We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

Shutterstock/Estrada Anton

QUIZ: How Sound A Person Are You, Really?

You can be totally honest with us, promise.

YEAH, YEAH we all think we’re sound, but doesn’t the fact that you clicked into this article signify that somewhere in the depths of your mind, that maybe you have your doubts?

Sure, you’ll always happily chat away to your taxi driver, but aren’t you still a fierce rascal for jumping out of a taxi, leaving your pals to root around for cash? And when was the last time you called your mam?

And how would you get on in a job where people rely on you to be sound? A nurse who absolutely cannot be cranky, or a taxi driver who will happily sing along with you to the radio, for example?

Take our quiz below to find out if you’re really as sound as a pound, once and for all.

1. Out of the corner of your eye, you see someone walking towards the lift just as the doors close. What do you do?
Shutterstock
Bang immediately on the open button and greet them with an awkward smile
Apologise as you scoot up to your floor - they can catch the next one

Absolutely in no circumstances encourage lift-sharing, if you can help it
2. An extremely lost tourist approaches you for directions when you're in a rush. What do you do?
Shutterstock
Quickly get the directions up on their Google Maps so that they can find their own way
Say you're in a rush and that they should probably ask someone else

Explain in great detail how to get there, with a few suggestions to check out on the way
3. You go to pay the bill but you realise that you have no cash to give a tip, what do you do?
Shutterstock
Add it to your card payment
Empty your purse or wallet of the few coppers and 10 cent pieces you have, apologetically

Sure I can't be tipping all the time, they'll be fine without one
4. Have you thought about Mother's Day yet?
Shutterstock
Yeah, I'm still requesting payment from the siblings for the present I organised
Not yet, but I will buy something on the day

Isn't my love enough of a gift?
5. As you're leaving, a friend asks you for a lift home but they live fairly out of the way. What do you do?
Shutterstock
Drop them all the way home - they'd do it for you
Drop them to the nearest public transport

Make an excuse - you're too tired to be driving miles
6. You're in a taxi rank and it's lashing when you see an elderly person holding loads of shopping casually scoot in front of you. What do you do?
Shutterstock
Shoot them a filthy look but let it slide
Completely lose your temper with them - you were there first!

Ask them if they need a hand with their shopping
Answer all the questions to see your result!
Shutterstock
You scored out of !
You're an oul divil (but you get away with it)
Look, you don't love having to hold the door for slow pokes and you can't remember the last time you gave someone a lift home, but you're so charming that no one can stay mad, anyway.
Share your result:
Shutterstock
You scored out of !
You're pretty sound
You get frustrated at times and can't resist when an opportunity to slag someone presents itself, but underneath it all you mean well and are actually quite lovely. Ever thought of becoming a taxi driver?
Share your result:
Shutterstock
You scored out of !
You're as sound as a pound
There's no denying it - you're a beautiful human, with infinite generosity and a patience for everyone. You happily drop everyone home out of the goodness of your heart. Ever thought of becoming a taxi driver?
Share your result:

Being a great taxi driver isn’t just about having a brilliant sense of direction and the ability to drive safely – it’s also about being someone who brings a little light to people’s day – one of the many enjoyable parts of being a taxi driver. Why not apply at taxidriver.ie, where you’ll find everything you need to start?

Close
15 Comments
This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy here before taking part.
Leave a Comment
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Kevin50
    Favourite Kevin50
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:35 PM

    Ballina is right to be proud as Ireland should be of a man who may be a son of Deleware and the USA but a son of Eireann too…what a welcome he will get when he returns as President

    111
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute D.B
    Favourite D.B
    Report
    Jan 21st 2021, 1:30 AM

    @Kevin50: I here too son of Eireann…

    4
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute John Sheahan
    Favourite John Sheahan
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:31 PM

    Why did I read that as “Coke and Champagne”.

    55
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Joe Vlogs
    Favourite Joe Vlogs
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:33 PM

    @John Sheahan: it’s Ballina, not South Dublin :-)

    85
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Tom kenny
    Favourite Tom kenny
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 8:06 PM

    @Joe Vlogs: it’s like the virus, it’s everywhere

    26
    See 1 more reply ▾
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Will
    Favourite Will
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 8:59 PM

    @John Sheahan: article would have been more interesting if it was about that!

    9
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute C_O'S
    Favourite C_O'S
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:38 PM

    I hope that Mayo will be able to present Sam Maguire to President Joe Biden when he travels to his ancestral home while he is in office.

    45
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Mike Keane
    Favourite Mike Keane
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:47 PM

    @C_O’S: Louth have a better chance of doing that.

    119
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Tom kenny
    Favourite Tom kenny
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 8:09 PM

    @Mike Keane: Ouch!

    11
    See 2 more replies ▾
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute kevin mc cormack
    Favourite kevin mc cormack
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 8:57 PM

    @C_O’S: thanks I needed cheering up and that’s the best laugh I’ve had in ages

    9
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute barney rock
    Favourite barney rock
    Report
    Jan 21st 2021, 1:14 PM

    @C_O’S: not in this lifetime

    1
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Brendan O'Donoghue
    Favourite Brendan O'Donoghue
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:42 PM

    James Finnegan from Lordship was Joe Bidens grandfather, I know I researched his family tree, the Blewitts in Ballina are related through great grandparents.

    30
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute D.B
    Favourite D.B
    Report
    Jan 21st 2021, 1:28 AM

    they’ll all be coming out of the woodwork now with their fiddles and harps and highfalutin stories of the bygone days

    30
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute martin
    Favourite martin
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:38 PM

    Great for Ballina hope to see the yanks roll in after covid

    24
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Vonvonic
    Favourite Vonvonic
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:38 PM

    Biden is from Cork ffs. “Bye then”…Hello???

    17
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute brendan o connell
    Favourite brendan o connell
    Report
    Jan 21st 2021, 12:18 AM

    It’s all horse manure

    30
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute larry duff
    Favourite larry duff
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 8:03 PM

    Only 170 years late

    13
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute
    Favourite
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 7:56 PM

    Rumours have it locally anyway that President Joe Biden has relatives in Taghmon Co Wexford

    12
    Install the app to use these features.
    Mute Kevin Maughan
    Favourite Kevin Maughan
    Report
    Jan 20th 2021, 9:10 PM

    It’s “Wahu”. Not “Whau”!

    11
Submit a report
Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines.
Thank you for the feedback
Your feedback has been sent to our team for review.

Leave a commentcancel