Accept Compliments English Conversation Questions Forum

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

How do you react when someone gives you a compliment? Do you generally accept compliments, or do you normally conceive that you don’t really deserve the compliments?

[Armaghan Houshmand]

In the past it was a bit hard for me to accept compliments, but after a few years, now I am learning to accept them. If I am doing a good job, I will notice that and If someone( a teacher or a friend) says a compliment I can accept it.

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

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* if someone says a compliment = if someone gives me a compliment (collocation)
I concur with you on the role of our conscience in making a judgment on the sincerity of compliments. As a matter of fact, we cannot fool ourselves.

[Farhang Hooshmand]

I usually express my gratitudes and respect toward who compliments me and sometimes reciprocate. I try not to have bad feeling about receiving compliment . I think that it can increase my self esteem and if I think I don’t deserve such compliment it can be a motivation for me to work on my weak points and progress in future.

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

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* gratitude
* toward those who compliment me
* have a bad feeling / have bad feelings
* receiving a compliment / receiving compliments
* self-esteem
* in the future

[Soroosh Houshmand]

I actually when someone give me compliments, most of the times I think that
I actually deserve that like……One week ago in mathematics exam I get TOP 1
And I get happy for 2 minutes.
I tell to my parents…..
My mother said: good job.
My mother compliments was very normal.
My dad: perfect soroosh , even in that night in the class with doctor you give your presentation veryyyyy nice.
I actually like more my dad compliments.
Okay at last I actually think I deserve compliments.

[Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl]

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* When someone gives me a compliment, I actually
* most of the time
* last week
* in the mathematics exam
* I got
* I told my parents about this event / success / what had happened
* Soroosh
* My mother’s compliment was very normal
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I agree with you, Soroosh. There is nothing wrong with getting positive energy from other people, especially our friends.

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