Do you treat your friend on your birthday? / myLot

@mrswhitfield (2044)

Indonesia

January 3, 2016 1:04am CST

This kind of dillema for me for years. Do you treat your friend on your birthday? Until today I still have some friends who will give me birthday greetings and then asking me for a treat. It's s common thing here, at least from what I see around. The birthday person treat their friends. Then my boy friend found out about, he is not happy that I spent money to treat others on my birthday while it's me who supposed to get the treat because it's my birthday

I think the only treat I get on my birthday is from BF so far

Somehow I agree with my bf, it's logic, right? I have stopped treating friends for 3 years now. But some times I feel wrong because my friends will treat me on their birthdays

What about you, guys?

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

3 Jan 16

That is something they do in Germany too, I remember when I was home in 2013 for my Mom's 90th birthday, she picked up the tab for the coffee and cakes in the afternoon and then also the dinner in the evening. I know there were at least 50 people there.

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mrswhitfield

@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

3 Jan 16

Your mom must be a really friendly person that 50 people come to her birthday

I would broke if I have to treat more than 10 people

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mrswhitfield

@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

4 Jan 16

@gr8nana6 wow, your mom is superb,,, so royal with her own birthday party

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Anna M. Wilkes

@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

4 Jan 16

@mrswhitfield I do have to say that this only happens on the milestone birthdays like 70, 80, 90 etc., not on regular ones.

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serena001

@Serena_1 (186)

• Shenzhen, China

10 Jan 16

I don't agree with your boyfriend. because Courtesy calls for reciprocity. I think you guys can change the way around. To make it a common thing that the birthday person is always the one being treated. Or you can buy her / him a birthday gift if your friend treat you on their birthdays.

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mrswhitfield

@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

10 Jan 16

I see your point. I usuallly buy/make birthday gift for my friend.

serena001

@Serena_1 (186)

• Shenzhen, China

11 Jan 16

Then, I didn't see anthing wrong here. Just enjoy your time getting together.

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winterose

@winterose (39887)

• Canada

3 Jan 16

nope people treat me on my birthday and I treat them on theirs. I do know that Asians do treat people on their birthday. I had a friend who did that once for me.

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mrswhitfield

@mrswhitfield (2044)

• Indonesia

3 Jan 16

I don't know in other countries but it's common thing here in Indonesia.