Culture & life
A visitor comes to your home in Ireland. What is a typical first gesture of hospitality?
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✓ Offering a cup of tea, often with a biscuit or something to eat
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✕ Offering only a glass of cold water Your answer
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C Asking the visitor to wait outside until you are ready
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D Showing the visitor around every room of the house
Not quite.
In Ireland, offering visitors a cup of tea is a classic sign of welcome, and 'Will you have a cup of tea?' is often one of the first things people say. Tea is a central part of daily social life.
Source: Tourism Ireland / Irish cultural etiquette guides