Others Reactions To Your Comments

[Caity Lynn]

I know we have a "dummest comment" and "nicest comment" threads...but what about when we comment others? Today I ventured out to the local shop and save, and encountered a nice older gentleman who was wearing a nice outfit, long coat, and a driving cap, and looked very nice, so while passing him I said "I like your hat sir" and continued walking, the look he gave me was quite comical, it was a mixture between "is that young wippersnapper making fun of me?" and" hmm, it's been a while since someones commented my hat!" It simply made my day! How do others react to your comments?

 

[Retro66]

Vary true...

Living out here in L.A. People just sometimes freeze when you make a polite comment about there clothes, hats, etc... I always just say thank you.

 

[HarpPlayerGene]

Cool thread idea, Caity. I'll have to pay more attention to how that exchange goes. I'm always wearing one of my fedoras (or occasionally westerns) when I encounter someone else sportin' a proper hat, so I usually give 'em sort of a salute from the brim of my lid and a smile and they get it.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Usually with a quizicle look and one word;

"¿qué?" [huh]

-dixon cannon

 

[indycop]

"¿qué?" [huh]

-dixon cannon

Que pasa!! I like that avatar!!!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Dixon Cannon]

Que pasa!! I like that avatar!!!!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap

¡Hola allí hermano! I wondered when you'd catch on!

-dixon cannon

 

[Torpedo]

Eeeeh... I'm seeing double or what? O qué?
Invasion of the body snatchers maybe? They're among us!

 

[Tomasso]

That is funny!!!

:eusa_clap lol :eusa_clap

 

[Caity Lynn]

Eeeeh... I'm seeing double or what? O qué?
Invasion of the body snatchers maybe? They're among us!

lol, and this is why I love this forum....because other people actually know what the heck I'm talking about!!!


(great movie!)

 

[Diamondback]

WARNING: Snark ahead!
Not from hats, but I typically get a lot of confused looks...

then again, my response to their opening shots is usually in the vein of "Clarify: opinion (yours), relevance of."

Of course, they use any longer words I'm also known to counter with "Wow, you used a word with more than two syllables. Need some ice for that sprained brain?"

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Those dueling avatars are a HOOT!

 

[rrog]

One's right hand is under the left arm, the other is over it. One's shirt it unbuttoned a couple of buttons, the other is buttoned up more. One's fence is weather-beaten, the other is painted. Nah, I don't see any resemblance, not at all.

lol :eusa_clap

Very creative DC.

rrog

 

[thunderw21]

Saw a guy at the store wearing a lightweight Champ (I know because it was just like mine). It was open crowned and the brim turned up all the way around.

Anyways, I say "nice hat" and he says nothing but looks alittle confused. Guess he hasn't had many hat comments before.

 

[John in Covina]

What's the High Sign?!!!

Ocassionally, I run into a fellow in a fine fedora. If time permits I'll say nice hat and ask what brand it is. SInce I am normally wearing one they tend to respond well, it's like a secret handshake from a secret society.

 

[indycop]

Those dueling avatars are a HOOT!

I see your

and raise you a,

:cool2: lol

 

[Ordinary Guy]

Not so much a reaction to my comment as a reaction to someone elses comment.

I went to a Christmas party over the weekend and of course I topped off my Black pin stripe suit with a black fedora......

As my wife and I were leaving we walked out to the coat check and I retrieved our coats and my lid.

We were walking toward the door of the hotel and one of the guests who knows me said " What funeral home did you get that hat at?" and then started laughing.....

Before I could say anything one of the women walking down the hallway turned and said, "I think that is a wonderful hat and he looks quite nice in it".

Well that made a couple of other women turn and they each made a complimentary comment also.. My wife smiled and tightened her arm around me as I Thanked the ladies....

As I walked away I said to the jokester "women know style and class when they see it."

His comment, "I guess so"

 

[Caity Lynn]

Not so much a reaction to my comment as a reaction to someone elses comment.

I went to a Christmas party over the weekend and of course I topped off my Black pin stripe suit with a black fedora......

As my wife and I were leaving we walked out to the coat check and I retrieved our coats and my lid.

We were walking toward the door of the hotel and one of the guests who knows me said " What funeral home did you get that hat at?" and then started laughing.....

Before I could say anything one of the women walking down the hallway turned and said, "I think that is a wonderful hat and he looks quite nice in it".

Well that made a couple of other women turn and they each made a complimentary comment also.. My wife smiled and tightened her arm around me as I Thanked the ladies....

As I walked away I said to the jokester "women know style and class when they see it."

His comment, "I guess so"

LOL!!! I'm usually that women in situations like that But I do love when people defend things, it amuses me so!

 

[TopGumby]

At work, I complimented a customer on his Stetson Gun Club. He lit up like a Christmas tree, and instantly took it off to show me the markings on the liner and sweatband. I asked him how he'd creased it, and that launched a brief discussion on the merits of water vs. steam, snapping brims and how best to let a wet hat dry.

The man shook my hand and said, "Most folks around here don't know a thing about real hats. It's good to talk to somebody who knows what he's looking at."

I got a questioning look from a coworker after the man left. I told him to get with the times...

 

[Dixon Cannon]

I see your

and raise you a,

:cool2: lol

I LOVE it! I think we're communicating! lol

-dixon cannon

 

[Widebrim]

"Lost" Angelenos

Vary true...

Living out here in L.A. People just sometimes freeze when you make a polite comment about there clothes, hats, etc... I always just say thank you.

Yes, that is often the case, but whenever I've complimented someone on a nice hat or set of threads, the wearer has responded well.