It is fun both the ways, but when with a co-monger/mongers ensure you like company of the person/people who join you, else it can be a big dampener. You are one of those whom I know since almost half a decade, even want to monger together, but yet we are missing out
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Btw, mongering or no mongering, I believe in one rule - haq se zyaada and zaroorat se kam kabhi kuch nahi hona chahiye. Never spend a penny less than what you are supposed to - be it drinks or gals. At the sametime never let anyone take any advantage of you. Mehnat ki kamaai hai bhai, kala paisa nahi hai. So spending 2 cents more than what you ought to is fine, but dont overpay so much that it hurts your pocket and then you keep cribbing over it.
Drinks can be dutched if the drinking capacity is almost equal - but it would be unfair if you share equally after three quarters for yourself and maybe if you friend is a teetollar and having just a couple of redbull/thumsup.
And for gals (even coatwala for that matter), pay individually for the service you take, a group certainly has more money power than an individual collectively. But let it be transparent to the gal also, which is the case when you tip them individually. So in short - meri 'chumma chaatti' meri zaroorat hai, in return jo tip banta hai, woh ladki ka 'haq' hai to get from me, never put that burden on your monegring friend.
Above all, be genuine. Nothing other than your forum id should be fake. Do this, and mongering in group will be great fun.
That's where I believe I have connected well with 'bade bhai', and we love to ( atleast I do) monger together. Inspite despite the sesoned monger that he is - you feel comfortable right from the word go with him coz he is - Genuine.
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