False modesty

There is quite a difference between false modesty - which is indeed a form of boasting - and realism. Sometimes we're simply not good at doing something - if we happen to acknowledge that weakness, someone will inevitably say that we aren't, that we are quite good actually, that no one would ever think about complaining about it, etc. While it's nice to see so many people going for white lies for our sake, it's also a bit frustrating to think that deep down they know the truth, even if they don't want to gaze back at it.