Self Testimony And Bragging

It is socially unacceptable to tell others about how great you are. Yes, that's even when what you're trying to say is absopositively true. For some reason, people just don't like it when people engage in self-praise. I hear it's because people get this sense of inferiority and shove it aside with a healthy bit of "I'm just not interested". Strangely enough, it's alright when people praise others. And that's even if someone's praising you behind your back, without informing you prior to this unhealthy bit of gossip. Gossip is fine, but bragging isn't.

Seems counter-intuitive, though. Why get someone else to praise you? I mean, you could do the exact same thing within a shorter period of time and with more control by simply praising yourself... Well, it's noted that you could well instruct someone else to praise you before your friend, but then your friend would be offended if she were to find out that the praise was given on your instruction. Huh. There are few things as illogical as some of the many human customs.