also want to go back to university to finish my degree. I could of course do both but that would entail probably working while going to university, I have enough saved up for all the tuition books and such but not for living expenses. Only issue with this is that I've had issues in the past with my anxiety and deprssion problem flaring up and this might only add more stress. Yes I know this sounds like FAIL but it's the facts.
 

alkemyst

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WTF are you doing with your money when living at home then? It sounds like FAIL because it is FAIL.

I started working at about 10 or so...I don't remember the exact age, it was a freaking local paper route I used a wagon to deliver papers with. I remember folding them for a long time, loading them up and delivering wasn't so bad...about 10 or so blocks of my neighbors. I'd imagine I was working for peanuts...I think my paychecks were $10-15.

At 12, I (thanks to my dad and my willingness to work hard) I started filing papers at a bank. I made about $6 hr in 1983 and that scaled to nearly $13 by the time I was 16. I wish that continued until my 40th birthday next year :) I'd be making millions a year :)

Anyway they did help me a bit. I bought my first car for $3600 and my dad restored it to about 10x that figure. It really wasn't a bad car though to start (1966 Mustang GT)...in that condition I'd have a nicer car in the parking lot. However, many of my friends had new BMWs and MB's...one of my best friends had a new Ninja 600, Supra Turbo, Porsche 930, Ferrari 328GTS, and even a Cutlass Supreme (don't ask) all during high school...my parents covered gas and insurance until I started college.

Once I was old enough I took on jobs when I could. I partied a lot too, but threw most into savings... At my peak I'd get out of high school early since my grades were good enough to get me into Executive Internship. That was 3 days a week. The other two I worked after lunch to 5, then Thursday through Sunday worked delivery jobs for Chinese food (my tips were my party money, my paycheck went to savings). Then in College while at home the first 3 years, worked my days off in a job I could study at.

In the end my first half decade of college totalled $7k in loans....the last two years not working at all. Post graduation I bought my first house with a buttload down.

You are Canadian so I really can't speak on the norms there. However here, even the best of normal parents are not those you'd want to hang out with every meal (for abnormal parents think more Hef of Playboy or those that just sail on a 200'+ yacht port to port each day buried in old money and even then you'd be missing a lot of dinners I'd bet).

Anyway I am married now, but when I was single and living with parents I'd usually head to a local BBQ place after my Sunday workouts for all you can eat chicken...I met quite a few lunch goer's that day eating alone too. At night I'd eat with the parents, cook by own stuff (usually non-oven stuff though), or go out. Happy hours and eating at the bar was uber profitable...seems a lot of bachelors enjoy that.

The next trick was always 9 times out of 10 asking to go back to my place (not 9 times out of 10 landing any chick I sat next to...just those wanting to go 'home') was explaining I still lived at home. Fortunately those times were less than 6 months at any of the stretches and I could talk about what I was shooting for.

It seems many of today's guys are saving for a house, yet have nothing in savings.

If you are truly in school though and working is too tough with your studies, then you need to be studying pretty much all your free time to prove that point.
 
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sygyzy

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I really dislike going to a restaurant alone but since eating's my thing, if I am in a new city I will unlikely return to, and I can't find anyone to eat with, you can be sure I'll be eating alone instead of passing up the opportunity.
 

InflatableBuddha

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I almost never eat out at restaurants on my own. That includes fast food, because I hardly ever eat fast food. I also don't travel for business, so I don't need to eat out on work trips.

Restaurants are relatively expensive where I live, so I choose to save my money for going to shows, bars, etc. with friends. When I have a night alone, I just rent a movie.
 

sygyzy

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I almost never eat out at restaurants on my own. That includes fast food, because I hardly ever eat fast food. I also don't travel for business, so I don't need to eat out on work trips.

Restaurants are relatively expensive where I live, so I choose to save my money for going to shows, bars, etc. with friends. When I have a night alone, I just rent a movie.

Do you like food? I don't mean that as a joke. Most people eat just for sustenance or nutrition. You say you don't eat out much, which would make sense if you don't place value or gain happiness from food. It's like me saying I don't go to NHL games alone. But in reality, I don't watch hockey.
 

Locut0s

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Do you like food? I don't mean that as a joke. Most people eat just for sustenance or nutrition. You say you don't eat out much, which would make sense if you don't place value or gain happiness from food. It's like me saying I don't go to NHL games alone. But in reality, I don't watch hockey.

Not to speak for IB but I think he loves good food. Or is it just the atmosphere of a good restaurant with good company IB?
 

Svnla

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Yep, when traveling for work alone. Why wouldn't I go out for dinner? Company is going to pay for it, better than sitting in my hotel room alone.

This.

When I worked for a large Fortune 100 company a few years back, I traveled a lot for work (troubleshoot). The company gave all travelers free rental cars, free meals and no $ limit (of course, you have to use "good judgment"). I ate like a king for a year or so. :D

That Arthur steakhouse in New Burwich, NJ was very good for steaks.
 

InflatableBuddha

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Do you like food? I don't mean that as a joke. Most people eat just for sustenance or nutrition. You say you don't eat out much, which would make sense if you don't place value or gain happiness from food. It's like me saying I don't go to NHL games alone. But in reality, I don't watch hockey.

I enjoy good food, but I'm far from a foodie. Mostly I'm cheap :p. I prefer to eat cheap, healthy meals at home, then spend my money watching good shows, going to galleries, or enjoying drinks at a bar. Most of all I prefer to spend my money on trips and new experiences - hiking, kayaking, travel, etc.

Not to speak for IB but I think he loves good food. Or is it just the atmosphere of a good restaurant with good company IB?

For me, good company beats good food 100% of the time. I could be eating a cheap meal at Denny's at 3 am after drinking with my buddies, and I would enjoy that more than an expensive seafood dish that I eat alone.

I'm out much more socializing now than I used to, but it's not usually at restaurants.
 

KeithTalent

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For me, good company beats good food 100% of the time. I could be eating a cheap meal at Denny's at 3 am after drinking with my buddies, and I would enjoy that more than an expensive seafood dish that I eat alone.

I'm out much more socializing now than I used to, but it's not usually at restaurants.

Heh, I'm the exact opposite. :D I swear I become more antisocial with every passing hour; I would much rather cook myself a nice steak, or even something more elaborate, and sit home with a beer/glass of wine and enjoy it on my own.

Eventually I'll probably be a complete shut-in. :D

I do have a couple of close friends I watch movies and eat out with, but if they are not around I don't really care.

KT