Netizens have named 12 things you shouldn't brag about
Miscellaneous / / April 05, 2023
At least, if you don't want to seem like a dubious person.
Reddit has a new interesting thread. In it, users discuss what boasting about sounds like a wake-up call, and not a positive fact from someone else's life. Selected the most popular answers.
1. “It’s terrible when people boast that others are afraid of them and no one will contradict them, because they know what consequences this will have,” lysdgn
2. “When they say that they grew up at a time when domestic violence was widespread - and nothing, they turned out to be normal,” - ironicf8
3. “People who brag about how many beers or cocktails they can drink and still drive home in their car.” Back2Bach
4. “Boasting about successfully deceiving people. And I'm not talking about successful April Fools' jokes, but about things like theft and betrayal, ” Mikeavelli
5. “Any stories about how a person ignored moral principles in order to make a quick buck - and how proud he is of how cleverly he came up with it. Example: a person who, before the expected hurricane, bought up all the power generators in the nearest cities, in order to sell them at exorbitant prices to those who urgently need them, ”-
Tiny_Bug_75306. “When a person tells how sensitive and compassionate he is. This rather indicates that he wants to seem better than he is, but he doesn’t care about taking care of others, ”- lasting_papercut
7. "Phrases like 'I don't cut corners' or 'I'm always completely honest.' Usually it's about a lack of tact, rather than sincerity. And yes, I speak from experience: I myself behaved like this when I was 20, but then I revised my attitude, ” aerwrek
8. “Bragging about how quickly they manage to piss off other people. If someone thinks that this is worthy of praise, this is an alarm bell, ” Inlerah
9. “Boasting about how you fired someone. Yes, it's part of the job of leaders, but it's one thing to talk about the dismissal of an employee, and another to brag about it. The second sounds more like intoxication with power over subordinates, ”- Lvcivs2311
10. “When they diligently demonstrate luxury items or an expensive lifestyle, although in fact they are in debt and objectively cannot afford to maintain such a level,” HeaviestMetal89
11. “Two things: bragging about how you don’t know something and how absurdly hard you work.” The5thDoppelganger
12. "When they brag that they look like the Joker, Tyler Durden, Tommy Shelby and other similar characters," PhreedomPhighter
What would you add to this list? Tell me in the comments?
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