I was just wondering how can I decline a help offer politely from someone whom especially I don't know very well.
For example, I am moving in a new house and a neighbor sees me carrying boxes and says Do you need help? or I can give you a hand if you want.
Another example , you are alone and while you are strolling in public like shopping center or park, you feel dizzy and sit down in a collapsed manner and suddenly someone approaches you and says Are you ok? Would you want me to call one of your friends? but you feel better and want to decline the help offer.
So can I say Thank you for your interest as the reply in the above 2 scenarios?
Best Answer
You can almost always say "No thank you", which is polite enough on its own, but if you'd like to give a longer response, you could say something like:
Sometimes making your reply a little bit longer like this can make you seem more gracious and less brusque.
If you appear to be hurt, it would also be good to say "I'm okay" so they know not to worry.