Will’s View

Before I left for New Zealand yesterday - yes that’s right, I’m in NZ - I sat in the Melbourne pseudo-sunshine and enjoyed a few beverages and a parma with some friends at my local pub. We were there for some time, and I think we were the only people there for the most part (relax, it was a Monday).

After we had moved on to the second round of drinks, a most peculiar thing happened. One of the staff came out from the kitchen, bowl of chips in hand and said something to the effect of “Hey, we had some left-over chips in the kitchen, do you want them?”. The answer was of course yes, who has ever known me to turn down free stuff?

However, as the staff member was walking off after setting down the bowl, I got to thinking: Would it be rude of me to ask for some sauce as well? Because it is another well-known fact that chips need sauce, just as the world needs love, and Iraq needs Democracy. Well, maybe not that last one… So where does one draw the line? I know that one should “never look a gift horse in the mouth”, but what about just glancing at it? Or perhaps mentioning to it that sauce and chips go well together?

The day was saved when I kept my big gob shut, and then someone at the table took it of their own initiative to go get the sauce. So all ended well, but what if I had been a fool and asked for sauce as well…?

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