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QUIZ: How Awkward With Money Are You?

Let’s find out.

Quinn Dombrowski Quinn Dombrowski

EVEN THE SMOOTHEST of operators, the slickest of Ricks in our midst, dread asking their mates for money they’ve borrowed back off them.

There’s just something so awkward about the whole business.

We’re all pretty bad at it (being, by our Irish nature, awkward as a default setting), but just how much do you struggle?

Let’s find out…

1. You’re in a round with your friend, but s/he is on cocktails all night and you are drinking pints. What do you do?
Mention it, but make it into a "joke"
Forget it. You're mates - it'll even out sometime

Stew with resentment, but keep schtum
2. How many times would you contact a mate about €20 they owed you before you let it go?
Once or twice, then just not lend to them again
I'd bring it up just as they have their wallet out #smooth

I'd send them a "helpful reminder" over Whatsapp every time I thought of it
3. Would you ever tag a friend in a public post over sorting out money - for something like a stag or hen do?
Nope, I'd take it to direct messages
Yeah, don't see why not
4. A mate asks to split the bill for dinner, even though they had a starter and no one else did. How do you tackle it?
Pretend they're joking and refuse light-heartedly
Refuse outright. Bit weird but they started it

Painstakingly show the bill and why it's not fair
5. What's your policy on friends and money?
Don't lend what you can't afford not to come back
Take it on a case by case basis with different pals
6. What would be your go-to soft strategy for tackling a friend who has form for not ponying up funds?
Throw some "subtle" hints in the group chat
Screenshot them your dwindling bank balance

Wait til you see them out and ask in person
7. And finally... How awkward do you reckon you are yourself?
I'm Irish - so totally awkward obvs
I have my moments... Often

Ah now, I'm not the worst
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You got... Super awkward!
Yikes. You've gotten yourself into sticky situations before with money, haven't you? You need some help.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You got... Very awkward!
You have your moments, but these days every sticky social situation can be sorted out with the wonder of technology. There's an app for that.
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You got... Cool as can be!
You're so slick with lending pals money that you probably already know there's an app for this, don't you? Clever.
Share your result:

Circle lets you send and receive money on your phone, for free – like a text or email filled with cash. You can fire money over to your friends, split bills, convert between currencies, and send requests for people to settle up. And all you need to do is sign up with your phone and debit card. Never suffer awkward interactions over money with friends ever again… Magic.

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    Mute Sam
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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:20 AM

    People who use these are muppets. Everyone knows the risks to these.
    One day pale and freckly will be in.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:24 AM

    And not to mention how fake and unnatural it can look. Umpa lumpas walking around in December trying to fool people. #iwokeuplikethis

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    Mute Sam
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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:27 AM

    Don’t even get me started on fake tan Super. Christ it’s awful! Why would you have a shower/bath to rub what looks like shite all over your body and then think looks/smells good?! Then the next morning, it’s missing off your hands and feet and looks like you shat the bed! Would rather spend the money on a good decent body lotion to look good than spread that crap all over me.

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    Mute Andrew Halpin
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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:40 AM

    Damn I didn’t know sh!te got by the journo police. My sh!te has an exclamation mark, same as my tan

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:31 AM

    Nothing beats a pale skinned, dark haired, blue eyed, Irish cailin.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:35 AM

    Not everything is an “addiction”, some people are just stupid and have no willpower or don’t care.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:23 AM

    Good God, you’ve been tangoed love.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 11:39 AM

    Girl goes to work Friday and looks normal. Same girl comes into work Monday and looks like she sat in a bath of Ronseal and thinks everyone thinks she got a tan in the Irish Monsoon Summer over the weekend. The Ronseal look is not a good look. Looks crap. Fake tan, fake girl, fake personality.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:26 AM

    Cure for tanning addiction=fake tan!

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:23 AM

    Thought it was going to be an article addressing my Tanora dependency.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:39 AM

    Great piece here from the Irish Cancer Society about the dangers of sunbed use. Anyone who still uses them after reading this need a serious wake-up call. http://www.cancer.ie/reduce-your-risk/sunsmart/sunbeds#sthash.LFs1qokg.dpbs

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    Aug 29th 2015, 11:01 AM

    I agree with the majority of comments on here. Covering yourself with fake tan is like smearing your own excrement all over yourself. Same smell and same colour. People who do this are crazy.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 1:29 PM

    When I was a kid, there was a woman around the corner who opened a tanning salon. She also rented out sunbeds for home use. She had one herself, and every night you’d see the purple glow of the UV lights emanating from her room.

    She died from skin cancer.

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    Mute Dave Meagher
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    Aug 29th 2015, 1:40 PM

    Or the shock when she got her ESB bill.

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    Mute Montgomery
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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:37 AM

    Jesus there’s nothing worse looking imo

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    Aug 29th 2015, 11:23 AM

    bla bla “her body her choice” bla bla bla

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    Mute Gus Sheridan
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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:34 AM

    Nutters!

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:59 AM

    Coco butter nutters

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:23 AM

    How they are not browned off i will never know

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    Aug 29th 2015, 12:38 PM

    cracking pic mid article, thank you journal!

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    Aug 29th 2015, 10:59 AM

    I thought it said ‘Somalia’ tanning salon …..

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    Aug 29th 2015, 1:38 PM

    Yer wan looks like she jumped in a bath of curry sauce

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    Aug 29th 2015, 4:20 PM

    Why does reading this article give me the urge to rent the latest Hollywood blockbuster on DVD…? (Never understood the connection and why tanning booths and DVD rental was good business acumen? Ah well. Better left a mystery.

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    Aug 29th 2015, 1:29 PM

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