I'm trying to figure out the difference between the two. I think てくれる can be
used when talking about others but then why not just use てあげる for others and
てもらう for yourself
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Difference between てもらう and てくれる
So the best explanation I've heard for this is actually thanks to the concepts
of うち and 外 first, or (in English) it basically depends on point of view.

てもらう can be used to describe anyone receiving a gift from anyone else; when
the receiver is the subject of the sentence.

てくれる is used when the giver is the subject of the sentence.

I know this is discussed in Genki textbooks (Genki II) but the best
explanation, along with diagrams, I've seen as to how this works is via Tae
Kim's and also [lingo-app's entry on giving and receiving in
Japanese](http://lingo-apps.com/ageru-kureru-morau/).
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