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Should I be pleased, or remain a tad mystified?
Debrajoan
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I got on a Central Line train today at Bethnal Green, on my way to meet a friend at Marble Arch.
I took an empty seat next to a 30 something guy who was studying his phone, and almost immediately felt a movement under my leg.
I had inadvertently sat on the edge of his coat, and he was pulling it toward him.
I leaned to one side to make it easy, and apologised to him.
"That's okay", he said, looking back at his phone, then he turned toward me and said, "Your hair looks nice", then went straight back to his phone.
He got off at Chancery Lane without a second glance or another word.
I watched him walk toward the exit, but he remained looking straight ahead.
When I told my friend about this at Marble Arch, she said, "Yeah, in your dreams", but I swear to God it is true.
Was I 'hit on' in the most gentle way, and by failing to respond, lost a few marks in the game of life?
I took an empty seat next to a 30 something guy who was studying his phone, and almost immediately felt a movement under my leg.
I had inadvertently sat on the edge of his coat, and he was pulling it toward him.
I leaned to one side to make it easy, and apologised to him.
"That's okay", he said, looking back at his phone, then he turned toward me and said, "Your hair looks nice", then went straight back to his phone.
He got off at Chancery Lane without a second glance or another word.
I watched him walk toward the exit, but he remained looking straight ahead.
When I told my friend about this at Marble Arch, she said, "Yeah, in your dreams", but I swear to God it is true.
Was I 'hit on' in the most gentle way, and by failing to respond, lost a few marks in the game of life?
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But a compliment is a compliment either way, so you should certainly be pleased.
You'll probably be in that Metro column where people agonise over commuters they have a crush on.
this ^ and obviously high on drugs for having the audacity for talking to someone on London public transport.
p.s. You hair is really nice, I'm sure.
If you weren't offended then I shall be on your behalf, and I shall write a letter of complaint to the Guardian, my MP, and the lead singer of Echo & The Bunnymen.
I like this phrase.
Do you have particularly 'different' looking hair? My hair was dyed purple and blue last year and I had strangers commenting on my hair all the time. I don't think they were all hitting on me, especially as a lot of them were little kids
From this, it sounds like he was just being friendly but who knows, maybe he wanted to hit on you but didn't know what else to say or was waiting for you to strike up conversation
I hope not, him indoors won't see the funny side of it.
I can see it now; Me, 30 something phone gazer, Central Line, got off at Chancery Lane, you, possible cougar with dark auburn hair, fancy a coffee?
Put it this way, had I been single and younger, I may have hit on him!
I'd had it cut, and a darker red put on it the day before Christmas Eve, but it was nothing outrageous.
Enjoy the compliment!
Happy new year!
I've had several wolf whistles here and there, so what?
That was my immediate thought. He's probably never paid a compliment to anyone, ever, and walked off congratulating himself after an argument with his girlfriend