For our last meeting, Takuya had wanted to go to an Italian restaurant. I gave him the three options: Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden, and Buca di Beppo. I told him I've been to the first two, but the last one was a chain restaurant that I've never heard of. However, I had reasons for including this in the list. First of all, it is a chain restaurant, which meant that it had to be good to some standard. Also, it was located in the Governor's Square mall. This meant that it was a chain restaurant that was located in a mall, a place where many people go to. Generally, restaurants that are in malls are acceptable to a certain degree. He told me to take him to Buca di Beppo as it would be an adventure for the both of us.
So it seems that he has started dating with an American girl and wanted some advice. This advice would pertain to what a man should do in the situation of taking the woman out on a date. Specifically, how do couples pay bills at a restaurant, event, etc. I told him that as a general rule of thumb to never assume that he is not going to pay. If he invites her to go to a place to eat, always assume that he is going to pay for her.
From the internet, he has learned that in America, couples generally split the bill. I told him that this may be possible depending on the person he's dating, situation, etc. For example, if the two are planning on going to somewhere to eat, then he should be paying. However, if it's a spur of the moment, where the two decide to go to Moe's or Chipotle, then paying separately is okay.
Afterwards, he asked how anniversaries worked in America. When I asked him what he meant, he told me about how he has seen things where people celebrate a "one month anniversary." I told him that for that kind of thing, generally taking his girlfriend out to somewhere nicer than McDonald's would suffice, such as Olive Gardens, and perhaps give her some flowers. However, as the name suggests, one month is not an anniversary.
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