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when someone compliments you, what do you say ?

how do you respond to a compliment without seeming self-centred ? do you deny it ?

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  • Baz
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I just smile and say thank you.

    I hate it when people deny it, someone is trying to be nice, just shut up and take it.

  • 1 decade ago

    Well I've never received an honest compliment because I have nothing worth complimenting! So when someone compliments me I politely ask them not to make fun of me!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You could say thank you and leave it at that. Usually when you deny it they compliment you again and try to convince you that you deserved the compliment.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Thank you is the polite thing to say. It can really hurt a person's feelings to deny compliments. And if it doesn't hurt their feelings, it will just annoy them.

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  • 1 decade ago

    I used to deny it when I was in the ninth and tenth grade because in middle school I was a nerd and picked on

    now I just smile and say thanks and find something on the other person to compliment

  • 1 decade ago

    Sometimes I ask if they were being sarcastic, or I just say thank you and try to give a compliment back.

  • Ariel
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I smile and just kind of laugh. Compliments make me uncomfortable for some reason.

  • 1 decade ago

    I say "Thank you" and then instead of dwelling on the subject, I change it; often by offering a compliment in exchange.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I begrudgingly say thank you..I find a lot of people give compliments because they feel like I need one.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You say thank you, of course, and then compliment them about something

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