• argueswithidiots@lemmy.worldEnglish
    48·
    1 day ago

    I came here to say there was probably a context clue or three, namely the price.

    I don’t know this fella, but he is either so out of touch with how much things cost that he doesn’t pay even the slightest attention, or (gasp) he is making up a story for the Internet.

    • Agrivar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      1 day ago

      so out of touch with how much things cost that he doesn’t pay even the slightest attention

      I live in high-end tourist destination and encounter these people all the time.

    • loutr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      he is making up a story for the Internet.

      Or for his wife. “I swear babe, I thought it was only like, 5 beers! Oh well, now that we paid for it…”