I'm sure we all get physically compared to someone.
Perhaps it's someone you know like a friend or a family member. For example, I've had friends tell me I look like my friend Brandon. Aside from one picture in which we kinda... sort of... slightly resemble each other, I still cannot see the resemblance between us.
Or to a third party (e.g. "You look just like my friend ________!").
Or you could even be compared to a celebrity. The celebrity comparison can really go both ways; it can be a compliment or an insult. If you're lucky, you are told you look like an attractive celebrity. I've been told on multiple occasions that I look like Wilmer Valderrama, specifically as Fez on That 70s Show. I do not consider this comparison a compliment in the least. Being compared to a douchebag playing a stereotype is not flattering.
Yesterday at work, however, I got a new one. I was helping a family of 5 and one by one they began telling me how I look like Roger Federer.
"You look like someone," says the patriarch.
"Ummm.... I do?" I reply.
"I got it! You look like Roger Federer. Yes, that's it. You look like Roger Federer."
"You do!" says Daughter #1. "You totally look like Federer."
"The tennis player?" I ask incredulously.
"Yeah! You look a lot like him," says Daughter #2.
"Well... thank you. I suppose," I say with an awkward smile.
Later that night I told my dad about this alleged resemblance.
"They said I look like Roger Federer. But isn't he Swiss?"
His response: "He is..... but... hmmm... huh..... yeah."
"Yeah what?"
"I guess you do kinda resemble him. I wouldn't say you look just like him, but I could see some similarities."
I looked him up on Google Images and, honestly, I don't see it.
For one thing, my nose is not nearly that big. At least, I hope not. Also, I don't think my eyebrows are that nice. But I suppose this picture bears some slight resemblance to me, particularly when I grow out my hair. We kinda smile the same; our cheeks cause our small eyes to look even smaller.
But women seem to find him very attractive, so I guess I will take the comparison as a big compliment.
And you, dear readers? Have you ever been told you look like someone -- celebrity or otherwise -- and just can't figure how or why?
If so, do tell!
Cheers,
- R
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Alyson Hannigan from American Pie. But they always say its more the mannerisms that she had in that movie, because we honestly look nothing alike.
ReplyDeleteI know...totally not a compliment. I love her as an actress, but who wants to be compared to that character?
You totally look like Federer. I'm surprised I didn't see it before! It's a compliment- he's very handsome.
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