tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post1838185406888624372..comments2024-03-26T21:23:37.253-04:00Comments on Living Liminally: 7 Snarky But Serious Tips for Dealing with FairiesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-1287175047178629812017-12-22T21:29:11.667-05:002017-12-22T21:29:11.667-05:00"I appreciate it." has the same problems..."I appreciate it." has the same problems. It is saying that your actions will increase the value of what they have done/given in a way that benefits both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991334433982855080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-33496897807756125932016-12-14T22:15:31.086-05:002016-12-14T22:15:31.086-05:00This might be a lame generalization but, when I wo...This might be a lame generalization but, when I worked in a luxury hotel for 20 years, I noticed that the guests who were quickest to say "Thank you!" were often the slowest to offer some kind of tangible gratuity, and this may be a small part of the faerie posture, as they appreciate offerings beyond the verbal ones. Angels may work from an endowment, but some faeries apparently feel SonOfTheMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999019281944685214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-43991035767801854182016-12-12T19:58:50.620-05:002016-12-12T19:58:50.620-05:00oh my goodness, I have your book Fairy Witchcraft!...oh my goodness, I have your book Fairy Witchcraft! My name Peri actually means fairy in Turkish... Peris are Iranian fairies nourished solely by the fragrances of flowers... : ) Perihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429403773019843930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-54711878854030584462016-12-10T19:22:10.283-05:002016-12-10T19:22:10.283-05:00I've had success with 'I appreciate this&#...I've had success with 'I appreciate this' and I would think 'how kind of you' would work well. <br />I suspect the issue with thank you is that the etymology from the Old English says that 'thank' has connotations of recompense and reward, which would explain why its a bad idea to say it. Its effectively a verbal offer of a reward. I'd agree that obliged falls intoM.A.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16406876376042247389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-43721435049198804052016-12-10T13:43:32.939-05:002016-12-10T13:43:32.939-05:00This is wonderful! Any suggestions of terms to us...This is wonderful! Any suggestions of terms to use instead of "thank you?" (I'm assuming the old cowboy "much obliged" has the same dangers!) Perhaps something like "how kind of you?"Von Jockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392606256588350167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111542293355322668.post-83972448902556637442016-12-10T07:45:48.646-05:002016-12-10T07:45:48.646-05:00Great information. Thank you so much for sharing!Great information. Thank you so much for sharing!Green Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177703734261936548noreply@blogger.com