# Pay a compliment to a total stranger today and report it here

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-a-compliment-to-a-total-stranger-today-and-report-it-here/541069>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 28, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-a-compliment-to-a-total-stranger-today-and-report-it-here/541069 "2010-05-28T13:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-a-compliment-to-a-total-stranger-today-and-report-it-here/541069/41 "2010-06-02T17:09:56Z")

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I didn’t realize this thread was still alive.

The other day I went to see _Sex in the City_ and when I came out into the parking lot, there was a young-ish woman alone getting out of her car wearing fabulous, high, strappy sandals. I asked her if she was going to see SITC and she said yes, and I said, “Those are the PERFECT shoes to be wearing to that movie- they are fantastic!” And we had a nice convo about shoes.

It generally does brighten someone’s day when a stranger goes out of their way to notice something like this. It’s a cheap thrill for both parties.

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