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What weird thing do you get complimented on?

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Pinchycrab · 10/02/2019 22:32

Not a stealth brag. I have had numerous people say how wonderful my pushchair looks, "ooh! I've never seen one like that before, they weren't like that in my day" kind of thing (so mainly people that haven't recently had kids, and also by a pregnant lady). Thing is, what they are amazed at is a bog standard infant carrier car seat on a very basic metal pushchair frame!

I did have a nice carrycot (tweedy type) on it once that a very hipster bloke complimented me on as a 'mix of vintage and modern'. But it's always the car seat. I don't get it.

Anyone else get anything like this?

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WrathofnamechangeKlop · 12/02/2019 18:44

A middle aged male neighbour of mine commented how nice my baby's hair smells.
Waitrose own brand of baby shampoo, smelt like vanilla.
Can't seem to get it anymore.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 12/02/2019 18:57

The shape of my head

I get this a lot, too MrsCat - mostly from hairdressers, who actually get to touch the Sacred Skull, often from colleagues and friends when I've just had a haircut, and once form a doctor who was "feeling my bumps" in A+E after I'd managed to knock myself out for the umpteenth time (I'm always doing it).

"What a beautifully -shaped skull you have."

It amazes me, because as I say, I have knocked myself out on several occasions (runs into double-figures) and i would have thought that my cranium would have more dents and scrunches than the average stock car - but apparently it is a joy and a delight to behold.

Luglio · 12/02/2019 18:59

My canapes.
My knitwear.
My eyebrows.

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LazyLemur · 12/02/2019 19:03

I get stopped by strangers and told that I smell amazing.

It's Impulse 😂

foxessocks · 12/02/2019 19:06

On my wedding day my aunt said my neck looked lovely and long...wasn't quite sure about that but I'll take it! Grin

GunpowderGelatine · 12/02/2019 19:11

My sons hair. I get comments all the time. It's not interesting, or especially long, it's just not a short back and sides.

Angelinthenightx · 12/02/2019 19:38

How young i look ,im 39 people think im in my 20's, my oldest sons friends thought i was his sister. I dont feel great about myself so do think its weird but guess people see u different to the way we see ourself .

Dogseggs · 12/02/2019 19:44

A nice young man at the parcel depot complimented me on my mobile phone number. What can I say? It's fairly easy to remember but that's about it Grin

paap1975 · 12/02/2019 19:56

My phone/ microphone voice. Several people have told me I should do phone sex!!!

Dinsey70 · 12/02/2019 20:38

My feet.

Small and dainty about the only part of me that is.

sleepraptor · 12/02/2019 20:58

I was also told I had good breastfeeding nipples. Plus I always get complimented from medical people on how much my bladder can hold seemingly without distressing me!

Betty777 · 12/02/2019 21:08

I also apparently have great nail beds. I'd prefer to have a great arse or fantastic boobs, but I'll take nail beds if it's all I get

BlueJava · 12/02/2019 21:31

My Chinese (I am white English) - I speak it really badly I am sure, but everyone goes "it's amazing" it's really not!!

81Byerley · 12/02/2019 21:55

When my (beautiful, of course) first baby was 8 months old, a woman walked past his pram, got at least 100 metres up the road. Stopped and turned round and walked back. I thought she'd forgotten something (We were outside the village shop), but no, she stopped, looked at my baby, and said "Hmm - lovely eyebrows!" and then walked off again!

Violetroselily · 12/02/2019 21:58

My eyebrows

2cats2many · 12/02/2019 22:01

My shiny hair. I use whatever shampoo is on special and the hair colour boxes from the chemist, but people always say it looks good.

soulrider · 12/02/2019 22:10

Ah, I see someone else has said ankles. I've always thought that ankles are fairly non descript and not much to distinguish about them but have been complimented on my ankles many times. I actually asked one person what was particularly special about them but they couldn't verbalize it!

ButtMuncher · 12/02/2019 22:15

My milk supply after giving birth to DS. One midwife said it was the best she'd ever seen when I was pumping as DS wasn't latching properly.

Phoebesgift · 12/02/2019 22:16

An ex boyfriend who was a doctor told me I had the nicest looking vulva he'd ever seen.

SouthernComforts · 12/02/2019 22:25

I've been complimented on my ears a few times Confused.

And my old piano teacher used to say I had nice long fingers Grin

Guineapiglet345 · 12/02/2019 22:32

My doctor complimented me on my lung capacity, unfortunately the phrase he used was “you have a wonderfully large chest” before going bright red and rephrasing it 😂

My midwife complimented me on my excellent stomach muscles, which surprised me as I’d been sitting on my arse for the best part on 9 months.

JuniLoolaPalooza · 12/02/2019 22:34

haha, @QuimReaper - cheap white bread and cheap cheddar! I live in an area where everyone eat pumpernickel bread and weird hard cheese.

GiveMeAllTheGin8 · 12/02/2019 22:42

My excellent gin making skills

hazandduck · 12/02/2019 22:47

My veins. On more than one occasion, by medical professionals! One doctor that told me I had very cute little veins was swoon-worthily hot too. Weirdest reason to blush ever!

hazandduck · 12/02/2019 22:49

Oh and my hairdresser told me my hair retains water really well. (Ie - takes forever to dry!)