Thousands of internet commenters were left conflicted after one college student revealed why a Michelin star meal left another student fuming.

In a viral Reddit post published on r/AmITheA**hole, Redditor u/everytten (otherwise referred to as the original poster, or OP) said she and a group of friends are studying abroad for the summer and detailed a recent mishap with a non-English restaurant menu and four figure dinner bill.

Titled, "[Am I the a**hole] because my friend ordered the same dish as me and couldn't pay for it?" the post has received more than 6,000 votes and nearly 3,000 comments in the last day.

Explaining that she and three friends were heading to dinner together, the original poster said that another student who the group had recently befriended tagged along for the meal, but was stumped by a menu written entirely in Spanish.

"It was a slightly upscale restaurant with a Michelin star," OP wrote. "We all ordered our own meals [but] our newer friend couldn't really understand the menu...he gave up and just told the waiter he'll have what I'm having."

"He didn't know the price since the menu didn't have prices, but we all assumed if he was concerned about price, he'd ask the staff," OP continued. "He did not."

Unfortunately for the original poster and her friends, their assumptions were misguided.

When the final bill was delivered to the table, the original poster said it was around $1,100, and that the group's newest member was immediately beside himself.

"Our friend was shocked that his meal was $200 and said he didn't have enough money for that," OP wrote. "He started talking to the waiter questioning each charge and became more distressed. Then he demanded to know why I didn't tell him the price."

"I'm not sure what he expected since this is not a cheap place," OP continued. "He used his emergency credit card to pay and was quite upset, and he said I should've told him the price."

"My meal was no more expensive than anyone else's at the table," OP added. "I'm not sure why he didn't just ask the waiter."

For students studying in another country, food is often one of the most exciting aspects of the foreign academic experience.

But like every other aspect of study abroad programs, sampling renowned cuisine from a handful of countries is sure to break the bank.

"Often, the best food is at the most expensive places," StudyAbroad.com asserts.

Michelin star restaurants—whether adorned with one, two or three stars—are the perfect location to find this combination of exquisite meals and lofty price tags.

To dine at a restaurant with just one Michelin star, Chef Word reports that parties should expect to pay at least $120 per person.

At restaurants boasting two Michelin stars, that figure jumps to $252 and for the full, three Michelin star experience, patrons can expect to pay upwards of $360, according to Chef's Pencil.

Despite these pricey expectations, however, the cost of a Michelin star meal is not common knowledge. And with many high end establishments only offering menus devoid of any cost information, the final bill for a party of five is likely to leave at least one jaw planted firmly on the dining room floor.

Throughout the comment section of the viral Reddit post, Redditors echoed this sentiment and questioned the original poster's role in her new friend having no idea how much he'd owe at the end of the night.

"[Everyone sucks here]," Redditor u/Daskesmoelf_8 wrote in the post's top comment, which has received more than 11,000 votes. "A rule of thumb is, if the price [isn't] on the menu, it's expensive [as f**k].

"Why didn't you help him, when you saw him struggling though?" they asked.

"A foreign student who doesn't understand either the language or the culture is supposed to already have this rule of thumb memorized how, exactly?" Redditor u/VoyagerVII chimed in, exasperatedly.

Redditor u/KingRhiot, whose comment has received nearly 4,000 votes, issued a similar inquiry.

"Did he KNOW this was an expensive place?" they questioned. "Did you even check if this upscale place was within his budget before you took him there? Was there any possibility he wasn't expecting food to cost this much?"

In a separate comment, which has received nearly 4,000 votes, Redditor u/NormativeTruth claimed they previously worked in a Michelin star restaurant and was adamant that the original poster was at least partially culpable for her friend's expensive misunderstanding.

"You absolutely should have warned him the place was ridiculously overpriced," they wrote.

Newsweek reached out to u/everytten for comment.

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