LittleBLUECorvette said:

nurseV said:

Im for real, I mean let me know whats up?? I'ts not like we car pool together all the time, I never seen this cat in my life.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Stop LBC! LMFAO


For real-it is the nice thing to do even if it's a first ride

LittleBLUECorvette said:

If he offered you a lift and then put his hand out for petrol money then he was just chancing his luck.
fuck him.
If you had asked him for a lift then it would have been common courtesy for you to offer him something.
I dont get how ernest seems to think its ok for someone to stop and offer you a ride then ask for petrol money later on,especially a stranger.

muirdo said:

He wasn't askin' me for a ride just out of the kindness of his heart, I was his ticket on the HOV lane. I usually catch the bus from work. But hey, he asked and my bus was no where in sight and it was cold outside, so I said "sure."

LittleBLUECorvette said:

That was nice of him though. You should have offered. But if you don't offer, then he shouldn't really ask, especially for a one-time dealy.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

aaaaah
I had to go look up HOV lane,we dont have them in the UK...yet.
Defo fuck him then..you were ultimately doing him the favour ...the crafty cunt.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

In that case no-you shouldn't, but if you ask for a ride yes you should

this reminds of that gas station scene in menace II Society where nobody has petrol money

Vendetta1 said:

It is called common courtesy to at least offer gas money. To ask for a ride and not offer anything is rude. Walk, then. That's how I see it.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

You do when you're riding a bus or taxi. You don't know that driver, yet you HAVE to pay them or you are walking. Why should someone who owns a car be any different? They are doing you a service by letting you in their car, the least you can do is offer gas money.

ernestsewell said:

I didn't ask for the ride so of course, I don't feel a sense of entitlement.

muirdo said:

Thank. you.

luv4u said:

Yeah, but a taxi or bus isn't free.

Dewrede said:

This is totally a Dutch thing though! Most people in the States that I know will NOT do this. It's just too damn expensive.


If I offerend to pay for a round for all of my friends while out in the U.S, they would all first look pretty shocked, and then hail me as some kind of hero or something for actually buying them all drinks. And then of course, not offer to get the next one themselves.
[Edited 12/5/09 13:50pm]

Car Etiquette: ol' USA

If you offer someone a ride, you aren't suppose to ask for money/payment. NEVER. To be honest, if payment is offered you're suppose to decline. LBC could have offered to give the guy somethin' just out of common curiosity but after that manipulative stunt, you did right to keep your hands in your pockets. Why do I think he won't be asking you if you wanna a lift again?


If he wanted gas money he was suppose ask/tell you upfront LBC. Not ask you for gas money after the fact.... in the car, as he approached your home, or whatever the case may be.

Tacky and rude.....



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Vendetta1 said:

That's because you're a grown-up, Ivy.

Asking people to chip in for gas only makes sense if you're still in high school, working part time at the local drive-in. Otherwise, you oughta be able to fill your tank without financial aid.

I wish you'd offered Sweetie gas money that night we drove you home. He woulda looked at you like --->


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Genesia said:

I actually thought about it.

You guys went out of your way for me.

minneapolisgenius said:

i didn't know that

and yet americans call us cheap ; double dutch etc

Dewrede said:

I know. I know it's common practice here to buy rounds when you're out, but I remember being really surprised by it at first. Drinks are more expensive in the U.S. though.

Every Friday my boss offers to give me a ride. I never offer gas money for one...she talks so much I never get a chance to offer and two...It's a 4 minute drive. What is that in gas money? 58 cents?
(Last thursday she drove right past me while I was at the bus stop )

If she wants gas money, she can take it out of my check.
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at least offer me some money... i'm just sayin'

This is dumb - he didn't ask this dude for a ride, the dude ASKED HIM if he could give him a ride specifically so he could use the carpool lane. If he wanted gas $ he should have said it up front - "in exchange for the ride, can you give me some gas $?" - so he'd be able to weigh his options & see if he wanted to bothered (maybe he didn't have any cash on him, or hadn't planned to part w/ whatever he had). But to offer so you can benefit & THEN ask once the person is in your car is tacky as fuck. & the ability to use the carpool lane probably saved him some gas by avoiding traffic.

I agree that it's nice to offer gas $ in any ride situation, but it wasn't necessary at all in this case...


[Edited 12/6/09 13:49pm]

how do you feel about being invited to go somewhere, explaining that you don't have any money, being told that that's okay, you can pay the driver/host back, and then staying at a hotel which is part of the costs....?

BlackAdder7 said:

Maybe they wanted something else.....and u did not offer.

Graycap23 said:

Like what ...

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Don't know.....u were there.

minneapolisgenius said:

how much ?

it's getting more and more expensive here too lately

Dewrede said:

Oh I don't know...about 5 or 6 for a beer, and 8 or 9 (or even more if you're in a nice place) for wine. I don't drink hard liquor anymore, so I have no idea how much those drinks cost these days. Obviously you can find drinks for cheaper, it all depends on where you go, but I KNOW wine is way cheaper by the glass here. Because I take advantage of that fact quite a bit.

^that's quite expensive

i should drink more wine too , it doesn't make you fat like beer