Dancers fishing for compliments
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
Last week a dancer asked me how I liked her new hair color. She has died it blue. I thought that it looked like shit but remembering my married days, I told her it looked great. I don't think that there is anything to gain by telling them the truth. Just tell them what they want to hear.
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I like the traditional...black, brown and blonde hair colors
But if it's a dumb necklace (like in estafador's example), ugly dress, then being honest at least shows one isn't a total kiss-ass PL.
Plus; if there is a way she can look better; why not make her aware of it.
I would have asked her age. If she inquired why I would have told her that 22 years ago I went on a bender and fucked a parrot. I was afraid she might be my offspring.
Hair by Crayola
"Personally I like it, but most customers might be too uptight for it" should be in your custy phrasebook. Probably custy-crap cause you don't actually like it. So what.
Do we need to add CC to the glossary?
"Do you like my new hairstyle?" or other hair changes
"How do you like this dress?"
"How do I compare to whatever dancer?" or "What makes you want dances from this other dancer?"
In each case I'll let her know. Often when asking about other dancers, the dancer uses what I tell her and she gets better. The few times a dancer has gotten ticked off because I told her why I like the other dancer, it hasn't been any loss, because the dances haven't been that good.