> I’ve worked on actually pretending not to be surprised even when I actually am a bit surprised the person doesn’t know the thing and it’s awesome.
I try to do this too but sometimes I forget. However, I find that acting surprised is ok if you then show your excitement to tell them about the thing e.g. xkcd.com/1053
The key is to not express “You don’t know about this? What is wrong with you?” but rather “You don’t know about this? You’re going to love it!”
Yeah it's ok to feign surprise if you use it as a "Wow I feel lucky to show this to you." Some people genuinely mean it that way, and if you can communicate that's your intent, I think that's fine. It's exciting when someone hasn't heard about something really cool. And it's nice to feel like you're being brought into the club.
I try to do this too but sometimes I forget. However, I find that acting surprised is ok if you then show your excitement to tell them about the thing e.g. xkcd.com/1053
The key is to not express “You don’t know about this? What is wrong with you?” but rather “You don’t know about this? You’re going to love it!”