My friends have been taking advantage of me for years, and I’ve had enough. Whenever I meet my friends for lunch, we split the bill 50 – 50. And they have been ripping me off.
For instance, my friend from England always takes disposable chopsticks from the restaurant, while I am bringing plastic chopsticks from home. So I am imposing a 10 per cent charge on him. From now on, we will split the bill 45 – 55, in my favour.
My friend from France adds milk and sugar to her coffee, and I don’t. I am imposing a 20 per cent levy on her. From now on we split the bill 40 – 60.
Worst of all is my friend from Tokyo. Last time when we met in Mr. Donut he had three free coffee refills. I can’t drink coffee so fast. So I’m imposing a 30 per cent charge on that guy. From now on we will split our Mr. Donut bill 35 – 65.
I am sure that all of my friends will
respect me more for putting myself first for once.
Vocabulary:
to take advantage of someone – to treat
someone unfairly, using their weakness for your own benefit
[eg., I think your boss is taking advantage
of you. You should stop agreeing to do
overtime for free.]
to split the bill – to divide the cost,
usually in a restaurant
to rip someone off – a casual phrase
meaning to cheat someone by making them pay too much money
[eg., I thought I had bought a valuable
antique. But I was ripped off. It isn’t valuable at all.]
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