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# Etiquette

All time
# ps and qs
Quiz: Can you pass this international restaurant etiquette quiz?
Give it a bash, sure.
# dear fifi
Dear Fifi: It's quickfire questions!
SHOOT!
# dearfifi
Dear Fifi: Should women pick up the bill?
Dear Fifi, comin atcha.
# lunch crunch
Poll: Is it okay to wear socks in bed?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# lunch crunch
Have you ever given up a seat on public transport to someone who needed it?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# lunch crunch
Poll: How much money should you give to someone as a wedding present?
What do you really think? Be honest.
# only in ireland
11 pieces of Irish etiquette the world needs to understand
Listen up.
# ye well
11 important pieces of Irish etiquette the world needs to understand
Please adhere.
# Knifey Spooney
Eating burgers with a knife and fork is grand and we'll hear nothing against it
And pizza too. Yes. You heard us.
# beauty call
'Knickers off?' - 7 questions every woman has had about going to the beauticians
“How naked do I have to get?” and other worries, answered.
# prinks
An Essential Guide to Pre-Drinking Etiquette for Irish People
Rules to live by.
# home away from home
7 ways to be sound when you're staying in an Airbnb
The golden rules.
# life lessons
11 things all Irish men should know by 25
Very important things, of course.
# manners matter
7 annoying phone habits that must be stopped immediately
Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye…
# Dilemma
The Burning Question*: Should you heat up plates before dinner?
Let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Looking for Work
To whom it may concern...
That’s the answer but what’s the question…
# piece of cake
15 people expose the horrors they've seen at the urinal
There are RULES people!
# manners matter
The 8 rules of table manners everyone needs to know
Because we’re not ANIMALS.
# Etiquette
11 rules for watching the 6 Nations in a crowded pub
Or play it as you see it. Up to you.
# morning rage
Irish Rail tweets that they're coming for the truck driver who hit a bridge
Watch your back, truck driver.
# laws of life
16 unspoken rules everyone should live by
Come on. We’re not animals.
# there's no toilet paper
10 trials and tribulations of bathroom etiquette
It’s a minefield. Very few of us emerge unscathed.
# WTF LOL SMS
The 5 rules of texting etiquette that everyone needs to know
Most people text practically every single day, but some have overlooked the manners the medium needs.
# Dilemma
The Burning Question*: Do you scrape burnt toast into the sink or the bin?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Culture Shock
Wealthy Chinese fork out for high-class etiquette
Clients are mostly women in their 40s whose wealth rose with economy’s growth in recent decades.
# Dilemma
The burning question*: Do you listen to voicemails on your mobile?
It’s a bank holiday Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Faux Pas
8 things that'd seem totally reasonable... anywhere except Ireland
Where are we living again?
# Society
Where you stand in a lift reveals lots about gender roles
A PhD study found that women stand nearest the doors…
# Etiquette
7 essential rules of social media etiquette
How many of these rules have you broken?
# Etiquette
An iPhone contract we could all learn from
18 rules from a mother to her teenage son.
# you told us
Top readers' comments of the week
Here’s our round-up of the funniest, most thought-provoking and interesting comments you lot made this week. Did you make it in?
# Work Can Wait
The burning question*: Is it okay to use your mobile in a restaurant?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Dilemma
The burning question*: Is it alright to take your phone to the toilet?
It’s Monday, so let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# dos and donts
11 pieces of modern Irish etiquette
When to mention the weather? How to end a phone conversation? It’s all here…
# Etiquette
FAI and PFAI criticise handling of Mons announcement *UPDATE*
The Professional Footballers’ Association of Ireland has expressed disbelief at Monaghan United’s failure to consult players prior to its League of Ireland withdrawal.
# Dilemma
The burning question*: Do you hover on outside lane on dual carriageway?
This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Work Can Wait
The burning question*: Do you eat breakfast?
This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Bad Sport
Don't shake on it: Doctors warn British Olympians to avoid handshakes
Olympic germs could cost Olympic gold, warns Team GB’s top doctor.
# Work Can Wait
The burning question*: How should sandwiches be cut?
This and every Monday, let TheJournal.ie distract you from the ‘serious’ news with one of life’s REAL dilemmas. (*not really)
# Etiquette
Former Belfast mayor calls for end to 'shifty' handshakes
Tom Ekin has asked Northern Ireland’s leaders to reflect on how they shake hands as current practice could be sending out the wrong message.