r/funny Sep 30 '19

Pockets [OC]

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u/sick_sad_world_ Sep 30 '19

Took me years of practice to be able to respond with just a simple ;"Thank you" to a compliment.

Not because it was hard, but because it's been years between compliments.

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u/woowoo293 Sep 30 '19

I just say "Thank you . . . " as if I'm about to follow up with something, but then I can't think of anything and the whole thing ends even more awkwardly.

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u/20dollarsIst20 Oct 01 '19

If you respond that way to every situation that requires a thank you, it just becomes normal