Please check my grammar!

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Mirch Masala

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I don't like to celebrate birthdays but to be honest it gives me great pleasure when I am being wished by someone. It indicates how much selfish I am. Isn't it?
 

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I don't like to celebrate birthdays but to be honest it gives me great pleasure when I am being wished by someone. It indicates how much selfish I am. Isn't it?


Maybe something like:

I don't like to celebrate my birthday, but -- to be honest -- it pleases me when

someone remembers it. That makes me egotistical, doesn't it?

(Answer: No, it doesn't. Everyone is touched when other people remember his/her

birthday. It's only human.)
 

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I don't like to celebrate birthdays, but to be honest it gives me great pleasure when I am [STRIKE]being [/STRIKE][STRIKE]wished[/STRIKE] recognized in this way by someone. It indicates how [STRIKE]much[/STRIKE] selfish I am. [STRIKE]Isn't[/STRIKE] doesn't it ?

I agree w/Parser's response. It's human nature.
 
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