The Left Handed Compliment.....

Do people understand what they're saying when they say..."You drive really well, for a woman"? Is it intentional or do they really NOT understand what they're saying/inferring? dunno You really have to wonder, if when someone says..."I didn't even recognize you, you look so good" do they MEAN exactly what they're saying but want to disguise it so you can't get mad? Do they say these things so, if confronted, they can just say, "Well, that's not what I meant. If you TOOK it that way then YOU'RE the one with the problem." confused Is it an insult disguised as a compliment???

More Left Handed Compliments:

"You run pretty fast, for a fat person."
"That dress is really sharp. It makes you look so slim!"
"I love those jeans, I didn't know they made them in that size."
"You’re so lucky you don’t have to worry about men/women only liking you for your looks"
"You're so pretty for a girl your size"
"You’re smart to do your laundry on Saturday night, when everyone else is out."
"You're so funny–your spelling always makes me smile."
"You’re smarter than you look."
"Your son is more handsome than I would have expected"

COME ON......Can you really NOT KNOW?????
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sorry girl,you get them stupid comments all the time in americarolling on the floor laughing welcome to CS?you will get them here to?but I hope with a bit more wit and laughter??dunno kiss cheers
good question,,i have a family member who does this all the time to everyone she encounters,,and she knows full well shes doing it,when opposed she plays the "thats not what i meant" card...i personally find it very sarcastic and ignorant...as you can imagine shes not the first person on peoples christmas card list.....when i encounter others that do the left handed compliment i tend to think they must know theyre doing it,,as you say..CAN YOU REALLY NOT KNOW....course they know...imo...wine wine
not a bad blog for a blondelaugh
twazz....wave I think sometimes, people just don't think before the speak. professor
benni2.... laugh laugh touche' wine
its about treating you as if you are a baby ....wave
Nope, i really don`t know...
grin
lgs,my mam was the same?and I think I am understood too??but what a laughrolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing my sister talks double dutch?rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing what a laugh(in a nice way people)good blog girlcheers
Dedovix.... handshake scold laugh
Bspoken4.... blues tongue laugh
One of my favorites:

(What is said) "You have such a pretty face"
(What's inferred) "What happened to the rest of you??"

scold
Huitzilopochtli !!!!! hug hug How have you BEEN???
laugh Lgs: My My My! Touchie Touchie Touchie! Lgs: Sounds like you, went to walmarts today!. . . . rolling on the floor laughing
Angel... wave laugh laugh laugh peace
peace Lgs: Thats My Girl. . . thumbs up
Huitzilopochtli ..... laugh doh Slow DOWN....take a breath!!! laugh
Lgs, hug
You haven't changed a bit since high school!..

for me, thats the worst. i hope i did change a bit since hight school.
wine
Bogart... hug That's a tough one.....would like to be young looking still......but a LOT smarter!!
OK.......so I'm sorry about the Limerick thing.... laugh I'm just in a strange and silly mood roll eyes I really LIKE escargot grin
i know it as a backhanded compliment,if you haven't notice,i hand them very much in my MUST BE NICE commentslaugh
you know who would never hand out those type of compliments? Happy369moping
legs37,

machinery is kind of a mans thing these are toys for the boys...but in tdays world the girls have decided to abandon their own toys (pots/pans/and Ann summers products) to play with ours and really the drunk man driving is less of a danger than the woman driver rolling on the floor laughing
What do you men....left handed compliment ?
What do you have against us left handed people ? very mad
grin
Wow Lgs
but you are pretty dextrous for a left handed person.

Apparently Jim is too and so am I.
rolling on the floor laughing
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