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The Irish inability to take a compliment

Mister Vain · 2015-10-20 21:05:43

As the Aldi ad says. Do you think this is true? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T013exV1RFg Compliment: 'Oh, your hair is gorgeous tonight, I love it’. Reply: 'Ah, stop will you. Only had ten minutes. Sure it’s a state’.…

20-10-2015 9:05pm

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Mister Vain

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As the Aldi ad says. Do you think this is true?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T013exV1RFg

Compliment: 'Oh, your hair is gorgeous tonight, I love it’.
Reply: 'Ah, stop will you. Only had ten minutes. Sure it’s a state’.

http://www.offalyindependent.ie/news/roundup/articles/2014/03/12/4020180-why-do-we-deal-with-compliments-as-though-theyre-hot-potatoes

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#2 20-10-2015 9:07pm

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We're world beaters in feckin begrudgery though

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#3 20-10-2015 9:08pm

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I think the answer might be in the link you posted at the end. It's a very dull article but I'd say the answer is there

fleet_admiral wrote: »

We're world beaters in feckin begrudgery though

Ah we're only ok at it

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#4 20-10-2015 9:08pm

Barry Badrinath

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Nice thread OP!

:pac:

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#5 20-10-2015 9:09pm

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Hard to insult someone when they are nice to you.

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