Talk:Going Dutch
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This can be perceived as unfair for those who drink or eat less (usually women relative to men). I removed the part noting women eating generally eating less than men. This sounds kind of stereotypical (and as far as I've witnessed, the women I've seen eat as much as guys on average). MardukZero 01:13, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Is is quite plausible to me, this behaviour originates from the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, it is common practice people which are not married, pay seperately. Dutch women even could get offended when men offer to pay all; an association with prostitution is often made is this case. I'm coming from the Netherlands, so I know. 20:23CET, 14 Jul 2005
- Well, you might be from the Netherlands but the assumption that Dutch women think that you think she is a prostitute if you offer to pay for her dinner is just nonsense. Maybe radically feminist ones or something. It could be that some get offended by such an offer, but normally IF a woman objects to having her dinner paid she would just decline in a polite manner. Trust me, i'm from the Netherlands 'so I know';-) Maybe Dutch women tend to object to such an offer more often than women from other western countries, I don't know but it wouldn't suprise me. --Vunzmstr 13:54, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Dutch Teabreak
I'd be interested to see if people deem this phrase worthy of inclusion: Basically it's a euphemism for masturbation - but many of you knew this already - it's certainly in keeping with the negative stereotypes of the Dutch.
[edit] What do they say in Holland?
I hear it's "Going American"... Dsmouse 17:40, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
True, its called a "Amerikaans Feest" (American Party) or "Going American :) A Duck
- "Amerikaans feest"? No, that is not the same. An "Amerikaans feest" (American Party) is a party in a private house (or garden) to which all the guests bring drinks and food, which is divided among all the guests. Thus the host does not bring in all the nourishment and beverages himself.
- "Going Dutch" does not have an equal translation in Dutch. Most commonly used is the expression that the group pays the bill "every man for himself" ("ieder voor zich"). In practice though this way of paying is not very common in The Netherlands. It is not considered very polite to calculate exactly the amount you ate or drank for. Usually the bill is split up in equal parts. So if you ate out with a group of 4, you pay 1/4th of the bill even if the others used more (or less!) than you did. This way of paying hardly has any connections with stinginess, but more with the idea of equallity.Hettie van Nes 18:32, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Another part of western world...
Dutch is not the only place where it is common to pay separately. Here in Québec, checks are usually given one per person. It is not much a matter of a girl being offended to be treated as a prostitute, but she would maybe think that it looks as if she cannot pay for herself or that your really have a strong romantic interest towards her. I totally like it that way (let's be autonomous), and I really think it tends to bring awkward moments when two friends of opposite sex go somewhere and the waiter brings only one bill, which usually fall on the guy. It was just a little feminine input here...
