Being unable to say the right thing 🤐

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  • December 31, 2017 1:16 pm at 1:16 pm #1440043
    👑RebYidd23
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    What should a person do if anything they would say would be wrong, but they have to say something?

    December 31, 2017 1:28 pm at 1:28 pm #1440108
    Little Froggie
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    They, (he, she or RebYidd23) should start a topic in coffee room about it!!!

    December 31, 2017 1:28 pm at 1:28 pm #1440109
    Joseph
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    Say the wrong thing. After enough practice, they’ll say the right thing.

    December 31, 2017 3:49 pm at 3:49 pm #1440171
    👑RebYidd23
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    But there are no practice runs. For saying a particularly wrong thing, or for saying nothing, you can get labeled as insensitive and rude forever, even if you said it accidentally because you are a creature of extreme awkwardness.

    December 31, 2017 5:48 pm at 5:48 pm #1440214
    sifsei chachamim
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    Sometimes you can just smile broadly and shrug your shoulders. It’s not optimal but can be better than the alternative.
    (Also, practice small talk in the shower)

    December 31, 2017 7:01 pm at 7:01 pm #1440237
    👑RebYidd23
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    The rules of small talk are confusing.

    December 31, 2017 11:03 pm at 11:03 pm #1440298
    Lightbrite
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    Guessing that you’re being vague for a reason…

    Knowing the context/situation would help me know how to best respond to your question RebYidd23…

    January 1, 2018 6:56 am at 6:56 am #1440328
    👑RebYidd23
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    That’s because I’m referring to all situations that meet the criteria.

    January 1, 2018 6:56 am at 6:56 am #1440373
    CS
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    If it’s sholom bayis related, humor helps alot!

    January 1, 2018 3:18 pm at 3:18 pm #1440588
    👑RebYidd23
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    Even plain small talk with people you don’t know very well can go devastatingly wrong. For example, if you ask them what they do for a living, it might be very painful for them to hear if they recently lost their job.

    January 1, 2018 5:34 pm at 5:34 pm #1440679
    Lightbrite
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    Sometimes saying the wrong thing is the right thing, because since Hashem put you there to be you, maybe what you said was what he needed you to say.

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