When a man I’ve been seeing for about a year takes me out to eat, he sometimes says things like, “It was tasty for the price, right? It was pretty cheap!” For example, sushi costing around 6,000 yen per person or yakiniku costing around 5,000 yen...
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Since I didn’t pay, I can’t exactly say, “Yeah, it was,” but if I ask, “Hmm, don’t you think it was expensive?” he just says, “It was cheap!” again, so I don’t know how to respond.
I still can’t figure out what he’s thinking...
I’m Meg, one of the female members.
If it were me, I wouldn’t mention the price. I’d just tilt my head slightly, smile, and say, “That was delicious. Thank you very much.”
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My answer is going to be almost the same as Mack’s, but the important part is “It was delicious, right?” So I think replying, “Yes, it was delicious,” is perfectly fine.
Saying things like “It was good for the price” or “It was inexpensive” can also carry the meaning, “Sorry I couldn’t take you somewhere more expensive.” So even an exchange like:
“It wasn’t that cheap.”
“It was cheap, though.”
may actually make him happy.
So even if you know he’ll say it was cheap, I think men are still pleased when you respond with something like, “Oh, it really wasn’t.”
The only tricky situation might be if he says, “Food at inexpensive places isn’t really that good.” But I doubt many men would go out of their way to say something like that.
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I’m a male member, Paper Airplane.
Are you from Kansai?
If the questioner said “Delicious!” first and then went on to ask the question, I think it’s fine as is.
But if they said “It’s cheap!” and then followed up with “Oh, really?”—would that really be the end of the conversation?
If you’re not from Kansai, you probably wouldn’t understand...
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I’m Adventure Merchant, a column writer.
I’m not sure what kind of response the man is hoping for, but I think something like, “Well… it was absolutely delicious! Thank you so much,” would be a safe choice.
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