All the comments hating on people for their date location choices but I mean… before I left the US in February, taking my wife out to sushi and a movie would easily cost $200. And we don’t even drink! If you’re trying to have a fun time and go to a bar afterwards, it’s gonna be $200-$300 easy.

Sure, you could split a Big Mac in a public park, but that’s not what most people think about when they hear “date.”

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah shit is hella expensive nowadays. Def easy to spend $60-80 on a meal for two after tip in a non-chain restaurant.

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Truth.

My partner and I went out last weekend - one cocktail, one cannabis beverage, two entrees: $120.

[–] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Bars serve cannabis beverages now?

[–] CPMSP@midwest.social 6 points 2 days ago

They do for now, at least - hemp emulsions have been widely available for ~5 years in the states.

In my state, it's gaining popularity quickly but the newest federal regs will tank it nationally in November unless the clowns on the hill can actually pass _legislation.

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Yeah and they'll fuck you up dawg

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I mean, theres kind of a lot between splitting a sandwich at the park, and $200 😅

Things have absolutely gotten too expensive, but if your idea of a date is $200, probably you have the option to just go on a slightly less lavish date... You can go to some super cute local place and have a wonderful time for way less than that, even with it being a more formal date than a "big mac" at the park. Dates don't have to be high end fine dining to be valid dates. And spending less than $200 hardly limits you to big macs 😅

There are tons of really lovely dates you can go on for a hell of a lot less than $200. Which doesnt change the fact that things are too expensive. But at $200 it's not like you have no other options

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure, you could split a Big Mac in a public park

I didn't expect this to be a serious suggestion further down the thread

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

i love how i type "sando" and everyone reads mcdonalds worms for brains all of you

weird as shit thread

[–] slowtrain33@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Busted! lmao