{"id":559,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:47","slug":"man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Balks As First Date Runs Up Dinner Bill Of USD750"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>How much would you be willing to pay for dinner with a first date? There was heated discussion on a widely circulated Weibo post this week that gave a glimpse into modern Chinese dating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>How much would you be willing to pay for dinner with a first&nbsp;date? There was&nbsp;heated discussion on a widely circulated Weibo post this week that gave<strong> <\/strong>a glimpse into&nbsp;modern Chinese dating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpVWohXvoAJBRQyOpjgCWWZloZCj?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/#Photo_Internet-4\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/#Photo_Mead_Family_Dental\" title=\"Photo: Mead Family Dental\">Photo: Mead Family Dental<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/#i\" title=\"&nbsp;\">&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/man-balks-as-first-date-runs-up-dinner-bill-of-usd750\/#What_Do_You_Think_About_This_Story\" title=\"What Do You Think About This Story?\">What Do You Think About This Story?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>It started with a friend introducing a<strong> 29 years old foreign-educated Chinese man&nbsp;to a pretty 31 years old single lady,<\/strong> and they met for dinner at a decent restaurant with Cantonese cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>The trouble started with a generous opening line from the man, telling his date not to worry about holding down the cost of her&nbsp;meal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fv4T8UAFVzjUF-5TJkV-UhJTBBth?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Nancy_Farrell\"><\/span>Photo: Nancy Farrell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The lady took his words seriously. She quickly ordered 10 shrimp sashimi&nbsp;at a price of&nbsp;298 yuan (US$44) each&nbsp;and other expensive items such as&nbsp;geoduck clams and bird\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fvgd6G0pNgKnZZDky9Eul96iejDR?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_pinterestcom\"><\/span>Photo: pinterest.com<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuzWBKtKLvtCvXwpgObubAwzlYqo?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-2\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Shocked, the man tried to stay calm and chat for another couple of minutes before saying he had to go to the washroom. But he never came back.<\/p>\n<p>The lady had to foot the bill herself for a whopping 4,879 yuan, or $750.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fq9X-KmhwyyDt0P6unbaFJlseWVQ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-3\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(4, 77, 246);\"><strong>The story sparked&nbsp;a spirited&nbsp;discussion on whether one would pay or walk away in the above situation<\/strong><\/span><strong>. <\/strong>Initial netizen reaction pointed fingers at&nbsp;the woman for unreasonably&nbsp;thinking it was a dinner buffet to be paid for by her new acquaintance. Some also sympathized with the man for having&nbsp;the guts to walk away, because most Chinese men without a foreign education would have been dumb enough to pay the bill, they said.<\/p>\n<p>The story did not stop here, though, as more details were revealed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6.gif\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fri0uM9UzPxlLpv6yVHiWGssTy--?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"100\" height=\"134.5\" title=\"\">     <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>First came descriptions of the couple\u2019s background. <strong>The woman&nbsp;was good-looking and earned&nbsp;a monthly income of only around 7,000 yuan. The man enjoyed&nbsp;an annual income of $100,000<\/strong> in the banking sector and lived in his own house in California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"7.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvYvtp66LYBjUbNQ1KqOrTp5FLKZ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"445\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_LunchClick\"><\/span>Photo: LunchClick<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The man, about&nbsp;165 centimeters&nbsp;tall, recently went back to China for a short visit for the&nbsp;purpose of&nbsp;finding a wife with \u201cgood genes\u201d. He asked the lady to pick the place, saying he was fine with everything and she did&nbsp;not need to skimp on her menu choices.<\/p>\n<p>The story did not stop there, as different print and online media&nbsp;in China picked up the story and added&nbsp;more details.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"8.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FrqcOERkQVmfIjTkWvn26nrkThwX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_BuzzOrange\"><\/span>Photo: BuzzOrange<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Later on, to help his erstwhile date cover the cost of the meal, through his&nbsp;friend&nbsp;who had arranged the dinner date&nbsp;paid the woman 2,000 yuan, which&nbsp;was what&nbsp;he had originally thought the dinner bill would come to.<\/p>\n<p>But she&nbsp;was not satisfied. She asked the friend&nbsp;to send the leftover shrimp sashimi to the man and ask for another&nbsp;2,000 yuan.&nbsp;The friend&nbsp; became frustrated, as&nbsp;the leftover food was obviously no good for a meal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"9.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FsOqPCGJl9MCnbWPUgfMZiUtQFpx?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"385.8965517241379\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet-4\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>The lady cried and begged for more&nbsp;money, fearing that&nbsp;she would&nbsp; not be able to afford&nbsp;the minimum payment on her next credit-card bill.&nbsp;She even&nbsp;offered to sell the leftover food to&nbsp;the friend, whom she thought was responsible for the farce.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the friend, after being&nbsp;frequently disturbed by the lady, exposed the whole story on social media.&nbsp;His last words were: \u201cI am going crazy, really crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"110.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FiQ700lHAP9P068MPTlcfNB6TdSm?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Mead_Family_Dental\"><\/span>Photo: Mead Family Dental<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now we understand the wisdom of&nbsp;an old Chinese proverb: <strong>Never be a matchmaker, in order to benefit your next three generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"11.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FnqY3q54P24eWeQOfZLDKt1Tu8vz?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"80\" height=\"96\" title=\"\"><font>&nbsp; <br \/><\/font><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Do_You_Think_About_This_Story\"><\/span><font><\/font><span style=\"color: rgb(36, 143, 28);\"><strong><font>What Do You Think About This Story?<\/font><\/strong><\/span><br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"450\" height=\"488.9643463497453\" title=\"\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How much would you be willing to pay for dinner with a first date? 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