Looking at my colleague with a bowl full to the brim, I asked, “Do you want an olive?”

Cannes. 2026. My colleague and I attended an IT and Cybersecurity Summit. Days were intense. Exhausting. Going back to the Airbnb was a release from the stress the day brought. So we had nibbles and drinks to relax. I emptied a jar of gherkins into a bowl, turned to my colleague and said, “Do you want an olive?” To this day, I still have to think twice before I say “gherkin”… or wait, olive!