Death is a very serious matter, in fact, it's the most serious of all matters, so funerals should be treated with the utmost respect. The thing is that sometimes little hiccups can occur, that are totally out of one's hands.
A survey was undertaken by the head-stones over at funeral service provider CPJ Field, to find out what people consider poor funeral etiquette to be, and ask them to choose the "worst three offences".
Below is a percentage list of the top ten faux pas, and let's face it lads, a lot of these can be avoided...
10. Bottom of the pile, with 3%, is wearing any colour other than black at the service.
9. 7% of the pollers think that laughing, or crying uncontrollably is a pain in the you know what.
8. (well joint 7th) This is our favourite one, with a 16% share, it's people sitting in the front row when they're not the immediate family. Like it's hard enough know who to shake hands with.
7. Another 16% of people dislike when requests aren't followed #noflowersplease
6. This is a common gripe in all areas of life, and with a further 16% selecting it, people obviously have no time for others arriving late.
5. Laughing is a big no-no at 20%. (We've all been there - a sniggering mess).
4. 26% of the study found posting on social media very unsociable. #hashtag #boringfuneral #bantsfreezone
3. These can happen at any time, and go from 0-Nasty very quickly, it's family feuds at 34% "Wait until we get home...".
2. Selfies...shameless selfies - there's no escaping them! But at a funeral?? No wonder 48% of people find these annoying as heck. Like seriously?
And the ultimate irritation at a funeral is.....
1. A phone going off. This happens A LOT, and made me laugh as I remembered my own uncle's funeral years ago. My cousin's phone went off in the funeral home, and he nearly died. It was an intimate, little room, and we were in convulsions of laughter - much to the despair of the elders in the room as their daggers pierced our grinning cheeks.
Is turning it off, or putting it on silent mode for a couple of hours, really going to kill ya?
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