Modern Gentleman's Guide: Birthdays

Birthdays: Birthdays can be enjoyable as long as they are not sit-down dinners — those are usually deadly. Throwing birthday parties is strangely a depressing process. Two points about birthdays: 1. Never bring the gift to the party, it will inevitably get lost or stolen. 2. If you are giving yourself a birthday, you must foot the entire bill. Going Dutch for your birthday is completely offensive and low-class.
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