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I wonder if this would be appropriate advice for canadian figureheads, too.

That is an interesting thought! What if we thanked people instead of being humble and obsequious? Thank you for that thought provoking suggestion!

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I was going to say that this is a great spin, but that would be doing you an injustice. The shift in those words and attitude will make a difference to both parties in the communication - the sender and the receiver. Positivity and mutual respect.

Useful.

Thank you.

I came across this a few years ago and have been trying to practice it ever since. Well, sometimes a person forgets to say Thank You and some Sorry comes out instead...But thank you for being patient with my habits, World.

True, Sorry should only be said when absolutely necessary, if have offended someone, hurt someone or at fault. This is one of the habits of the people here in our country. Saying thank you is a more positive approach. Thank you for sharing this thought with us.

While I agree with the sentiment, I can imagine that a person who's "always messing up," just might get some rather appropriate pushback when they say, for the 50th time during a single week, "Thank you for being patient when I make a mistake," lol.

Being thankful is more positive 😊😊 it also makes people feel more valued 😉👍

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I've noticed this happens a lot, maybe it's social convention

Wow, what great words of wisdom @zekepickleman! I'll definitely apply these to my life, I do have a tendency to do the apology thing, probably more than I need to. A sweet thank you sounds much better, and it's actually what you're trying to achieve :)

There have actually been linguistic studies done as to why Canadians say 'sorry' and 'eh' like they do, and they're really fascinating. "Eh" is a way of allowing the other party in the conversation an opportunity to interject and interrupt without actually interrupting. "Sorry" is often a way of saying "S*** happens" but does so in a polite way.

That said, I agree that apologising too much for who you are and what you do not only puts you in a bad posture, it diminishes and minimises yourself. It's a negative. I like the suggestions of 'thanking' instead. Nice!

Hi @zekepickleman,

You are right! We must thank much more in every act of life.

Turning the conversation from ‘I’m sorry’ to ‘thank you” is difficult for me as a Canadian. 😂 .

I’m sorry my humour fell flat or thank you for letting me try t be funny. 💗

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Thank you 🤣 @zekepickleman another fine post, more children should use this term now a days!

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Nice post, with some nice positive tips!!

I am the first to apologize if I feel that I had done or said something wrong, but thankfully my thank you's outweigh my apologies by a great margin.
You are correct as people like to feel genuinely appreciated.

Genuine appreciation mind you as many scam artists have learned the trick to shower people with praises, only to dump them after they had gotten what they wanted.

A great topic that you tackled here my friend.
Blessings!

Yes, a very good suggestion to use thanks instead of sorry. A suggestion to be positive. I did not think of this way of expression. However, sometimes it's good to be sorry ... I think a mix would be welcome (between thank you and sorry)

I'm sorry, but this makes a lot of sense! ;-)

It is incredible what a small shift in approach can achieve. This is such a simple thing to change in theory, but many people never get it right... in fact I too am guilty.

Great little reminder Zeke xxx

This is very helpful. I actually do try to rephrase negativity in positive words. What we say is so powerful! It reminds me of how many religions teach their young to recite holy texts without having any understanding of the meanings of the sounds, as if merely uttering the sounds has power. I've definitely found that speaking positively even when grumpy can completely change my mood.
Thanks for the great ideas.

Thank you so much for this reminder. 😍

I've always thought the same thing.

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I just had this conversation with my teenage son who says sorry all the time ... even for things that he has nothing to do with.... ex: I was so busy at the office I didn’t get to go to the bank.... he replies with : sorry .... wtf ..... stop being sorry ... especially for things out of your control .

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