saying something . Direct or indirect ? blunt or softened ? And who is the messenger . If your mother says you need a bath then its direct, blunt, but the messenger here is usually someone you expect to be able to make that statement; she's been intimate since birth. If you meet someone you know casually on the bus and they say you need a bath you will be miffed . But you could take it from a complete stranger. Crucially it's the level of intimacy . some estimate of the person's ego strength is important too . some people are very sensitive and what is the intention of the comment ? To hurt or help. Giving feedback with good intentions and in as caring a manner as possible is. But these "rules " are broken all the time in sports comments, celebrity comments, and daily in blogs.
certain self sought situations can be neutral such as your hairdresser , or "make over " programmes on tv .
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