We were back at the library this
time around. Hwa Won remembered a slight critical incident that she still falls
into now and then. She told me how in South Korea you should act very humble
when a person gives you a compliment. When, for example, someone compliments
her children, her immediate reaction is to say, “No, no, he is not like that,”
or something of that nature depending on the compliment. Even when a person
insists, she still feels as though she should negate the compliment.
I told Hwa Won that
compliments are difficult. Because at times, you really do want the compliment
that has just been given to you. She agreed, especially if a person compliments
her children. She thinks that she should accept the compliment because she
should be proud of her children even though saying so isn’t her first reaction.
I said that she should accept them, people in America expect you to.
It is however awkward when an individual
compliments too much. At that point, I told Hwa Won, I start denying things.
Being somewhat humble is a good thing.
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