"never apologise, never explain"...do you live by this?

[joko]

are you the sort who, no matter what wrong you have done, believes this...?

if so, why?

cheers

[RATTER15]

No absolute nonsense.

[mccfluff]

nope

[To-Ryscum]

it seems to work for the"Great & the Good" - not sure it works for us :-)

[NOX]

No I own all my errors and mistakes, it's a sign of weakness to always make excuses about why it's not your fault and how you're never wrong, plus you look a total tool.

[mccfluff]

i now a few who live by deny deny and deny some more

[Ankou]

nobodoy can claim to live this way.

even i in my own perfection must concede to apologise on behalf of others and explain their mistakes.

[atalanta]

That would be a good motto for a psychopath

[Nibble]

No, certainly not - if I've made a mistake, I will say so.

The nature of my job, too, means we often have to express regret that the customer is upset (whether it's our fault or not) - and let's sort it out.

[wildwood]

I am by no way perfect. I admit to one or two mistakes in my life. The first one was in 1964, still waiting to make the second one.

[emmie]

I have heard that, but not sure anyone really could live by it.

[mibn2cweus]

There's a distinct difference between apologising and owning up to ones mistakes and doing ones best to make amends. The origin of the meaning of apology was to attempt to present a defense for one's actions.

I could spend the rest of my life apologising for my each an every imperfection however large or small had I intentionally led anyone to unrealistic expectations.

There's also a distinct difference between understanding how and why we did something wrong and failure to assume full responsibility for one's own wrong doings, regardless of intentions.

My motto has always been, "Don't be sorry . . . be right!" But if I've led anyone other than me to believe that I insist they follow this creed themselves as well . . . I apologise. OK, so I have double standards. So sue me!

[ummmm]

No.

Apologising isn't easy for me though. It's rare I do anything I 'should' apologise for.

[DrFilth]

i must apologise and say this is a new one to me

[ludwig]

// It's rare I do anything I 'should' apologise for. //

That's only your opinion of course. Everyone around you might disagree and think you often do things you should apologise for.
Personally I always apologise when I think I need to, which is fairly regularly.

[ummmm]

Lol...seriously. I don't :-)

[RATTER15]

Im always apologising for my mistakes!!

[ummmm]

I actually probably apologise more than I realise.

I mean proper apologises....where you've sat and thought about your actions.

[vivandorron]

Sorry, my mistake. I am in the wrong section.

Ron.