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I was at the drive through at starbucks, and while waiting for they guy to finish putting together my order (which was taking a very long time...) i decided to put eyeliner on while i waited, since i hadn't had time to finish getting ready before leaving my house.

So the guy gives me my food finally, and then says "... one more thing, you look good. you dont need to put on makeup". To which I half laughed and politely said thanks before driving away. Im not making a big deal of this or anything because i realize its a totally silly thing to waste a lot of time thinking about.

But Ieft a little perplexed as to what his intended purpose behind that comment was. On the one hand, it could be flattering, like if he had chosen more tactful words and instead said "by the way, just so you know you look good with or without the makeup, so dont worry about it".,, or something like that. However the way he actually said it I also head it to sort of mean "dont put on all that makeup. you looked better before". while not an insult strictly speaking, that would sentiment in contrast, certainly borders along backhanded compliment territory, which is more insult than compliment, and to an extent most often said with the intent of making the "complimentee" feel stupid or embarrassed about something.

Anyway, was this guy just awkward and lacking tact with his choice of words? Or was he just a smug ass h*ole?