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😉 Greetings to everyone who wandered into this site! Friends, it is known that words have great power. Pleasant words spoken to you raise your mood and relieve tension. Here you will learn how to properly compliment and respond to them.
How to compliment
Compliments are a slight exaggeration of the dignity that the interlocutor wants to see in himself. This is an approval of our appearance, mind, deed, work. But this should not be confused with the abhorrent vice called flattery and is strongly condemned by moral sentiment.
The main thing is that your courtesy should emphasize the individuality of the person and be justified.
- How good you look!
- You are so charming!
- You have wonderful eyes!
- And you are such an interesting conversationalist!
- You are so captivating in your story!
- You are an excellent teacher!
A compliment should be light, simple, natural, and truthful. Praise gives confidence to the shy person, raises the mood of the sad and helps open up the closed one.
What is a compliment?
A good compliment isn’t easy. Many have got into the habit not to think about the meaning of what was said. We often hear these words: “You look great today!” But instead of words of gratitude, you can hear a response: “Did I look very bad yesterday?”
“You’ve gotten so much younger!” – reminds of a middle age. How to compliment properly according to etiquette? Kind words should be directed to the person himself, and not to the subject.
For example, saying, “What a cool haircut you have” is not entirely tactful, but “How is this haircut for you” is appropriate. Here one should avoid moralizing advice such as: “These beads suit you, wear them more often!”
Well-mannered young girls should not compliment men.
The most common mistakes in answering compliments:
Denial
It is typical, first of all, for people with low self-esteem. A statement to the interlocutor that he is mistaken in his judgment: “This is all not true! I know I’ve recovered and I look terrible! ”
Depreciation
A person with high self-esteem comes into conflict. “No, what are you, this is an old dress, and the shoes were bought at a sale.” Or “So I’m still sick and did not sleep at all that night!”
How to respond to compliments
🙂 The following answers will be the most successful:
- “Thanks!”
- “I am very pleased thank you”,
- “I’m glad to hear it from you”,
- “Thank you, I really tried hard.”
- “It’s so nice that you noticed it,” and so on.
A compliment is not a product to be paid for. You owe nothing to anyone, even after a series of the most exquisite admirations. Everyone has the right to say kind words, but there is no right to demand something in return for them, much less count on gratitude.
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