Best Compliments?

[Commodore]

Simple thread. What is the best compliment you have ever received in your life?

For me it would have to be when I did my first practice interrogation during my HUMINT training. I was told by the instructor that there are soldiers who are only good for charging an enemy machine gun so the rest of the unit can outflank it and destroy it and that I was not one of those soldiers.

Nice to know that I'm good enough to not be considered expendable cannon fodder.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Quite a long time ago someone once told me that all of my friends were nice people.

 

[caketastydelish]

They said that I’m a rapist, drug dealer, and criminal. But sometimes, they presume, I’m a nice person.

 

[onejayhawk]

We like dealing with you. Not only do we get what we need, you do it with a smile.

J

 

[Perfection]

Every time somebody likes my post

 

[The_J]

Once during a dance, when during the dance the partners changed and I shuffled the next lady to the left side, I got to hear a "mmmhh... strong". That felt good .

 

[Lohrenswald]

Probably not really the best compliments I get, but I always get kinda surprised when someone compliments my voice

 

[Ryika]

A friend of mine once told me that I'm amazing at using sarcasm that is so subtle that he can never tell if I'm being serious, facetious, or just angry at him. That's a compliment, right?

 

[warpus]

The best compliments are those that can not really be repeated on a family friendly forum

 

[danjuno]

Probably about my intelligence.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Probably about my intelligence.

danjuno is euphoric in this moment

 

[danjuno]

"Dubs?! What an uncultured pleb!"

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

The best compliment is always the most recent compliment you received from a good person.

 

[Synobun]

I can't remember the last compliment I received that I actually believed which for me is a requirement for a compliment being taken seriously or ranked.

When I used to work in a daycare, a few of the kids would tell me they wished I was their dad. Sad with context, but taken as a compliment personally.

 

[Zkribbler]

"You're a Democrat?! I don't understand. You seemed to be so intelligent."

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The best compliment is always the most recent compliment you received from a good person.

Then I guess my most recent compliment was from my cat, who is a good person.

The best compliment? It kinda depends on the context. I'll have to think on this.

I can't remember the last compliment I received that I actually believed which for me is a requirement for a compliment being taken seriously or ranked.

One thing I want to say about this: Any time I compliment anyone on this forum, you may be sure that I really mean it. I don't give empty compliments, nor will I lie. A compliment isn't worth much if it isn't true, because it means the recipient will end up believing a lie. That's not a positive thing.

As for the correct response to a compliment? If you (general "you") are uncomfortable accepting a compliment, just say "thank you." If the compliment was sincere, the person who gave it will be pleased, and if it was insincere, you'll have satisfied the basic courtesies and you'll be the honorable one in that situation.

 

[BenitoChavez]

Recently one of the people I work with took a couple of weeks off to get married and go on a honeymoon. I was the one chosen to fill in for him when he was gone. I found his job to be extremely stressful. I was in meetings all day, never had time to focus on one task long enough to complete it in single sitting, and had to work a lot of overtime. In the end I got compliments from my other co-workers saying that I did a good job. Enough of them said it that I can safely assume some of them were sincere, but it felt odd to be complimented on something I felt I was barely adequate at and hated doing.

 

[FriendlyFire]

They said that I’m a rapist, drug dealer, and criminal. But sometimes, they presume, I’m a nice person.

And pay for the Wall already your making the God Emperor look bad

 

[Catharsis]

"I'd piss on you even if you weren't on fire."

 

[hobbsyoyo]

I was on a design team in college and one of the leaders really had it out for me. I must have rubbed him the wrong way when I joined because he never warmed to me and said nasty things behind my back. A couple years later as he was graduating and about to move, he sent me an unsolicited heartfelt apology for being a jerk and for being wrong about me. He said I was a great engineer and he had misjudged me.

Easily the nicest thing someone had said about me professionally.