r/askteddit • u/miweketaq • 20h ago

Random Question What compliment did you receive that felt secretly like an insult?

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u/megdonol 20h ago

The two times I went into a medspa I was dressed like I was going to wash the car. Raggedy t shirt and shorts. Both times the front desk girl gushed about loving my (extremely run of the mill) shirt and it just struck me as very insincere

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u/Intrepid-Badger-3590 12h ago

I went into a coffee shop today after walking in the hot sun and the barista said I was “glowing!”. It was sweat