Etiquette in the Age of Plastic Surgery
March 27, 2009 by Cherie Burbach
Filed under Women's Health
It’s funny how etiquette changes. We tend to think of technology (and the Internet) as updating the way we communicate with people, but what about things like compliments. Has giving compliments really changed all that much?
When I first thought about this question my answer was “not really.” Then I spotted this article about giving compliments in the age of plastic surgery. I suppose walking up to someone and saying, “You look so much younger! Did you get a facelift?” probably isn’t going to win you any friends.
The women in this article said she went from an “A” to a “C” cup and now people come up to her and tell her “nice boobs.” Harsh.
And yet sometimes I see people on TV and wonder how far they really want to go with plastic surgery. You see some celebrity and they look so completely overdone that it does illicit a shocking response. But when you see someone in person, you have to remember your manners. The article recommends keeping all the questions to yourself unless the person in question brings it up themselves, and even then, don’t just blurt out some comment like, “Are they real?”
But you can still wonder silently!
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