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positive Google or TripAdvisor review for their favourite local restaurant

English translation: Yes, the customer writes a review

10:36 Jan 17, 2023
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Cyberpsychology علم النفس السيبراني
English term or phrase: positive Google or TripAdvisor review for their favourite local restaurant
The context:

For example, a loyal customer leaving an overly positive Google or TripAdvisor review for their favourite local restaurant may not only impact upon that business’s reputation but also the reviewer, perhaps by being offered a discount or ‘freebie’ during their next visit.

My question:

Is the intended meaning that this customer leaves on Google/TripAdvisor a review about their favourite local restaurant?
Lamine Boukabour
Algeria
Local time: 19:03
Selected answer:Yes, the customer writes a review
Explanation:
The customer leaves a positive review, and two things may result from this:

1. The business gains a good reputation among those who read the review.

2. The business is grateful to the customer for the good review, so they offer him a free or discounted meal the next time he visits.

Also note the phrase "overly positive," which means that the customer exaggerates a bit when writing the review, perhaps hoping to receive special treatment at the restaurant in the form of free or discounted meals.
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Arabic & More
Jordan
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4 +5Yes, the customer writes a review
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
positive google or tripadvisor review for their favourite local restaurant
Yes, the customer writes a review


Explanation:
The customer leaves a positive review, and two things may result from this:

1. The business gains a good reputation among those who read the review.

2. The business is grateful to the customer for the good review, so they offer him a free or discounted meal the next time he visits.

Also note the phrase "overly positive," which means that the customer exaggerates a bit when writing the review, perhaps hoping to receive special treatment at the restaurant in the form of free or discounted meals.

Arabic & More
Jordan
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I don't understand what 'overly' means here, though.
3 hrs
  -> I think it just means that the customer perhaps writes a better review than what is truly deserved with the hope that it might lead to special privileges at the restaurant.
agree  Mattia Cuko
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mattia.
agree  Mihaela C N Plamadeala
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mihaela.
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Anastasia.
agree  Daryo: that's what the ST means, but that kind of tactics can and not so rarely do backfire spectacularly.
21 hrs
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