Calm down 平静下来

"When I meet some foreign friends, I do not know how to comfort them when they meet small troubles like being too busy to enjoy holidays, or they meet traffic jams. Can you please tell us something to say to them?"

Lawrence, Fujian province

What do you say to a friend when they are angry or stressed out ?

You want to make sure that you sympathise with them but also encourage them to change their bad mood.

Lawrence's question mentions traffic jams and being too busy to enjoy holidays as situations which cause stress. Find out how Neil makes Helen feel better about her own holiday preparation.

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