Comfortable with compliments
I overheard this clumsy attempt to give and receive a compliment at a recent talk
on confidence. The presenter had asked the audience to compliment the person
next to them. A middle-aged man turned to the young woman to his right.
‘You’re friendly,’ he said, ‘you remind me of my daughter.’
She blushed. ‘But your daughter might not be very nice,’ she replied. He turned
away, speechless.
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