Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 10:42     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"Lies! All lies!"
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 10:41     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

Cool. What's up?
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 10:40     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

Anonymous wrote:What is the appropriate response to this?


a self-deprecating joke.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 10:39     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"uhhh..... just remembered somewhere I have to be..."
(looking at imaginary watch.)
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 10:38     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"only the bad parts are true!"

"that grilled cheese thing? All true!"
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 09:28     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"How flattering."
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 09:25     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"All good things, I hope!"

+1
This is exactly what I say


+2

I think this is the standard response, like the call-and-response "How are you?" "I'm fine"
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 09:22     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

*wouldn't
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 09:22     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

Anonymous wrote:If it's not in a professional setting I usually joke and say "Don't believe a word of it!" Usually they'll respond with the gist of what they were saying. If it's a more formal setting, I just smile pleasantly.


They would tell you they were talking about you if it was bad things. Usually it's good things .
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 09:20     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

If it's not in a professional setting I usually joke and say "Don't believe a word of it!" Usually they'll respond with the gist of what they were saying. If it's a more formal setting, I just smile pleasantly.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 08:56     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

Anonymous wrote:"All good things, I hope!"

+1
This is exactly what I say
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 08:52     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

You say, "Nothing bad, I hope!" and then the person tells you the (hopefully) not-bad thing they were saying about you.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 08:52     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"Wel that's nice" or "lucky me" but Said sincerely and without snark.
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 08:51     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

"All good things, I hope!"
Anonymous
Post 06/03/2016 08:50     Subject: "We were just talking about you" How to respond?

What is the appropriate response to this?