Results: Can You Take A Compliment?
Published on 08/18/2015
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What is your normal response to a compliment? Downplay the compliment by pretending it's not important to notice anything about you
20%
351 votes
Humbly accept the compliment and say thank you
70%
1222 votes
Accuse the person of trying to get fresh with you
2%
34 votes
Hit them
2%
29 votes
N/A
12%
206 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
13 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.27% | 5 | |
| blush | 0.05% | 1 |
| say thank you | 0.05% | 1 |
| accept it and feel good about it | 0.05% | 1 |
| accept the compliment politely. | 0.05% | 1 |
| gratefully accept the compliment and say thank you. | 0.05% | 1 |
| um...it depends on the compliment and who's giving it. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i usually say "no". | 0.05% | 1 |
| it depends on who says what and the circumstances | 0.05% | 1 |
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Do you give compliments, if so, why? Because you really like something about the person
71%
1234 votes
To butter them up and then ask for a favor
7%
119 votes
To break the ice or make someone feel at ease
24%
427 votes
N/A
15%
263 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
33 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.39% | 8 | |
| because i want people to feel good about themselves. | 0.05% | 1 |
| because they did something that deserves a compliment | 0.05% | 1 |
| small talk | 0.05% | 1 |
| to get some. | 0.05% | 1 |
| to be kind and make sure that during conversation with me that they know they are valued | 0.05% | 1 |
| all you have to do to break the ice is comment on something new. you don't have to say you like it, but the hearer will hear it that way. oh, you've had a hair cut! | 0.05% | 1 |
| it is an easy way to make them smile and enjoy the moment | 0.05% | 1 |
| i give genuine compliments about a person, and never about their clothes or what they are wearing. i think this is so surfacy and a person may tend to think they are the clothes they wear. instead, i give compliments about their character, etc. | 0.05% | 1 |
| it is just a fact as in it's easier to complain as opposed to saying something nice. i just speak facts not a smooth talker. if i see someone who has beautiful eyes i tell them that's that. | 0.05% | 1 |
| make someone feel good | 0.05% | 1 |
| compliments are good for all people if they make them feel better about what they do or themselves. | 0.05% | 1 |
| because it was deserved | 0.05% | 1 |
| make kids feel good about themselves | 0.05% | 1 |
| to have a pretext to see whether aynone will hit me?! | 0.05% | 1 |
| because everybody needs affirmation... | 0.05% | 1 |
| to find something that is real | 0.05% | 1 |
| deserve it | 0.05% | 1 |
| i t is the polite thing to do | 0.05% | 1 |
| someonew | 0.05% | 1 |
| because grandma told me if you cant say something nice about someone dont say nothing at all. more people need to practice this thought process. | 0.05% | 1 |
| increase their mood | 0.05% | 1 |
| i might enjoy the product | 0.05% | 1 |
| to make them feel good | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| because i mean them and it makes people happy | 0.05% | 1 |
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