Why do adults compliment young people, yet young people never compliment each other? (Page 3)

Anonymous · 2014-09-27T00:37:17Z

I'm just curious. Adults (generally people graduated from college and older, so maybe 25 and up) will compliment me often but people my age never do. An adult will typically tell me I have pretty hair or a pretty smile or something like that at least once a month. (Usually waitors, teachers, clerks, etc.) But at school, girls will ask "how do you do your hair" rather than complimenting it. And the only person my age who was complimented me was a guy saying I have nice eyes and that was one time. I don't really care honestly, I'm cool without compliments, I'm just curious what compels adults to be so compliment-y? My friends have noticed the same thing.

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Anonymous
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It's just a coincidence. I see young people complementing each other all time lol

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Anonymous
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When you get older you start looking for ways to give back to the next generation.

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I comment on how beautiful my firends are all the time :-)

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That kind of empathy skill takes time to learn.

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I compliment people of all ages. O. o

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I know that happens to me all the time too.

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Anonymous
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This is so true for me.

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Anonymous
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I don't usually compliment anyone...

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different dynamic.

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