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How to Respond to You Should Smile More #shorts

Name: How to Respond to You Should Smile More #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-12-11T20:00:02+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short video, the speaker offers three concise, assertive comebacks for the unsolicited comment "You should smile more." The first response, "And…

11 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker offers three concise, assertive comebacks for the unsolicited comment "You should smile more." The first response, "And you should say less," asserts personal autonomy over one's facial expression and urges the other person to stay in their lane. The second response, simply "No," uses a brief, complete sentence to reject the comment outright. The third response, "Would it help?" or "Would it help you?", mirrors the asker’s motive, suggesting the request is more about the asker’s comfort than the speaker’s, prompting the asker to reconsider. The overall purpose is to provide viewers with practical, boundary‑setting language to defuse such remarks.

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How to respond to "You should smile more." Number 1: "And you should say less." What you're saying is, "I have complete say over what my face looks like and how it should respond, so if you stay in your lane, I'll stay in mine." Number 2: "No." "No." "No" is a complete sentence. And number 3: "Would it help?" "Would it help you?" When you ask that question, it calls them out like a mirror and says, "Please understand that the reason you're asking is is not for my comfort, but for your own, and make them think twice about asking you again. So try that. Follow me.