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Honesty is the best policy. No matter how nervous you might be about telling the truth, it’s always better than telling a lie that will come back to bite you. Not everyone needs that kind of reassurance, though. Some people easily say whatever is on their mind without sparing a second thought for what others might think…
Bored Panda has compiled a list below of examples of people being brutally (yet hilariously) honest online. While you might not want to adopt this attitude with your boss or your parents, it can be quite inspiring to see that some people move through life without any fear. Enjoy scrolling through these pics, and be sure to upvote the ones that make you giggle!
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Elladine DesIsles 5 hours ago
I've been making this exact argument for decades. Believe me, bigots do not care in the slightest that their bigotry makes no sense.
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Roman Arendt 5 hours ago (edited)
If the Goddesses wanted to punish me, this would be my everlasting task. One could find me in mythology books as Metakinoúmenos. 😐
Depending on where you’re from and how you were raised, you might have absolutely no trouble being brutally honest with others, or you might struggle to say anything without sugar-coating it. In the United States, for example, people love to beat around the bush and word things as delicately as possible. In many Slavic cultures, however, saying things plainly is the norm, which can seem jarring or perhaps even rude to some outsiders.
The great thing about being honest, though, is that nobody has to read between the lines. If you know exactly where someone stands and how they feel about you, you can just relax. So you baked a cake that they thought was too sweet? Oh, well. Who cares what they think? At least they respect you enough to tell you the truth. And when they give you a compliment, you'll know that they really meant it.
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
All series should be obligated to finish out the story arc.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 4 hours ago
But I'm too old to run! My body will not let me. The most I can do is a shamble. Then my knee gives out. Wait - does mental health deteriorate with age too?
According to Verywell Mind, honesty is absolutely crucial to creating and maintaining strong relationships. This includes being honest with others and with yourself. Doing so allows the relationship to be authentic and makes it easier for both parties to communicate their needs. It might be scary from time to time, but at least you won’t be stressing about trying to put on an act and be someone that you’re not.
Plus, honesty allows the two of you to build trust. Sharing isn’t always easy, but it builds intimacy. And once you’ve established that you can trust each other with the truth, it will be easier to continue sharing it in the future.
If you want to open up the door for more honesty in your relationships, you first have to allow yourself to be vulnerable. If something is bothering you, for example, don’t sweep it under the rug. Find a way to open up to your partner and share your concerns with them. This will also communicate to them that they can share their concerns freely too.
In the same vein, you have to create a safe space for sharing if you want people to be honest. When they share something with you, even if it’s hard to hear, don’t get defensive or upset. Do your best to hear them out, and respond calmly. You might need to tell them that you weren’t expecting what they said or that you need some time to process. That’s okay! Just remember that if you want to be honest with others, you have to allow them to be honest too.
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Beak Hookage 4 hours ago (edited)
There's a reason colonists in Africa scoffed at the idea of the "cameleopard" actually being a real animal instead of a "primitive local superstition".
Now, like most things in life, there can be too much of a good thing. I’m sure you’ve come across someone at some point who used the excuse of being a “blunt and honest” person to simply be downright mean. Being honest does not require bullying people or putting them down. You can still phrase things in a way that’s not cruel, even if you’re saying something that’s difficult to hear. Remember that respect and honesty go hand in hand.
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
The man with "holy trojan" as his on-line name KNOWS how not to have children.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 4 hours ago
I don't think I've ever seen a teenager crying in public. Oh, except at a funeral. This wouldn't be an appropriate thing to say at a funeral, would it? Too dark.
When you want to be honest with someone, you have to remember the golden rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. Finding a gentle way of wording something is not lying, and being painfully honest to the point of hurting someone’s feelings intentionally is just mean. There’s a fine line, of course; you can still hurt someone’s feelings just by being gently honest. But claiming bluntness as your primary personality trait and using that as an excuse to be cruel is not going to help you make friends.
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Vexed Panda 5 hours ago
I do loads of walking. I just have to stop every 3 steps so pupper can get a proper snuff of the things.
Something that we must try to remember in all parts of life is that empathy can go a long way. When you’re telling the truth, don’t let empathy fly out the window. Be honest, but speak with integrity. Unless, of course, you’re roasting a problematic politician or celebrity online. Then say whatever you want, because they probably deserve it!
#22
David Paterson 4 hours ago
Not true. To buy a house with job money the method used to be. 1. Save 10% or more from every paycheck. 2. Wait 30 years for investment money to build up keeping fingers crossed the investment money doesn't get lost in bankruptcy (which is the usual thing). 3. Wait for the economy to crash so badly that everybody is broke and house prices stay stable for 5+ years. 4. That's enough for a 10% deposit on a 50 year mortgage. Yeah, it wasn't very easy.
Are you enjoying this list of hilarious and painfully honest posts, pandas? Keep upvoting the ones that make you smile, and let us know in the comments below if you’ve been a bit too honest with anyone in your life recently. Then, if you want to check out another article from Bored Panda featuring brutal honesty, look no further than right here!
#28
otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 4 hours ago
I'm apathetic about what people think, so there's that.
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zatrisha 3 hours ago
Haha, I know that feeling. There were answers that left my therapist speechless, because a few things of my childhood were hard to take for her. But that was okay for me, because I did not realize if it was really that bad or just my childhood brain that could not handle it - turns out it was really that bad. xD
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Elladine DesIsles 5 hours ago
Is this supposed to improve after 30? I'm 47. I still like colours (maybe more than ever before, and I no longer care if others judge my decorating or attire). I still like soup (though I tend to stock up during cold season and then forget I have it). And I not only want to take a nap, I do it. I maybe sometimes have an idea of what is going on, but if so, I probably wish I didn't.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 4 hours ago
That's why I only go out at night when the streets are really quiet.
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago (edited)
I lived in Pittsburgh when I was a child and I would definitely refuse a bottle of Hunt's and expect a bottle of Heinz, as it is The Only True Ketchup (blessed be). Edit: Pittsburgh was the original headquarters for Heinz.
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
Maybe even both of them to work out both sides of my body.
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
Better tell that to the Mormons. They think Jesus lived in America for a while.
#42
otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 3 hours ago
Why teachers vs police? How about politicians have to be their own doctors instead of insurance on the public dime?
#44
Beak Hookage 4 hours ago
Hey, on Tuesdays my local cinema sells tickets extra cheap all day! Mental note: go to the movies tomorrow.
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Beak Hookage 4 hours ago
Well, it used to be a lot bigger. There's just not much of it left these days.
#49
Did I say that out loud? 4 hours ago
Meh. You're in the same business, just with a different company.
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Kathy Brooke 1 hour ago
Given ice cream cones are unsweetened, this sounds... Interesting rather than foul. I propose fully edible tableware resulting in no dishes. No, hear me out. Think of the extra nutrition, the chance to sneak those pesky vitamins into the tableware so you're not aware of eating the. And the savings on hot water. This could save the planet! What do you mean, I need my meds?
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zatrisha 3 hours ago
Work and Travel. I know some students who, for example, look after holiday homes in the morning and then have the afternoon off, there are concepts where the students eat every day and get overnight stay at the Holiday Home / Hotel but receive no further payment. You basically just have to pay the flight.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 3 hours ago
Same reason school starts at o'dark thirty, isn't it?
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Roman Arendt 4 hours ago
TIL "reefer" doesn't only mean a refrigerator ship, but is another word for what we called "joint" in the olden days. I was a little confused.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 3 hours ago
"godlike superintelligence" made me snort-laugh. god is not too intelligent and AI hallucinates. Or maybe AI is *pretending* to hallucinate? OMG
#68
otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 3 hours ago
Not possible. I am boring and nondescript in any imaginable way. I have never even thought weird. If average can be weird, that's weird.
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otiose (foxtrot delta tango) 3 hours ago
We didn't call Mom at work unless there was blood involved!
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Pittsburgh rare 1 hour ago
Bermuda triangle, quicksand and a nuclear h*******t were the holy trinity of my childhood
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Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 5 hours ago
If alcohol doesn't taste good to you then you are definitely silly for drinking it.
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Beak Hookage 4 hours ago
I swore I'd never be a big enough fan of anything that I'd get a fan tattoo. I now have a tattoo of the sad horse. How the hell did a show about a sad horse get me so well??
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Kathy Brooke 1 hour ago
My late husband once sat bolt upright in bed one night and loudly announced "GREEN!" Then went straight back to sleep. Neither of us ever figured out why. I miss that whimsy of marriage.
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Fred 33 minutes ago
Don't feel bad about it: they're not very likable (typical BP these days).
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