This content explores the art of giving compliments, particularly in Japanese culture, highlighting how strategic praise, especially regarding age, can foster positive social interactions and even lead to tangible benefits like free food and drinks.
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in the olden days in japan
when a baby was born his or her age was
counted as
one year old the moment the baby was born
born
and everybody the entire japanese
population grew one year older on new
year's day
so people didn't really talk about their birthdays
birthdays
back in the olden days because new
year's holidays
meant much more to them this is a story
about how to praise people the young
how are you thank you hey i heard you've got
got
good second is that right
hey how did you know oh yes i got good
sake from my relatives yesterday
well can i have it for nothing
nothing what do you mean by that for free
hey if you want something for nothing
then you should at least pay me a
compliment or something
what is a compliment well compliment
is a phrase that makes people happy okay
i see
so is it hard no it's not hard
well for example what kind of things do
you say when you see somebody on the street
street
um well i would say something like
hey what's up you cheeky butters
cheeky burgers is that how you talk
then you gotta be more polite than that
you can say something like
oh it's been a very long time since i
saw you last time
i hear that your business is thriving in
your children are doing really well at school
school
so basically compliment is a lie
well sort of by if you pay such a
compliment then you might get
sake for nothing
not bad not bad so what if i still don't
get any sucker then what can i do
then you can ask the person's age are
you sure about that
so you should ask something like how
would i
or you're 50 or you look so much younger
than that
i thought you're more like 45 or 46 and
the person will be really happy
hey you nice guy why do we go out for
some drinks
it's my treat how's that oh wow
it's exciting but you know in your
not everybody is 50. what if the person
was 60
then 55 or 56. number 70
65 or 66 how about 80 well
the same way oh so
if somebody is 80 you go
the same way no no no that's not what i mean
mean
75 or 76 how about 90
85 or 86 how about 100 this is not
an auction but anyway
if you see such a person then you can
say you look more like
95 or 96. how about one thousand hey hey
there's nobody like dracula or
frankenstein in this world
hey the world is a big place so i gotta
be prepared so can i say oh you look
more like
995 or 996
whatever you like to do yes i won't stop you
you
but the point is you say a few years
younger than the person's age
and that the person will be happy all
right all right
getting exciting so what if i see
a father and his child and
ask the father how did your child and he
says he's annoying
then should i go oh no he looks much
younger than that
i thought he's more like six does that
work ah
no in case of our children and teenagers
the opposite role applies the opposite rule
rule
that's right so you should say how old
is he
well he's nine or he looks very wise and
mature i thought he's more like 12
and that father will be really happy hey
you nice guy it's lunchtime you want to
join us
it's my treat how's that
so you're basically saying compliment
not only brings drinks but also food huh
does that mean if i master compliment i
can pretty much make full-time living
just complimenting everybody
yeah that wouldn't be a possibility oh
this is so exciting sorry
what if i see a baby and
her mother and ask the mother how does a
baby and
she says she is two then should i go
oh two she looks very wise and mature i
thought she's more like
five does that work nah nah
in case of babies and totalize you can
use some special phrases such as
is this your baby oh i've never seen
such a beautiful baby
her face has a sign of long life just as
her grandfather who had a very long life
and passed away peacefully last
year a proverb goes a china berry is
fragrant even as a sprout
which means genius manifests itself even
in childhood
i mean such a child must be a delight
and i hope i will have the same good
luck with my own children
again compliment is getting a little too
complicated so uh thank you for your
advice anyway
complementary this is exciting yeah
i'm gonna get some free soccer and food
from somebody oh here comes osaka
no no no my best friend hanjin hey
what's up hanji
oh the best looking man in the entire neighborhood
