Should I have Paid The Bill? Super Confused…

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I think Latin culture in general theres a machismo element where its expected for the guy to pay for everything. In your case as a gringo thats heightened even further. If you were in western europe or the states there probably wouldnt be too much of an issue with what happened but i think in south America youd most likely get a reaction like that. I also dont think youd be seen as beta to do it, however that would depend on what the vibe was etc they can still definitely take advantage you