Question :
Describe a time you were friendly to someone you didn’t like.
- When and Where it happened?
- Who he/she was?
- Why didn’t you like this person?
- And explain why you were friendly to him/her on that occasion.
Sample Answer :
Friendships are an important part of life, we make friends throughout our lives. We often
tend to befriend someone with like minded thinking. I make friends easily, but once I had to be friendly with someone I did not like much.
She was my uncle’s daughter. We were never close to each other but were mere acquaintances. So what happened was that we met in a family get together a year ack. We met each other cordially in the get together. So I went to the washroom of the restaurant we were in and she was waiting to go after me. I realized after going inside that the lock was not functioning properly and opened with difficulty.
After informing her I came out and after five minutes there was a hassle everywhere as she got locked inside. She took what I said lightly, and ended up in a mess. She had this in her nature of not listening to others and doing what she wanted and that is what she did that day also. This was one of the main reasons I never liked her much and we never interacted too much.
After about half an hour a mechanic was able to fix the lock and she came out. She had somehow hurt herself in the hand trying to open the lock. I helped her calm down and then tied a band aid around her hand and made sure she felt better. That entire evening I spent a good amount of time with her and had to be friendly with her even though I did not like her much.
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