What a lovely compliment!

Imagine you are at a party. You are introduced to the friend of a friend. She greets you with a friendly “hi”, followed by “I love your jacket!”

How do you react?

Compliments are tricky. We all love receiving genuine compliments. Yet many people hesitate to pay compliments, and not all of us are comfortable receiving them.

Why should we pay compliments? What makes it hard? And why should we anyway?

No matter whether your English is a fan of compliments or not: this episode is for you.