the games men play

mike went to dinner last night with his basketball buddies, and apparently when the check came someone suggested they all play credit card roulette. luckily, mike's card was not chosen for the well over $200 dinner payment, and when he came home and told me about it, he didn't get why i was mad. i asked him why he even participated, and he said, "everyone else was," which tempted me to say, "if everyone else was jumping off a bridge..." i let it go because we weren't stuck with the bill, but i feel the need to vent. while i'm sure of the guys wouldn't bat an eye at dropping $200-something for dinner, who are any of them to assume that anyone else can afford it? it's common knowledge that a few of them are really well off people (or their parents are). but most have more than one kid, own homes, etc. mike and i don't even have kids and i would have been pissed if we were stuck with the bill, so i can't imagine how, say, someone whose wife had just had another baby in addition to the two toddlers they already have would be thrilled to pick up the tab. or even if he didn't care, i'm sure his wife would. i just don't get it. and frankly, i think it's rude.