Self-Conversation Predicaments: The Four Types Of Apology
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I have been involved in many types of Self-presentation predicaments in the past. For instance, one time I was at a restaurant with some friends. The table where we were eating was really small for all of us. We were 4 adults and one child in a table for four persons. So, as they brought the food to our table, we were all struggling to find space to eat comfortably. And, all of the sudden I spilled my friend’s drink all over him. I felt so bad that day because that happened to my once before and I knew what it was to be in his situation. After I spilled his drink, I had to explain to him that the table was too small and that I was having trouble finding space to eat my food. He replied by saying that he was having the same problem and that he was going to ask the manager for a bigger table.…show more content… For instance, I had to apologize to my friend for spilling his drink all over him. And, according to the book, I used the simple form of apology of perfunctory apology. I said to him that I was sorry about what happened. In addition, there has been situations where I had to use a full apology. I think that the type of apology needed in a situation depends on the seriousness and the consequences of the action. For instance, if a person loses some keychains that did not belong to him or her, that person might say that he or she is sorry about what happened. But, it would be one of those situations where the object was not very important to the owner. In contrast, if a person loses a laptop, iPhone, or any other valuable object, then that person would have to offer a full apology because the object was really valuable to the other