On the 15th fairway, the bagman was heard recalling Phil Mickelson's faux pas on the last occasion the Walker Cup was played in the Emerald Isle at Portmarnock in 1991.
What are some cultural faux pas in the Shire?
FORBES: Why Are So Many People Against The Hobbit Being Shown in 48 FPS?
But we rarely compound the faux pas by throwing religion into the mix as well.
Identify your own faux pas and make the Web a bit less of a bubbling swamp of vulgarity.
Despite its most recent Apple Maps faux pas, despite the passing of its legendary founder, Steve Jobs, Apple continues to get the formula for leading edge brand right.
Preoccupied with the faux pas of serving a heavy French meal on a hot summer eve, I had failed to take into account the more basic problem of cooking in Manhattan this time of year.
After the opening faux pas, however, Herge fares exceedingly well, taking Tintin and his friends to the Qutub Minar and the Red Fort - two Delhi landmarks - that are etched out in fine detail and rich colours.
An inspection report mentioned the faux pas at Lincoln Prison in a section on foreign prisoners.
It was thus ironic that Benedict should have first run into trouble with the faux pas that his Islamic hosts were still worrying about this week.
Some have also asked why China has not questioned the flag faux pas.
Mr Bush has made the occasional faux pas with his base such as talking civilly to gay groups but not on matters that are top priorities for the right.
Apart from the social faux pas of typing in a meeting (a taboo that seems to be fading quickly in corporate conference rooms and universities), keyboards are simply better for taking notes.
Short-sleeved Warriors are not a faux pas on par with, say, the entire history of Toronto Raptors uniforms.
Johnny Depp committed the most common tattoo faux pas: he inked then-girlfriend Winona Ryder's name on his shoulder.
Fortunately, the host had to re-tape only the final five seconds of the show, so there was no big waste of time or damage to the interview due to my faux pas.
At Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine, telling others where the glades are (especially ones that are not on the maps) is considered a big faux pas.
FORBES: What Are Cultural Faux Pas When Skiing Or Snowboarding?
But what's the proper etiquette for dealing with cell phone faux pas or people who've shunned you for their BlackBerry?
Over a few short years, the bluetooth earpiece has descended from futuristic marvel to technological faux pas.
That said, even after all my experience working around the world, I still have a habit of making cultural faux pas.
There's an LED indicator at the top that glows red or green depending on its connection status and a speaker on the back that beeps when you've made a driving faux pas.
ENGADGET: Automatic Link connects phone and car for better driving, we go hands-on (video)
Obama and his media surrogates seized on the Palestinians' criticism of Romney as proof that by embracing the American consensus on Israel, Romney had committed an unforgivable diplomatic faux pas.
Eric Topol of the Cleveland Clinic wrote an opinion piece on the study for Forbes.com, saying, "Virtually every faux pas of clinical trials was committed" (see: " How Not To Do A Clinical Trial").
From the start, the group knew (because I told them) they were going to encounter many cultural differences during their time on the project team and this process of seeking to understand the differences right when they occurred made sure no one took a cultural faux pas as a personal slight or direct insult.
FORBES: Colliding Cultures -- How To Avoid Cultural Faux Pas At Work
Williams shares the story of recently trying to hire a baby nurse to illustrate this common faux pas.
Mr Brown's verbal faux pas, uttered during prime minister's questions, came in response to criticism of his handling of the banking crisis.
应用推荐