New Yorkers Weigh In: What's the Smallest Amount You'd Ask a Friend to Repay?
A BBC video feature asked people on the streets of New York how small a debt they'd still expect a friend to settle.
A BBC video feature asked New Yorkers to share the smallest amount of money they would still expect a friend to pay back, offering a lighthearted look at personal attitudes toward small debts among friends.
The piece gathers a range of informal responses from people out and about in the city, touching on where individuals draw the line between letting a small cost slide and asking for repayment.
A window into everyday etiquette
While informal in tone, the responses reflect broader, widely varying personal norms around money and friendship, a topic that resonates well beyond New York.
The BBC did not present the responses as a scientific survey, framing the segment instead as a snapshot of street-level opinion rather than a formal study.
Sources
- What's the smallest amount you'd ask a friend to pay back? — BBC Business
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