@troy_hawke COMPLIMENTS IN NEW YORK stroll bys in Washington Square Park #troyhawke #greetersguild #greetersguildnyc #fyp #compliments #compliment #foryoupage edited by @Alex Moudgil ♬ original sound - Troy Hawke
November 6, 2023
Compliments are loved, even in New York City... especially when they are so beautifully articulated... by a man who might look like Errol Flynn.
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I'm not very outgoing, but sometimes when I feel blue I make a point of saying a random nice thing to a random stranger nearby- in line at the grocery store, or at the bank, or just out walking.
Sometimes their responses are even more fun than my compliments. Gives me a boost.
Sometimes they just stare thru me like I'm a nut. Their loss.
In NYC, I got "you are a gentleman and a scholar", quite a few times.
That walk was a civil trial.
The world could use more of this though I frankly recognize if someone came up to me like that I'd prefer him to leave me alone. :)
What percentage of TikTok users even know Errol Flynn is someone's name, let alone the name of one the great screen idols? Single digits? Less? My money is on 4%
Try that in San Francisco.
I don't think so. An effective compliment makes you feel special. He's just spraying random observations at everyone.
OK, that was actually good.
It would be even better if he spoke with something closer to Errol Flynn’s speaking voice, which was suave and ingratiating. This is more of a toned down Gordon Ramsay, but walking down the street dispensing a barrage of niceness to people in all directions is not to be disparaged.
Entertaining and theatrical fellow. Puts a smile on everyone's face. Even in NYC, people like a good show. .
It works because of the clear absence of sexual intent.
I don’t randomly compliment people. Almost never another male. Though I will engage complete stranger males if I see anything I might want to talk about. For example, I find a cane a perfectly useless accessory. When my foot was in a boot after an operation I hobbled around awkwardly rather then use one- because I still would have been hobbling around awkwardly. A walking stick, OTOH, has saved me from a few nasty tumbles while hiking. I didn’t think of using the walking stick in malls and restaurants. A 5-6 foot stick is also a weapon. Well, so is a cane but a stick is far more effective. And one day I saw a veteran- who I knew was a veteran because we were at a VA hospital, using one to get around. So I chatted him up. No one ever bothered him about it. So now if one of my knees is acting up- out comes the walking stick.
Women like to be complimented by men- because it’s real and not catty. Most often a remark on a piece of jewelry they’re wearing that’s obviously meant to be noticed. And from that opening the conversation can meander anywhere. My wife calls it flirting- I call it being friendly. Over the last 45 years she’s gotten used to me doing it.
I occasionally comp!I ment strangers. It is usually rewarding.
Years ago I resolved to compliment one person a day for Lent. It was such a success in improving my day and the day of those around me that I have tried to do it ever since then.
I also make a point to voice anytime I think a compliment about a stranger. Things like
'what a nice jacket' or 'your hair looks great' - simple innocuous things that almost always lead to a big smile.
It costs nothing to make someone else day and to generally improve things in your community.
Try that in Pyongyang.
Cute.
A Ronald Coleman look and voice would've been much more effective, IMHO. He and his wife, Benita Hume, were semi-regulars on The Jack Benny Radio Show in the late '40s, playing Benny's next-door neighbors. They were terrific, especially Coleman who effected an abhorrence of Jack Benny that was hilarious.
Flynn was a rake. This guy is a fop.
Yes, he looks a bit like Flynn. But can he play the piano?
My comment about this guy never appeared. I'm not sure why. This happened on a number of posts yesterday. No biggie. I don't say anything worth noticing anyway.
Or so I am told,...
Seemingly harmless, fun, well intentioned and well received by many. Hmm, as commenters issued the challenge of 'try that in ...", it made me wonder how it would go over at one of these pro-Palestinian massive marches that seem filled with such angry faces. What if everybody had to stop their chants when a siren went off and issue a few moments of compliments to those around them. Would it result in a somewhat sustained change of energy for the day? Cue the old Coca Cola theme song.
Bertie Wooster has nothing on this guy.
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