Translations:Splitting Costs Fairly/6/en

It is also worth distinguishing between generosity and expectation. A gift offered freely is not the same as an advance on future reciprocity. When someone pays intending to be repaid in kind and never says so, the imbalance quietly compounds.

| Social=Money is one of the last remaining social taboos, and many people find it easier to absorb an unfair cost than to raise the subject. This avoidance is understandable. Bringing up money can feel like an accusation, or like admitting one cannot comfortably afford something. Both possibilities carry social risk.