Do you speak your mind?

[Alan]

Hi,

Are you the sort of person who speaks their mind? If someone asks you what you think about say their new hairstyle, new decor, new car or whatever and inwardly you think it's terrible, do you lie and say: It's lovely ? Or do you sit on the fence and say: It's unusual, certainly? Or do you come straight out with what you really think and say: It's awful ?

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[Tamara]

Hi Alan,

Well, it depends on the person and the situation. If it’s my daughter who's going to a club and asking me what I think about her… hmm... dress…
then, in the case you’ve mentioned () I can say something like ‘When I were in your age and in your brain I definitely found this cool’.
Sitting on the fence.

With 'peer' adults and in everyday life (not in the professional area, I mean) it depends on our closeness, their sensitivity, on my guess about their actual interest to hear 'the truth' from my lips, exclusively () ...
And… on the 'mutuality' (I mean that I can do it only with those people from whom I myself is also ready to hear ANY answer, pleasant or... terrible. . If and when I ask their honest opinion.)
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[stew.t.]

I am said to be hardcore when it comes to training, teaching. I have bserved teachers who have a motherly touch. But my fuse can be lit with the right matches. I hate slackers and I sometimes have upset people with my bluntness. I also do not suffer fools or ingnoramuses lightly. Vanity (hairstyles) just is not worth my comment. If I say sth is interesting then people who know me know I am in a situation where I can not tell the truth or can not be bothered to.
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[Ahmadov]

Good question, Alan!
Speaking my mind puts me in trouble occasionally, but I do not want to change this character because I feel as myself when I tell people what I think. At the same time, I can stop myself from speaking when need be...
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[medeya2012]

Hi,

Well, that person is probably must be as me 'rough' as others think, because nobody wants to hear truth about themselves...that's why I always say things straight, on purpose,of course:) and I seek the same from them (not always the result turn out well) I think, bitter truth is better than sweet lies:))
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[NinaZara]

I agree with Tamara but I also think that how we deliver the opinion matters too. But I have a habit of saying no comment!
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[Pamela]

As the case may be, I can act in different ways. If I were asked by a person I am not very intimate with, I would probably go into raptures(albeit she looked really unattractive) at her appearance saying:' You look terrific! Otherwise it would be unethical of me to tell the truth.('white lie' is appropriate in the present state of affairs). It stands to reason, when my friends and my family are eager to know my subjective opinion about this hairdo, that attire and etc, I always answer truthfully at the same time making an effort not to cause any grievances. I also keep in mind that ‘tastes differ’ and try not to go too far with foisting my tastes on my surroundings.

[Fan of Arabian horses]