Appropriate comments for familiar vs. unfamiliar listeners | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

You and your teacher are working on a math problem. You start talking about your parents' divorce. Is this appropriate?

While it's okay to talk to your teacher about personal things like this in private, you need to stay on topic during work sessions.

Your teacher asks you what your dad's phone number is. You give them his phone number. Is this appropriate?

Yes, teachers are safe people to give personal information to.

Your boss schedules you for a shift from 11AM to 3PM. When you arrive at work, you tell them "I don't feel like working today. I'm going home" and leave. Is this appropriate?

No! You should always tell your boss in advance if you can't make it to a shift. You could risk getting fired for not having a legitimate excuse for missing wor

Your boss asks if you can stay 10 minutes after your shift ends to help finish cleaning up. You say "Sorry, I can't. I have to go home after my shift." Is this appropriate?

Yes! You can always politely decline things you don't want to do.

Paul is online when he gets a message saying he won a free Xbox! He just needs to send in his address and phone number so it can be mailed to him. Should he give the information?

No! You should never give out personal information online.

You're messaging a friend from school online about a project you have to do together in class. He asks if you want to meet up before class to go over it. You say yes. Is this okay?

Yes! People online that you know from real life are safe people to meet up with (if they personally gave you their contact information).

You're checking out at the grocery store and the clerk asks for your address. You tell them your full address. Is this appropriate?

No! The grocery store clerk (or any stranger) does not need to know your address. You can say "I don't feel comfortable giving a stranger my address."

You're at the doctor's office and the doctor asked where your parents work. You tell him where they work. Is this response appropriate?

Yes, the doctor is allowed to know information about your parents.

A grocery store clerk says "Hi, how are you?" You say "I don't feel like talking right now." Is this response appropriate?

Not really. You should be more polite and simply say "I'm fine." or "good, how are you?"

You walk into class and a teacher says "Good morning! How are you?" You say "Hi. I don't feel like talking right now, sorry." Is this response appropriate?

Yes! You should always answer people politely even if you aren't in the mood to talk.

Your teacher tells you to put your phone away so you put it in your pocket. They tell you to put it away in your locker and you raise your voice and say "No! I just need to check the time!" Is this response appropriate?

No, you should say "Is it okay if I keep it because I want to check the time?" If they say no, give them your phone.

You notice your coworker is having a hard time emptying the trash. You think they look funny doing it so you laugh at them. They ask you to help and you say no. Is this response appropriate?

No, you should smile and say "yes, of course!"

Your friend asks if you're free to hang out after school. You say "no" because you have chores to do. They ask again 30 minutes later and you say "I already told you I can't!!!!" Is this response appropriate?

No, you should calmly respond "Sorry, like I said, I can't tonight. What about tomorrow night?"

Your boss asks you to clean the window at work. You already cleaned the window 10 minutes ago, so you angrily say "I just cleaned them!" and walk away to do something else. Is this response appropriate?

No, you should calmly respond "I cleaned the window 10 minutes ago but I can clean it again if you think it needs to be cleaned better."