Conditional Dilemmas

The only parking space available outside the supermarket is for disabled drivers. You are only going into the shop for some milk, so won’t be more than a few minutes. Do you park there?

You have a meal in a restaurant and then leave. Halfway home, you realise you didn’t pay for the meal. Do you return to the restaurant and pay?

You are using your friend’s computer without her permission and you accidentally erase some important files. Do you tell your friend what you have done?

While cycling down the street, you accidentally hit a parked car, leaving a long scratch down the side. Do you leave a note on the windscreen explaining what you have done and offering to pay for the damage?

An unemployed friend has had a successful job interview and asks you for a reference. You know from past experience that your friend is not a good worker. Do you provide a reference for her?

While walking down the street, you see a paper bag on the pavement. Looking inside, you find £500 in £20 notes. There is no indication who the money belongs to. Do you hand it in to the police?

A friend has bought a new suit and wants to know what you think of it. You think it looks terrible on him. Do you say so?

You find a wallet on the bus. It has clearly been dropped by the man you saw getting off a few stops back. As there is no address in it, the only way you can return it is by getting off the bus and walking back a few stops. Do you?

You see a woman shoplifting in a supermarket. She looks like she has little money and has three small children with her. Do you report her to a shop assistant?

A group of friends is coming over to your house to have one of your famous vegetable curries. You remember at the last minute that one of them is a vegetarian and you have used meat stock in the curry. Do you tell him/her?

You have an important test tomorrow. Worried about it, you decide to go to the classroom to talk to your teacher. She is not there but you see the test paper lying on your teacher’s desk. Do you have a quick look?

Your friend didn’t see a big film that was on at the cinema last month. It’s not possible to buy or rent it yet, but another friend knows where you can download it for free. Do you download the film for your friend?

You are using a cash machine to withdraw cash. You want to take out £100 but the machine gives you £150. The receipt says you have only withdrawn the £100 you wanted. Do you return the money to the bank?