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How to tell a lady that she is doing wrong by inviting/feeding street dogs?
We, people of a multi-story apartment complex are fed up with this lady who calls herself a dog lover. She never takes steps to sterilize, vaccinate them, or arrange for their shelter or food.
She only feeds them raw meat (leftovers), glucose…
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How to inform guests when you don't have enough food for everyone?
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I volunteer as an apartment group leader at my apartment complex. Every Monday, I'm in charge of organizing an activity (up to $20) for my fellow roommates and neighbors.
Recently, we had an ice-cream social (get to know the new people at…
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How to imply that the gift is meant for the two of us
The birthday of a friend is coming up. A month after that, there is a concert we both would like to see. So giving those concert tickets would be a great gift.
If I just gift her two tickets, she might want to use one to take an other friend.
So…
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How can I tactfully refuse to let someone cut in line?
On over 3 occasions at different supermarkets in the same neighbourhood, I've bumped into the same person asking to cut in line. He usually says:
Sorry. Can I please go in front? I'm in a big hurry. I have only 2 small items [a beverage and…
user2423
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How to helpfully react to a male coworker's sexual comment about a woman
I'm a male in my late 20s. Sometimes find myself in a situation with a male coworker who I've just met, or a male stranger who I'm talking with (at a bus stop, for example), and they make a comment about a woman that is in bad taste.
For example:…
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How can I calm myself down when giving a presentation?
So, I have to give presentations in school, and of course the number of those presentations is just going to increase (I'm just entering highschool).
I'm a classic nerd and my social skills are...well...um...not too great. I can talk to my friends…
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How can I convince my brother to take up programming?
I know that this section of StackExchange isn't related to programming, but this is the closest part of SE I could think to post this to.
Anyway, on to the topic..
I have a little brother (19, I am 23.). Both of us are interested in technology (More…
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How to approach flatmate (and relative) to stop talking about a topic that makes me uncomfortable
My cousin and I recently moved in together. We have always been close and everything is going great except for a topic he really likes but makes me uncomfortable. This topic is about the bullfighting culture.
For a little context, in Spain…
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How can I politely tell my fellow tenants that I am not the caretaker?
I have 3 fellow tenants in the same building where I live.
Every Monday evening, the refuse bins must be put out in the street so that the next morning the company could collect the garbage and empty the refuse bins.
I've noticed that no one, except…
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How can I politely decline to guide a student?
I am a lecturer in a department in which undergraduate students have to do a final-year project guided (= supervised) by a faculty member. Faculty members do not have to guide students: those who do, get extra payment for this.
Most students who…
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How can I have a conversation with my fiancé about a subject he doesn't want to talk about?
My fiancé has a bit of a troubled history. I knew that when we got together. He has some mental issues, which I attributed to years of being bullied. Only recently I managed to figure out the main cause. He experienced something extremely…
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How to ask if I can mow my neighbor's lawn
My neighbor and I share a lawn. It isn't clear where the property line is without looking it up in an official resource since there are no physical barriers between us. His house is quite a bit nicer than mine. We have had a few pleasant…
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How to respond to someone who wants to know my dark side and wild things that I have done?
I met a person online. Both of us 35.
After some conversation, I asked him the kind of books he prefers. He told me that he reads dark books which I won't like. I guessed "crime/ghosts", he said no. Then I got curious to know what does dark mean and…
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How to encourage a child with autism to practice reading?
I'm asking on behalf of friends of mine who have a daughter who is diagnosed with "high functioning" autism. Let's call her Jane.
Jane went to a regular primary school but couldn't learn in this rather chaotic environment and had to repeat her first…
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How can I be more persuasive when assuring people that I am perfectly fine and healthy?
For most of my life, I have had problems keeping up with eating "normal" amounts of food at meals. I feel full way faster than many friends. I still eat enough, as I am not even considered underweight by official definition (it's close, though). I…
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