Originally published: Power 98.1 FM, 19 August 2026
Ok, so you have been invited to a friend’s house for a casual weekend get-together. You send the polite, obligatory text asking, “What can I bring?”
The host replies instantly: “Just yourself! Don’t bring anything.”
It sounds simple enough, but do you actually listen? If you do, you are officially in the minority.
According to a new study of over 1,000 adults looking into modern socialising habits , the instruction to arrive empty-handed is a secret social test. The research reveals that a massive 85 percent of guests completely ignore the “don’t bring anything” rule. If you take your host at their word, you join the brave 15 percent who genuinely arrive with nothing but their own company.
This study was conducted by Pureprofile on behalf of Smith’s Chips from 7th to 13th July 2026, surveying a nationally representative sample of over 1,013 Australians aged 18+ years.
