WWYD?

What would you do were you in my unkempt, rather ruined size 13 tennis shoes?

Last August I started a new job. In September I was "farmed out" to my first base school. The teachers there (1/3 of them) took me to this nice Indian restaurant. The food was good, even if I was severely constipated at the time.

Anyway, about five months later (today) I get this request to pay my share of the bill for the aforementioned dinner. While the $40 US share is a fair bit to charge the welcomed, it is for these reasons I am irked concerning this matter.

One, five months is rather tardy to give someone a bill for a meal long digested, flushed and forgotten.

Two, if you invite someone, especially someone from another country who has just arrived to work with you, would that not imply it is a treat? That is coming from my perspective. If an American were to wine and dine a Japanese executive, would the US side not foot the bill for all the ballyhoo?

Drop me a line and tell me what you think.