Originally Posted by dandylion

As for me....I grew up as a young person in a culture where "modesty" and self-depreciation was actually seen as a good quality in a person. Didn't want to be too high-falutin', you know? So, that was a hard habit for me to break.
If somebody said that my dress was pretty...I was to say "This old thing!"
I was a young child in the mountains of West Virginia. Work hard; be tough...but, don't go gettin' a big head.

Oh, well.......

dandylion