‘”You look really good today. I mean, for someone who’s made little effort.”‘
–Gent415
14.
‘”You look like a rough gay hairdresser and you talk like someone in a pub from the ends but you’ve done more to help me than any other therapist.”
I am gay, I have a shaved head and lots of tattoos and am a psychotherapist. I still laugh about that compliment.’
–Ok_Chance_1648
15.
‘”You’re like the Rain Man! Shit in social situations but utterly brilliant at the most random times when no one has a clue, you just amaze everyone ”
My sister. Probably the best complement she’s ever given me. That and I I have the best toes and lips in the family.’
–PomPomBumblebee
16.
‘You are really quite clever. In your own way.’
–Key-Moments
17.
‘On the third and final day of a festival, something along the lines of: “You’re brilliant. When I first saw you I thought you were a right twat”
When I asked why they got that first impression they said it was because of my accent and just the way I look/hold myself. Love this person to bits now but ooft, not the compliment it was meant to be!’
–GirlInTheIslands
18.
‘Not me, but a friend and his wife visited America with their son. As they pushed him around in his pram, a woman came up and exclaimed, “What a beautiful baby!”. Then she asked, “Is he adopted?”.’
–SophieSofasaurus
19.
‘You must have been cute when you were younger.’
–cbawiththismalarky
20.
‘”You’re even pretty with your piggy little eyes.”
My mum, when I was crying.’
–Chemical_Stop_1311
21.
‘“You must have a lot of knowledge and experience.”
-Thank you-
“You’ve been doing this job longer than I’ve been alive.”
-Erm thanks -‘
–Far_Bad_531
22.
‘Someone got promoted to my job (parallel to me, not instead of me). Then, they were crying and overwhelmed by how hard they were finding it and said “I thought it would be easy because you could do it”. Like, thanks babe.’
–ChutneysIntactPerm
23.
‘A friend bumped into a university teaching assistant we had the year before. He said to my friend ‘you’re looking well, although shorter and rounder than I remember’. We still remind him of this regularly.’
–barnabyp226
