A big liar!

[Kakou]

If you discovered, suddenly, accidently or using your intellignece, that somebody is lying to you??

What would you do?

- Tell him to stop talking!
- Wait till the end to say: "I didn't believe a word of what you told me", and laugh!
- Let him finish then present a proof that shows that he's lying!
- Play the believer and let him think that you believed him!

Later on,

- Forgive him!
- Never talk to him again!
- Stay so neutral against him!
- Make him swear for each speech!


As for me, I do all of those, following my mood!!

[Abufijli]

Depends on the lie, if the guy is telling me a story and I can see that he is lying I would just smile and act normal.

If the lie is something that has to do with me personally I would tell the person to stop lying as it is obvious to me, while looking them straight in the eye. That usually does the trick.

[coralie]

for me a liar is a liar there is not a small lie or a big lie , a white lie or a black lie . who lie once will always lie .
now if the person is a close one i will face him/her . what ever comes up later does nt matter one thing is for sure this person lost my trust for ever !
if the person is not a close friend or some one a care about i will simply turn my back and leave never will argue or lose one minute of my time and that will be it ! never look back ! poufffff this person disapear she /he no longer exist for me .

[DL]

I never tolerate nor forgive any lie - black, white, blue, purple or pink!

[Kakou]

Originally Posted by DL

I never tolerate nor forgive any lie - black, white, blue, purple or pink!

... And ?? You never lied or you're just an ??

And CORALIE??

[tsedek]

I won't say someone is lying. (Have gotten in trouble with that before) - but that he misunderstood something and it is like this and that (explain and tell the truth) - If he continues to pursue his lie I just tell him he's lying and he's wasting his breath telling me lies.

[DL]

Originally Posted by Kakou

... And ?? You never lied or you're just an ??

And CORALIE??

Kakou,

If I lie, I will never tolerate nor forgive myself for doing that! In general, I am a very honest and straight-forward person. Lying hurts me badly and makes me loose my apetite!

[NASR_MIN_ALLAH]

Lie back to him\her

[loubnaniTO]

Originally Posted by Kakou

If you discovered, suddenly, accidently or using your intellignece, that somebody is lying to you??

What would you do?

- Tell him to stop talking!
- Wait till the end to say: "I didn't believe a word of what you told me", and laugh!
- Let him finish then present a proof that shows that he's lying!
- Play the believer and let him think that you believed him!

Later on,

- Forgive him!
- Never talk to him again!
- Stay so neutral against him!
- Make him swear for each speech!


As for me, I do all of those, following my mood!!

It depends on the lie and on the liar. A "lie" is a very loose word... some people might lie because they are embarrassed.
- Someone going for an operation in a private area might say "i am going for an operation to remove a mole". You might know he is lying, but you ignore it, pretend you believed it, and just forget it in order to respect his privacy.
- Someone lying about his/her financial situation, might do this to avoid embarrassment... "we are doing alright, don't worry, we have enough to feed us for the month". You accept the lie, pretend you believed it, then maybe send him an anonymous envelope with some cash, or you might choose a private time with this person and offer help.
- Someone lying with bad intentions, depending on the circumstances, you might want to make him/her believe you fell for the lie, the joke then would be on them... or you might want to embarrass them in public and provide proof.

Bottom line, my reaction would depend on my motives or objectives. If my end objective is to embarrass a liar, i might say it in public. If my objective is to make him fall in the trap he/she is preparing for me, i might pretend i believed it and let him/her carry one with their plan. If my objective is to hurt his/her feeling so he/she wouldn't do it again, i might pretend i believed him/her, then privately embarrass him/her and ask them not to lie cause they are making fools of themselves.... that's my take on this.

[Lebanese_dream]

Originally Posted by NASR_MIN_ALLAH

Lie back to him\her

Wow! What a solution!

Kazzeb 3layyé ta kazzeb 3lek!
Drobné ta oderbak!

Very childish way to deal with problems...


As for kakou, I will try to understand why this person lied and to qualify maw2a3 this person men el 2e3rab in my life. The sanction will depend of the degree the lie hurts me.