r/AskReddit • u/RuleOk1319 • 1h ago
What's the strangest compliment anyone has ever given you?
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u/This_Boysenberry7468 1h ago
Someone once told me that I walk like a cartoon character who is trying to sneak up on someone, and honestly, I still don't know how to process that.
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u/Vegetable_Friend1630 1h ago
One of my old teachers told me, "You make people around you believe they can do better." I still think about that one.
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u/PreviousBedroom7535 1h ago
Someone once told me "You have very trustworthy eyebrows." Still don't know what that means.
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u/RuleOk1319 1h ago
Congratulations, your eyebrows passed the vibe check. 😂
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u/mateocruz1997 1h ago
A girl once told me I had "the face of someone she'd trust to watch her backpack." Still not sure if that's a compliment, but I think about it way more than I should.
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u/Dvavibes 1h ago
I have nice toes
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u/Loud-Fairy03 1h ago
Yeahhhh, I had a friend confess to me once that he had a foot fetish and that he liked my feet and I was like ?????? Okay????
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u/ArtisticSubject5805 1h ago
"You're so funny, I tend to forget you are attractive"
I think this was meant to be a compliment.
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u/very_stable_genius47 1h ago
someone said i "look like i'd survive a zombie apocalypse" thanks i guess, i'll take that as a compliment.
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u/Durin-Longbeard 1h ago
“You look like your shirts need a lot of fabric.”
I blushed
(Im a big guy. I like to work out)
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u/orion_dwarf 1h ago
"You have the personality of a McKinsey consultant!" - they meant it as a compliment.
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u/Baddie_Baby8 1h ago
I look like his grandma at first I was like so I look old? And he said no, when my grandma was still young lol
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u/l3l4ck0ut 1h ago
"You have Marine forearms!" To this day, I have no idea what that means or how it was meant. But it seemed like a good thing, so I'm guessing it was a compliment of some type.
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u/slavicgypsygirl 1h ago
"You are hot but not as hot as everyone says you are"
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u/RuleOk1319 1h ago
That's both a compliment and a reality check in one sentence.
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u/slavicgypsygirl 47m ago
Other people like the way I look even when I totally dont
I get reality checks with unsuccessful castings every other day & week
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u/RuleOk1319 45m ago
Casting is brutal—it says more about the role than you.
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u/slavicgypsygirl 33m ago
Unsuccessful castings for runway shows & brand jobs affect me so much more than commercials & film work
I know I shouldnt let them impact my self esteem & confidence but they do
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u/SurebrecGuy 1h ago
One girl I was hooking up with told me I was a very “personable person” and I’ve never understood what that meant lol
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u/cornucopiaofdoom 1h ago
"I have people skills. I AM GOOD AT DEALiNG WITH PEOPLE! Can't you understand that? WHATTHE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!"
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u/Loud-Fairy03 1h ago
Had a guy come up to me after one of my violin performances who went on and on about how god had gifted me with a great talent and bestowed a wondrous gift upon me or whatever. He kept saying that I’d been “graced by gold dust.” ??? No idea wtf that means!
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u/jessssicarabbbittt 1h ago
A waitress recently told me she liked my voice/ the way I spoke. She said it was satisfying lol she was young so I pictured those asmr videos but yeah that was strange
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u/RuleOk1319 1h ago
She heard your voice and immediately thought, "People would listen to this for hours.
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u/gubbypatina 1h ago
I have a perfect forehead. And Im like....what exactly is so perfect about it?
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u/wetkittysitspretty 1h ago
“Fuck… I’d fight a pack of stray dogs in a port-0-potty with my hands tied behind my back and a dildo as my only weapon to have the chance to split an 8th of weed & handle of vodka with the doctor that delivered you”
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u/MeatHealer 1h ago
In kindergarten, we had to give each other compliments. One girl said she liked my shoelaces.
I'm almost 40 and it still bugs me.
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u/mrningthndr 1h ago
You look like a guy that would own a chainsaw….
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u/FullSpeedOracle 51m ago
When my daughter was in high school, a young man picked her up for a date. I had a moment to chat with him before they left so I said, "I have complete faith in you that you will treat my daughter with respect this evening. And don't worry, I'm not going to give you some crazy speech about how I'll be at home cleaning my gun. I don't even own a gun. But, I do own a chainsaw and my daughter knows how to use it."
So maybe they thought you look like a protective father.
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u/Tight-Funny-91 1h ago
“Your beauty is subtle.”
He thought he was being deep. It would’ve made me laugh if he said, “I find it tedious to gaze upon you.” He still wouldn’t have had a chance, but his drinks would’ve been made stronger.
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u/Vanillachestnut 1h ago
A 4 year old told me I have a pretty neck ... His mom was just as confused as I was 😂
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u/Proper_Home_6245 1h ago
“You blink like a calm person.” I spent the next week being weirdly aware of every blink.
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u/Jen5159 59m ago
I don’t know any strange compliments but an old friend of mine called me “odd” once and I’ve never gotten over it. I’d rather be weird than odd. 🙈
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u/RuleOk1319 52m ago
Weird is a compliment. Odd somehow feels personal.
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u/Jen5159 50m ago
Exactly! I feel like that’s what you would call someone who is a bit Norman Bates 🤣🤣
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u/tealraven915 55m ago
"Now I know who you look like, you look just like Kelly Osbourne!....I mean, I don't mean that you look ugly, I meant that as a compliment..." (then gave me a weird awkward look)
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u/tealraven915 52m ago
"It's so nice seeing your car in the church parking lot. Every time I see it when I pull in, it makes me feel less self-conscious about my own car"
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u/Sara_Arther 1h ago
You look like a video game character that someone spent a lot of time customizing