I’m always embarrassed to ask for extra salt when I order French fries. Is extra salt a strange request or common?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I often want salt in restaurants, and it's often not on the tables. Salt shakers disappeared during covid and never came back at a lot of places. I never ask for it, but always want it.

Why the heck don’t you ask for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OMG if this is rude, people must think I am awful. I always ask for extra salt. I carry salt packets in my purse and keep an extra shaker in the car!

Ask for the salt.

Jesus, what's your blood pressure?!

On the flipside, if you don't get enough salt, then intracellular pressure exceeds intercellular pressure and you bleed out similar to a hemorrhagic fever. Usually heart attacks occur before that happens though. Quite common among athletes and in hot environments.

[Anonymous]

You are eating it, not me. Most fries are already pretty salty. Asking for more is kinda gross. If you keep eating so salty, all your other food will require more salt too.

Not a big deal if you are young, but all that salt is bad for you. Your life, not mine.

[Anonymous]

I’m 50. BP is 90/60. Always using extra salt. People really are different. I am also not in super awesome shape or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not exactly sure why. I think I assume people will say that’s unhealthy. I don’t have any issues with blood pressure but I love salty fries. I don’t like salt bagels but French fries, I love those salty!

Is extra salt a strange request or do they hear it often?

Yes, it’s very strange.