Last week I was reading Ms. Kala Ravi’s blog for the first time. Excellent Blog. The post I read in her blog made me remember an incident that happened to me in real life.
An acquaintance of mine (please note not a friend) requested me to get a job for his niece in my company. The main reason for my agreeing is the fact that my wife was a friend of his wife. Strong recommendation (translation: Pressure) from the spouse.
The niece, fresh out of college, is a bright and intelligent person. I talked to a few people and, bingo, she got hired.
This idiot, the acquaintance, who requested me to arrange a job for his niece, thanked me. Let us call him Andrew. Andrew invited me for lunch to express his gratitude. I told him it is not necessary. But he insisted. So, I agreed to go for lunch with him in a restaurant.
He comes to my office. We both go to a nearby restaurant. Food was ok. Conversation boring. At the end of the lunch, the bill came. He was searching his pocket. Looks like he forgot his wallet. He does not have his credit card or cash. He told me to wait in the restaurant and he will go to the bank and cash his check and come back and pay the bill.
I asked him how long will it take. He said it will take 45 minutes. Can you imagine me sitting in a restaurant for 45 minutes after the waiter gave the bill to pay, while he has gone to get money from the bank!
I offered to pay the bill myself as I have to rush back to my office. He agreed. I paid the bill thru my credit card. We come out of the restaurant.
He wished me good bye and said “Thanks for the nice lunch”. He was very casual as if I invited him for lunch. Guy has no shame.
Never heard from him again about this incident.
Lol Come on SG that guy had good intention..... he thought invitation is a good way of saying thanks who cares about, who paid the bill.....
ReplyDeleteHilarious post, i wish i could have seen ur expression at that point.... priceless
Thanks for your comments Dee. Looks like I did not write clearly in my post. It was not like two friends going for lunch and it does not matter whoever pays the bill. He invited me for lunch to thank me for getting a job for his niece. So he was the host. It does not matter if he did not carry his wallet. But he should have come to me in a few days and, at least, offered to reimburse me. He did not.
DeleteThere is a saying in Tamil. “kuzhakattai thinna naiku kuruni more guru dhankshinai vera” (Translation: The dog who stole and ate the modhak demanded some lassi as guru dakhina). So, I get his niece a job and in addition I pay for his lunch also.
oh my God! such people exist too!!! :O That was so shameless of him. There was a friend of my husband who would make us pay all the time everytime we met for lunch or dinner. He would not even bother to look at the bill. We had to inevitably pay for everything.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Ash. Such shameless people still exist. Especially, he invites me and makes me pay. And, then thanks me.
DeleteThere are many like this guy especially those who go to restroom when the bill is being brought.But this guy's behaviour was nasty especially after inviting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Mr. KP. Yup, I think this guy is nasty.
ReplyDeleteWhat sort of people are these??Absolutely shameless, no courtesy or gratitude. Do you still meet him?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Asha. I have met him a few times in social gatherings. Not one to one.
DeleteHahaha!Nandri for the mention! Enjoyed reading this post. It just reinforces my observation. Such people exist believe it or not!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Kala. And, welcome to my blog. Yes, you are a keen observer of things.
DeleteKala, please visit here as often as possible. Thanks.
Couldn't believe such people exist at this age in big cities. Shameful people.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments sandhya. Yes, such people still exist.
DeleteThis is taking selfishness to another level altogether! I forgive such people once (mainly for my own peace of mind). Second time, they won't get a chance for another lunch/dinner with me.
ReplyDeleteI feel, it's better to share such expenses.
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Thanks for your comments Rajesh. I would gladly pay for the lunch for both of us. No hesitation. But he invited me. So he was the host. Better to share such expenses, when he was the host? It is like I inviting you to my house and charging you for the lunch. I won't do that. I am sure you won't do that.
DeleteHe he he you been HAD sir .. :) ok ok sorry for me smiling .. but such idiots need to be slapped :)
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Thanks for your comments Bikram. We smile now whenever we think of this incident. Yes, I have been had.
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ReplyDeleteWhy? A similar thing happened with me. A friend of mine invited me for lunch; he insisted he was treating. And then when the bill came; he was engaged on his phone. I thought that itself was rude; to be talking on the phone while someone is present with you. I waited for few minutes; it was getting awkward. So I just paid for the lunch. I thought he would apologize and return the money or at least suggest going dutch. But he didnt. Behaved as if the bill never came! :-/ Lesson learnt
Thanks for your comments Insignia. May be the same guy took both of us to lunch. HaHaHa.
DeleteI would have not spoken to a person like that itself !
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Shilpa. I did not know he was like this till he invited me for lunch.
DeleteLol :) ya happens !!
DeleteThere are a lot of them like this....In this case difference is that he went to the bank....In our bachelor days,one used to go the toilet .
ReplyDeleteRidiculous!! Such a cheeky fellow! We have a few friends who do the vanishing act just before the bill arrives. They's visit the loo or step outside to take a call. And they have no guilt or remorse... ever!!
ReplyDeleteOh god!! that's just terrible. You better stay from that lot.
ReplyDeleteA new way of hospitality.Lol. Some people are shamelessly parasite.In a Mal.Good topic.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Hope the niece didn't have to shell out another lunch to compensate her idiot uncle!
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