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Why are self-deprecating comments more acceptable than whatever the opposite of those types of comments would be?

Asked by Facade (22937points) June 10th, 2010

A person can say how fat, broke, or tired they are and everyone happily joins in. But if a person comments on their healthy body, the raise they just received, or how great they feel, people call them braggarts and discourage them from saying those things.

Why is this?
What is your approach when you come in to a situation like this?

Feel free to say nice things about yourself in this thread =)

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