Going Dutch Going Dutch "Going Dutch" (sometimes written with lower-case dutch) is a term that indicates that each person participating in a paid activity covers their own expenses, rather than any one person in the group defraying the cost for the entire group. The term stems from restaurant dining etiquette in the Western world where each person pays for their meal. It is also called Dutch date, Dutch treat (the oldest form, a pejorative) and doing Dutch. There are two possible senses—each person paying their own expenses, or the entire bill being split (divided evenly) between all participants. In strict usage, "Going
Lafayette, California $76,726. Males had a median income of $90,067 versus $51,855 for females. The per capita income for the city was $54,319. About 2.1% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over. The average home price was $1,284,900 in 2005. In 2017, Lafayette had 18,157 registered voters with 8,632 (47.5%) registered as Democrats, 4,633 (25.5%) registered as Republicans, and 4,196 (23.1%) decline to state voters. From its incorporation until 1992, Lafayette was a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. Like much of the