How would you respoinse to people who just loves to boost about themselves ?
@wildlittlefan (4680)
Hong Kong
January 14, 2011 1:52am CST
There are many people in this world that we may find interesting. Some people are just full of fun and friendly, I think most of us would like to spend times with people like that.Unfortunately, the world is not a play ground and not everyone will make us happy. There are people who just love to boost about themselves all the times
and you will feel that what they are talking about may not be true. Once or twice , we maybe just listen. But if you have to deal with people like that all the times, how would you react or what kinds of response will you have . Share with us.
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14 responses
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
16 Jan 11
I usually feel sorry for them, if what they say is untrue. I had a supervisor like that. Not all people who are given supervisor positions, are smart. This guy was very good at his job. Anyone can be good at their job, if they work hard at it. But this guy thought he was smart in things outside his realm of experience. I got sick of it and told him when he started mouthing off inaccuracies about computers. My two female supervisors didn't like him and one didn't like him because of his brashness. So he and the female supervisors didn't get along. Happily, he learned that he wasn't so smart and now we're NCAA tournament games buddies. And the two female supervisors, him, and I are Facebook friends.![](/Content/images/emotes/thumbup.gif)
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@wildlittlefan (4680)
• Hong Kong
22 Jan 11
Rob, by looking at your post and something funny just pop up in my mind. You know what ? That's the idea to treat those who loves to boost about themselves when actually they are just not that smart.I can made a cake with duran(a very popular fruit in east Asia countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia that people loves to eat it so much but the smell is surely strong that nobody is allow to take it to travel in the plane.The smell can't be terrible for some but not for others.) as the cake's major ingredients.tHen cover the cake with some nice looking cream and decoration outside of it. So just give a piece of this cake to the boost person in his birthday while his still boosting for something. Once he taste it with only one bite, he will uderstand wat means by bad breathe for the next three days. The smeel and last for one day actually even he brush his teeth and with some mouth wash. But he will still think of the taste for the next three day. I think it will be the biggest funny punishment for a person who loves to boost without hurting him in anything. Ha ha ha. What a great idea! That's the penatlity of self-boosting.
Good imagination, isn't it? Oops, I just being the self boosting myself.![](/Content/images/emotes/rofl.gif)
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@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
22 Jan 11
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@admiral_ace (35)
• Philippines
14 Jan 11
Invite him for a drink and wait for him to get drunk. Ones he get drunk, listen to his stories. From their, everything he is hiding will be revealed thru his mouth. Listen very well. From there you will hear his weakness. Then the next step is upto you.
@wildlittlefan (4680)
• Hong Kong
15 Jan 11
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@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
22 Jan 11
I have worked and known people who are like that! They make me angry! These people I have tried to ignore! I hate people who boost about themsleves to the point they think they are perfect and their crap doesn't stink! I think alot of these types of people need to be knocked off their pedastal! Like an attitude adjustment!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
17 Jan 11
First of all, I reaally don't know what it is that causes people to be like this. So, I will listen to a person the first several times that they will boast about the achievements that they have in their lives. However, I can't maintain a close friendship with a person like that because I've come to understand that the world does not revolve around just one person and for that reason I can't be around someone too frequently that do think that the world revolves around them.
@Blacksun310 (559)
• Philippines
15 Jan 11
I always encounter these situation. My friends are all happy-go-lucky. They would always share their thoughts, experiences and opinions about certain things. I am listening to them always. But when I hear an opinion of them that I don't agree, I will comment about it. I will give him/her insights that he do not understand. But when doing this, won't argue with them. He/She will then realize and gain new insights. That is what we always do to maintain our friendship. ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@wildlittlefan (4680)
• Hong Kong
15 Jan 11
Hey, your smil is so powerful because our facial expression sometimes can be our tools to deal with some disgusting people. At th same time, change atopic is really funny as well. it will makes the people can never finish any boosting and I think it is fun![](/Content/images/emotes/thumbup.gif)
But i think it would be more fun if the person who loves to boosting all th times, then you will have to change the topic almost every minute. I think it will make that perosn get mad by being blocking for his/her boosting habit. I think there is another strategy we can use to make that person having a hrad time to boost about himself /herself. We leave immediately and act like we have something more important all in a sudden , rather than waste our time to entertain that person's egocentric intention. I think this plan is really ha ha ha nad ho ho ho.....What do you think?![](/Content/images/emotes/rofl.gif)
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@maean_19 (4655)
• Philippines
14 Jan 11
Hmmmm! It is either go with the flow or ignore them. It is really iritationg sometimes when you hear people talking much about themselves and sometimes making stories that are not true or exaggerated. I will tell them straight that they are so proud.
@arcideaco (1257)
• Singapore
14 Jan 11
This is a discussion forum, there are many people from all walks of life. Just keep an open mind as well as a open heart.
Cheers.
@sender621 (14890)
• United States
14 Jan 11
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@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
14 Jan 11
I mostly feel sorry for people like that. If you feel the constant need to brag all the time, you most likely have self esteem problems or other issues. So generally, I think people who behave like that are not very happy people. If you keep this in mind, it is easier to deal with them, I think.
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
14 Jan 11
I don't like braggarts - those who loves to boost their ego and self esteem.
I am a frank person, and i would insinuate to you if your are bragging , that you are that. I could tolerate your bragging if it's only for once or twice. But more than that, i would frankly tell you that you are a braggart.
Am sorry, but i am a person who cannot tolerate bragging. I will avoid you the next time i see you coming.
@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
14 Jan 11
I don't like people who like to boast all the time because I think their egos are too big and they consider themselves above the others,so I generally try to avoid them,but if I have no other choice but to be around them I usually let them express themselves and I try not to cricize them because I don't think that will change them;of course,if they insist and become annoying my patience also has a limit and I respond to them and that's it,no more friendship.
@HealerMike (70)
• Sweden
14 Jan 11
Maybe give them the advice to record themselfs and listen to it insteed of talking to people hahahaha.
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