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Is silence appropriate here?
hollandoates:
What did she expect? I hate when people fish for compliments. How rude!
On the scale of retaliatory rudeness, I don't think her response is terrible. It's rude, sure, but it could have been decidedly uglier.
Best not to play the age-guessing game. A fair bet is "I'm not sure, but you look fab/I love your top/whatever to just give a compliment and end this horrorshow".
BeagleMommy:
While I think anyone who asks loaded questions like that should be prepared for whatever answer they receive, I believe Ana was a bit rude. The best response would have been no response.
Mental Magpie:
--- Quote from: BeagleMommy on December 02, 2011, 03:13:49 PM ---While I think anyone who asks loaded questions like that should be prepared for whatever answer they receive, I believe Ana was a bit rude. The best response would have been no response.
--- End quote ---
I agree, what Ana did was retaliatory rudeness.
Reason:
As a man, the only safe response to that question is "21" if the woman looks around 50 to you. Maybe 29 if she looks to be 60+.
Ms_Cellany:
--- Quote from: Reason on December 02, 2011, 04:39:53 PM ---As a man, the only safe response to that question is "21" if the woman looks around 50 to you. Maybe 29 if she looks to be 60+.
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If anyone told me I looked 21, I'd find it terribly patronizing. But then, I never ask anyone to guess, so it's moot.
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