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Do you compliment men on their clothes?

Mild Mannered

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So most of us come to websites like this to share the joy, knowing that 99% of the general public has no clue how to dress, so it begs the question..
Today I say a gent (early 50's) coming towards me on the street wearing olive drab chinos, tan oxfords, a melon colored shirt, tan suspenders & straw fedora. The effect was cheerful and I stopped him to compliment him on his efforts. He said thanks and that he was suprised anyone even noticed.
He said thank you for the compliment, and i said well done.

So the question,
In the interest of encouraging and educating the man on the street, the question is:

Do you ever stop and compliment other men on their clothes/outfits?
(Not just at work, but anywhere you may be.)

I certainly do and it leaves both myself and the other gent feeling that much better and more encouraged to keep up appearances.
 

emmanuel

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If its deserved why not? I like to give compliments to others so they can feel good that someone so well dressed such as myself would even take notice. I hope to be an inspiration to all...
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Big Pun

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At the risk of soundin like a prick, I've yet to see someone worthy of complimenting.
 

embowafa

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only if A) i'm complimented first and B) they're wearing something worth complimenting.

I'm not waiting for a compliment or being a dick, but I normally don't feel like breaking the 'hey, nice shoes' ice....but that's just me.
 

The Transporter

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I was at a wedding over Memorial Day weekend and an older guy was wearing a shawl-collared tux that was obviously his own so I complimented him on that. They really stand out amongst the sea of rentals at weddings.
 

Lel

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No.

1.) Haven't seen many people dressed well enough to give compliments

2.) I'd feel weird.

But I'm young, so it might be different in say an office setting and I notice someone else wearing a fitted suit with nice shoes. Otherwise, I'm not going to go approach some random guy on the street and say "Hey nice Diors, are those 19cm or 21cm?"

But it's a complicated scenario. If I was, perhaps, in a store, I might compliment an SA I think is well dressed. But if I did, I think I could only compliment a specific item, probably one I could identify, and probably not jeans.

In other words, I might compliment someone who is well dressed, isn't a complete utter stranger, and is wearing recognizable clothing (that way it comes off as more of a shared hobby compliment, rather than a potentially creepy "Your jeans fit you nice... mmm" comment).
 

Reggs

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Not strangers, but men I know well.

I even write them on the professor evaluation forms they hand out at the end of the semester.
 

JayJay

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I generally don't, but if it's someone I know and something I like, then I'm likely to pay a compliment.
 

furo

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I've yet to do that out in public unless it's someone I know. I'm not a homophobe, but complimenting another man in public on his dress is just weird, even if I have my wife by my side at the time.

I've received compliments from my boss and I will ask a fellow coworker from time to time what he's wearing or where he got it (and compliment if deserving), but random compliments in public are a no-go for me.
 

bankboss

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cant say that I do. I reserve compliments for the ladies.
 

modagg

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I do it, like complimenting one of my own; but u mustn't do it around other ppl, they don't understand the world of a dandy. Like raw denim a year or two back, u would notice someone wearing some and they would notice u wearing some, u would nod because you both knew and that was enough.
 

larsrindsig

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No, I just silently try and guess their SF username.

To answer the question, I very rarely see well-dressed men. And I'd be adverse to the risk of responses along the lines of "You one of dem homer-sek-sools? We don't take kindly to dem, round dese here parts. You best git!"
 

modagg

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Originally Posted by larsrindsig
To answer the question, I very rarely see well-dressed men. And I'd be adverse to the risk of responses along the lines of "You one of dem homer-sek-sools? We don't take kindly to dem, round dese here parts. You best git!"

I really dont see that problem ocurring as the type of dude that would be dressed in such a manner that u would stop and say "hey i need to compliment him on what hes wearing" is going to be the type to appreciate it
 

Zenny

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Only to men I'm friends with. But I will compliment women from time to time, though not in a "that scarf looks absolutely faaaaabulous on you" kind of way.
 

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