Finish this sentence, “You might be a redneck if…” I am sure you can picture the comedian, who for decades shared his famous one liners. Each hilarious delivery brought to mind someone or groups of people in our lives who shared the traits being revealed.
In our version of “You might be…”, I want you to think through these few statements. Can you relate? Or does someone in your life come to mind?
You might be overly apologetic if…
You walk through a department store, run into something, apologize, realize it’s a mannequin and apologize again.
You begin conversations with, “I’m sorry to bother you, but”…
After working all night on a project, you send an email to your boss and the opening line reads: “I’m sorry, this is probably not what you are looking for and I am happy to make adjustments.”
You accept a wrong food order without saying a word, or you say something like, “It’s fine, I must have read the menu incorrectly.”
You apologize for something out of your control and someone tells you to stop apologizing, so you say, “I’m, sorry.”