Who Pays in Germany: German Men React

I ask German men on the streets of Cologne and Munich who should pay on the first date. Here is what they have to say.

[juliushauck]

I actually like to pay as a gesture, but if it's expected that won't happen. I am not an ATM, If I pay than because I want to do so.

[aliciamarie]

You pay for what you order! If you split it you won’t be happy if the other has 3 drinks and you have none.

[kandondooley]

"I'm worth it" every raggedy person's mantra

[MichelaRossini]

I prefer more traditional roles. Pity, because some of them were cute. Next Russian men please.

[zarifam]

I just hate the idea of sitting and calculating of who ate what. It is insulting pettiness for me. I better pay off the entire bill myself then and feed the other person as a gesture of kindness.

[olivertenby]

A woman who expects me to pay for her is not for me. Afterwards she expects me to earn money all by myself and she just sits around at home. Nah

[_MC]

If we regularly go out, we switch up.
If it's our first date and I asked out, I pay.
Equal.

[digitandoshshua]

I agree with the guy that said whoever invited the other one to this date, is the one that should pay.

[yyrmyfy]

In nowadays world and society as an European woman I feel like I will never find partner as I feel like we have so many women in male bodies 🤷🏼‍♀️ sorry but really not sorry.... It's not possible to build partnership, marriage or family on this at all. I feel really lost in society nowadays as a young woman. As a child I thought it will be so easy and nice to meet some man (MAN 👌) once I'm adult, but it's not very possible. I feel like men nowadays are looking for a man in me for them ..to protect, provide, lean on me, be their sugar mommy (not joking one week ago a guy used such a words on me....and I refused to take out my wallet 😅). Crazy times! 🥺

[digitandoshshua]

The first guy is just a weirdo, so no woman that earns more than him is worthy of his gentlemaness 😂

[HelenKistler]

The person who issues the invitation should offer to pay. (American raised in North-Western state)

[Usernew-fmmn]

Oh wow, that's so difficult to pay few euro for coffee nowadays. Most of men cannot afford it

[erikas.]

For the man who needs a "test, " what if I'm testing you? If you are not willing to pay for the first date, you don't like me enough, and that's it

[dankadesign]

I Like last guy resoning-he like paying as kind gesture not bcause women expecting ...I dont like guy who said he doesnt want to pay if he not getting anything..thats really turn off for me.

[BCSchmerker]

+datingbeyondborders *I didn't date without the State of California (USA), therefore have agnosis on relational customs for other places.*

[Limpi]

If she wants him to pay, what sets her apart from gold diggers?

[yunleung]

The first man is certainly not worth it

[SupernaturalLove]

“what do i get if i pay” ew. pay up. it’s a man’s world. women give too much emotional and physical labor in relationships to also have to pay during first dates get outta here.

[PrinceOfArrogance]

You should be man enough to pay on the first date. Women put in too much time and effort into looking good for a date, especially the first one. It's the least you could do.

[aknezevic]

Great if this works for them, but then they should stay and date within their culture, or maybe other Germanic/Scandinavian countries with the same mentality. Because the rest of the world is not like this.