A sublime moment

Just me, telling a story, with a digression about politeness. We've all got a few golden moments to think back on. Here's one of mine.
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[@liammorris9372]

Sublime definition: When your lime is below the expected quality; a sub-par lime

[@headrockbeats]

What happens when all you have is a kumquat?

[@matthewwatson2373]

How does the Judge Dredd part factor in to the joke?

[@SolarWebsite]

@@grievuspwn4g3 That's sublimate. Still, good effort. Keep it up.

[@EdwardCree]

Nah, it's when your citrus ration stops working (because mumble mumble copper vessels) and all your sailors get scurvy. You're giving them sublime juice.

[@zoetropo1]

Liam Morris: so the sublime port was a disappointing cocktail?

[@teufelhunden8308]

Lindy has a crush.

[@HarryP457]

My moment was a medieval faire. I had volunteered to assist with the set up and we had just finished late on the Friday afternoon and were about to head home. I looked back over the field towards the sunset, there was not one piece of modernity in sight, smoke was rising from the cooking fires in the encampments, an armoured knight was leading his horse back from a photo call and in the background the crenelations on top of the wall closing off the jousting arena were silhouetted against the western sky. There were the faint sounds of music being played, of people talking and laughing, I was transported back to the middle ages in that instant. I could have stayed in that moment for the rest of my days and been more than happy it was just so amazing.

[@jessefreeman6545]

That sounds wonderful.

[@HarryP457]

As I reenact the son of a lesser noble who made his fortune in the salt trade, serfdom is thankfully not an issue. :)

[@theothertonydutch]

@@HarryP457 The marxist in me saw this coming.

[@ll_blue_ll9244]

There’s at least 8 shades of beige in this video

[@AnacreonSchoolbagsJr]

You don't know the half of it. Wait til you read his forthcoming titillating novella, "50 Shades of Beige"

[@judahboyd2107]

I have never seen such beige.

[@xkinsey3831]

I count at least 9

[@herpydepth1204]

ᴀɴᴛᴇᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘɪᴄ ᴍᴇᴍᴇᴘʟᴇx I looked that up for shits and giggles and I found a picture of a deer cut in two. I’m very confused

[@xkinsey3831]

@@herpydepth1204 Out of pure curiosity I looked it up too. Now I feel the same way you do lmao

[@bouncinbetty2032]

For 1 million subscribers please make a 5 hour video of you talking about a random war, general, siege, law, time in history or anything really, we'd watch the whole thing.

[@comradeglogi]

ppl like this comment, i would watch 11/10

[@miketothe2ndpwr]

Seriously you could go off about anything and we'd listen. Wandering subjects would be even better

[@itsabuscus1619]

Yes!! Do it! Make a podcast sort of video. It’ll be awesome!!

[@AK-jt7kh]

5 hours?! 🤣 We love Lloyd! Why torture him? That’s an insanely long time. It takes a lot of energy and enthusiasm to be LindyBeige - plus quite a bit of humor. There’s prep work involved, and then taking things down afterwards. Even though he doesn’t cut much, he still has to review the entire video and edit it. You’re asking for probably about 15 hours worth of work, and one incredibly draining shoot. Here’s a better idea. How about he does a 3 hour compilation with clips of videos he’s made in the past - interspersed with his present-day thoughts/reactions to the content. Lloyd can choose the videos he likes best, ones that have a unique story behind them, or ones that he feels are particularly valuable. Then we’ll get an inside look at his perspective and some behind-the-scenes anecdotes! Refreshing some old content will drive more traffic to his past videos, improve his SEO, and it will be a good starter video for people who are new to his channel!

[@appa609]

:(

[@raineserrano6692]

"I don't think I ever appreciated quite how good you are at this"

[@ZacharyReaper]

This is like me back in elementary when I explained to my mom about how me and my crush sit together.

[@PatrisDev]

A sublime video, even for a viewer who doesn't know anything about lindyhop.

[@knightforlorn6731]

or what it is. I imagine Lloyd hoping about, actually. Lindy Hop.

[@anarchogarfieldist1652]

If memory serves, the Lindyhop is a dance that got its name by way of newspaper in the early 1900's. A man named Lindberg flew the atlantic in 1927 and the headline was "Lindy Hops the Atlantic!" or something similar

[@GummieI]

I didn't even know it was a word that existed...

[@ukarmycadet]

I just imagined the dance in the Mask film.

[@niftykeentypedog]

Fantastic to hear such joy in your voice, Lloyd! I am beaming after listening to that story, thank you!

[@svargyle]

I got chills listening to your description. Congratulations. We get those kinds of moments in sailing sometimes so I know exactly what you mean.

[@symetryrtemys2101]

Re: improvement complements: I’d say something along the lines of “I really enjoyed [dancing] with you this evening, it was amazing”, and then draw on some specifics of why that is the case (“Your pirouettes were so precise” or whatever (sorry, I’m no dancer!) Why draw the comparison with the past? Just say how much you enjoy the present, and justify it with precise reasons.

[@avidgamer5676]

Lloyd describes how i felt about Lindybeige videos upon discovery _ .. I watched a ten years old video. Then i seen his recent stuff. Leaps and bounds Lloyd leaps and bounds ;)

[@LeaflinPL]

What

[@marcusnolte7476]

I‘m totally with you. These moments are worth all the efford you put into something. When I play with my little band and this happens ( very occasionally indeed), the high I get out of it lasts for a long time. And yes, when you can anticipate it, it‘s perfection. Best wishes from Germany, Marcus

[@checkmate058]

I had something kind of sublime happen recently. I shoot trap (relative of skeet shooting) and I had been sick and busy for 6 months. During that time I never went out to the gun range and shot. This is important because trap requires a lot of rythem, reflexes and mental clarity. Being able to snap to, then shoot a target consistently as it flies through the air is tricky and usually people have to pratice often to keep up the skill. I was fully expecting to break a mediocre score. Something in the low 90s. Trap is scored in sets of 100 targets. 90/100, while sounding nice, isn't impressive for seasoned shooters. So thats where I was, rusty at my craft and fully expecting to make some idiot mistakes because of it. Well, I walked out to the fireing line, said to myself "Clear your head, it won't be that bad." And 100 targets later I haden't missed a single one. A perfect score after 6 months without practice.

[@vedranb87]

I am so happy for you and everyone who got to experience it. I teared up a bit. I've had such moments in various fields of interest, but art, dancing in particular, especially when a lot of other variables have to collapse into that one moment, it's impossible to explain this to anyone who never experienced anything similar.

[@wild00side]

i've been having a terrible day so far, but this actually made me smile! this was great! thank you so much for this story.

[@SergioLeRoux]

This was an inspiring video at the right time, me and my wife are planning to re-enroll in the Lindy Hop class we took a couple months ago, after taking a 1-month break. I'll be looking forward to moments like this.

[@eroktartonga4032]

It is allways a pleasure to listen to your stories. Allways that warm chit chat mode. I allmost felt the urge to ask ' Would you like a cup of coffe or may be tea ,sir ? ' A humble appreciation by a random subscriber. Thank you.

[@River_StGrey]

I find if you tie the compliment to yourself and your performance with theirs, it reads more genuine. Especially because in a performative act like dancing or singing (for me), so much of it comes from both parties doing their individual parts really well, but also finding a harmony with the cooperative aspect. So, an example of this would look like "I feel as though we were both particularly on form tonight." which is true, since the remarkable aspect of the performance relied on both of you being on point and working well together in that instance. Plus it opens the comment up to getting into the excited minutia of how you were able to pull off the performance so well with the other person, because you can speak for yourself, and they can speak for themselves without either injecting words or interpretations onto the other's experience. I also love this story. I've had a couple of nights like this and it makes my heart happy to hear about them, to think about them, and to know other people have had them.

[@Piemasteratron]

I didn't understand most of the jargon but I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you recount the tale in such an animated and vibrant manner

[@CR0SBO]

I myself would lean toward complimenting the moment, "I've never enjoyed [going to the theatre] with you so much, that was great!". Mind you, as this avoids any word on specific improvements, it's likely less than would always be required. Adding a, "You're even better than I remember!" would be sufficient in my book. That said, when giving a real compliment the majority of people will take it as it's meant, so long as you don't do the comedy trope of, "You used to be so terrible at [going to the theatre], what amazing thing happened?"

[@Brodka4Realz]

It was a pretty sublime moment when I discovered Lindybeige videos.

[@badron88]

I love the passion in your eyes, the excitement in your voice and the way you told the story. It makes me wish I had been there to see it.

[@andychrist2922]

You give a compliment WITHOUT comparison to previous skill level.

[@pepperthekobold]

Whilst I'm certainly no dancer, I can totally appreciate and relate to what you're saying. I've experienced similar 'moments', some more overtly impressive than others, from the comfort of my computer chair to the bucket seat of a race car.

[@lunaticslament3896]

This made me so happy, the excitement really spread to me aswell

[@mendedarrows9394]

When I give a compliment, I usually speak only to the piece. Don’t say “you’ve gotten better”, say “that was good”

[@Leolo96]

You say to them "Wow, I don't remember you being this good"

[@1bottlejackdaniels]

Lindy, how did they used bone-saws in the middle ages?!

[@philip1382]

This was an unexpected place to arrive after a pair of videos about the morning star, but thoroughly enjoyable.

[@OverdoneAndUnderpaid]

The word "Improved" implies the negative. There cannot be improvement without a lesser state in the past. So if you simply want to complement them, do so without the past! "Wow, you're good!" will suffice. They know their past and whether or not they've improved and your complement will be sufficient enough to inform them that you've taken notice.

[@iota-09]

Pretty much, just be blunt and simple about it, and if they wanna take it as an insult that's on them, it's still a compliment after all, however it is true that compliments on improvement are a bit more of a grey area unless your relationship with the other person makes it clear you "can" say that(someone who knows how you interact with people well, oe some form of student)

[@DavidBurstrom]

I came here to say what you eloquently put. Just say that you enjoy it in the present.

[@erykczajkowski8226]

"Woe, you're good" also implies that you were not so good previously. :)

[@Deltarious]

This video is years old at this point, but you can inform someone of how impressed you are at their improvement by only giving them a massive complement, such that the only comparison to how they were previously is implicit and for them to decide. E.g: Wow! Your dancing is amazing! You have not referenced at all how their dancing was previously, but they have also never received such a compliment from you before, and thus this serves as a new baseline for them to compare to, people will generally assume if you have interacted frequently before that previously they did not meet this level, but now they do, but because it is only constructed positively then praise is just about the only way to take it. It also lets you compliment them by comparison in future, too- if you have already told them wholeheartedly that they're 'amazing' and you both believe it , and you inform them later "wow, you're even better than before!" then there is another implicit comparison to the baseline- if they were amazing previously they must be even better now! You can make this more clear by specifying they were previously amazing at this point too, if necessary, but it gets easier from, there.

[@Wolf-Rayet_Arthur]

"everytime we dance together, it seems that it gets better and better, thank you" - said sincerely, I can imagine that this would prevent direct comparison between individual occasions and also be open ended enough so that she can either take it as a compliment (particularly if she is feeling like she has actually improved), but could also be a polite and more general statement about how you enjoy dancing with her

[@wonderpope]

I dance tango, so this situation is very familiar to me. In the past I would have blurted out a compliment, which probably could have been misinterpreted in the ways you were describing. Nowadays I just thank them for the dance with a beaming smile and hug them with a sincere feeling of joy to have shared the moment. Sometimes words are not the best way to communicate.

[@bckzilla]

Wow - this was quite a good video. Really extraordinary. But then again, I have always enjoyed your videos, so I guess that was to be expected.

[@TheInfamousHoreldo]

:D Happy Lindy. This is wholesome.

[@lakshen47]

I just tell them they have improved a lot and that I am impressed :) People usually like being remembered.

[@lucistired]

I had a moment like this with my main hobby a while back. I've been playing guitar since a little before I was eight, and it is absolutely ingrained in me. It's actually at the point that if my finger nails break on my right hand (I use them to play) it feels like I've lost a finger. The moment occurred in high school during a school trip. There was this small group of people including a girl I wanted to get on the good side of sitting on a beached dock just off from the beach of a dried up pond. I sat down nearby and began playing. They invited me to come sit with them after a while, which was nice in of itself (I've never had many friends, so it's truly heart warming when someone invites me to anything). After a bit I started playing the most difficult piece I'd learned at that point (if you must know, it's Day Tripper by the Beatles. Not just the chords and other dumb shit, it involves playing multiple rhythms at once with one hand. My brain was fried after I learned it), and after I did this girl turned around (she was talking to someone) and watched me play. She started to smile slightly, the type of smile someone gets when they've just had an experience that lifted them a little. The type you might get when you see someone sharing food with someone in need. My contribution wasn't a significant one, but it clearly made her day a little bit better. I'd been feeling jaded with my hobby at that point, and this experience brought me back into it.

[@narcoleptic8982]

You might be surprised how often this happens while playing ice hockey (or many other sports where the teams can interact). There is a moment like that, during which you and your teammate(s) realize exactly what the opposing players are going to do and without even making eye contact, you just make that gorgeous connection between two (or three or more) skilled players, that results in something beautiful happening.

[@mickey4125]

I'd never heard of the 'Lindy Hop' dance before I came to this channel, so every time he talks about Lindyhoppers I imagine them to be Lindybeige's fan club, rather than dancers of a particular style. Makes for some great fun during his stories :)

[@maxximumb]

Mr Beige, To compliment someone on their improvement, just compliment them on their performance. So in your case, just say 'May I say, your dancing is fantastic.' There is no need to acknowledge the change. They know they have practised and to have another competent or better dancer compliment them is good. If the conversation naturally goes to her practice or lessons. then you can say it certainly shows.

[@mygreenfroggy]

And that was serendipity! One of those rare, rare moments when everything comes together perfectly. And you turn to your partner and say "Wasn't that amazing? Thank you so much, I really enjoyed it!", by which they know all their hard work and improvement has paid off. Just like Mr. Fabulous below said.

[@tanku4995]

chemistry jokes are the best, adding Dread to them makes them fully awesome

[@MuradBeybalaev]

This is pure teasing! Now I desperately want to see a non-existent recording of this event.

[@StefanoRevello]

What a great storyteller!

[@frodothehobo9581]

"bloody hell you've gotten good, mate" is probably what I would say.

[@bobfry5267]

"I remember when you were cr&p"

[@jacksongraydon2503]

lmao

[@CDStoner]

"you were always good mon Cerie, but tonight, you were...sublime"

[@PopeCromwell]

That was a good yarn now. Thanks for sharing.

[@dustinshadle732]

oh I remember a show that featured that place. it was maintained as a speakeasy for the thrill and experience of those days when those places were the only escape from the prying eyes and senseless crusade against alcohol

[@not_ears]

You can just compliment then on how good that dance (or any activity was) as Mr Fabulous said, yo don't need to reference the past, just compliment the present.

[@nazrat3747]

Sublime sounds like a French word Lindy... watch yourself.

[@MarikHavair]

It's actually Latin.

[@DemonicaaD14]

French has its roots in Latin. Along with other languages...

[@felipeferraz356]

sublime is a portuguese word too.

[@vernvernon6424]

yup the only time you'll catch me on a dance floor is if its between me and the bar...but I try to cross without judgement ...

[@simpleminded1uk]

YOU think it's without judgement. They're judging you.

[@Sharklops]

Hannibal may have crossed the Alps, but he couldn't cross the dancefloor to save his life.

[@nitehawk86]

Lindybeige is this moment for youtube.

[@0214Bub]

A sublime explanation of the events.

[@GhostGuitars]

Don't reference the past, just the moment. "You are on fire today!"

[@kaopin14]

He's such a good storyteller, I want more videos like this. Of course, sublime moments don't come about every week, but still

[@MacAnters]

Just say wow you danced well and leave it at that man.

[@jinchoung]

brilliant articulation of the unspoken thing that happened btw.

[@runswithcows464]

That compliment just needs a date stamp on it i.e. you are dancing sublimely tonight.

[@TheErr0x0000]

I've learned the best way to compliment someone in such a manner is "Wow! You've gotten even better than before, fantastic job!" Step 1 is to acknowledge their past accomplishments, even if there really were few to none. Step 2 is to compliment them on their current accomplishment and/or how far they've come. Step 3 Profit with your minimally backfiring compliment.

[@JohnSmith-qr9lr]

Not enough lindylady to keep me interested. I’m kidding, Lindybeige could put a black screen up and I would still listen to his rant.

[@rockface112233]

what a nice bed time story. you can just say "that was an amazing dance" if you don't want to come off bad

[@judasseispuertos4163]

You know, we all improve in this [Insert Field Here] But I'm impressed, you're getting greater in greater speed then anyone I know. That's beautiful to watch, I'm rather jealous. Basically compliment the rate of getting better, without discussing the original position

[@leonemaledetto1500]

It's quite common in team sports, I see it quite often in rugby but I imagine that football and volleyball players experience it to an even greater degree

[@ekko1385]

"Wauw! You were good before, but now you are possitively divine! You leave me in the dust, dear. Truly your skill beggars us all."

[@calvingreene90]

Perhaps "Clearly you have improved much more than I have since last time."

[@AK-jt7kh]

Lloyd - You didn’t need to give her the compliment! You gave it to her with that move. It sounded astounding. I wish I had been there to see it! She’s a lucky girl! I bet she felt so beautiful that night. To answer your question, you can talk to her like an equal now. That will show that you’ve noticed her improvement. Complimenting her progress will only demonstrate your superiority and can make a woman feel self-conscious if she’s truly invested in learning the art. Here are some courteous ways to dish out well-deserved flattery: (1) Compliment their above average skill on a specific technique: “Few partners I’ve danced with can X the way that you do.” (2) Ask them a subjective question that requires expertise to answer. “Did you feel that the musical style of the band this evening translated well to creative dancing?” (3) Ask for feedback on a specific move: “In the middle fo the song there, I could have done X, but instead I went with Y. I’m still not sure which would have been better. What do you think?” (4) Indicate they are a seasoned dancer with an “inside joke”: “Don’t you just hate when people walk straight across the dance floor? It’s obvious they don’t dance. An experienced dancer like you or I would know that, no matter how good you are, you’re never going to have eyes in the back of your head!” (5) Compare their style to someone famous or very talented, but when you do, point out a specific thing about their style that makes them similar (or else your flattery might feel disingenuous). Obviously, the common denominator here is to always provide a specific example to back up your compliment. Generalized compliments feel disingenuous. Hope this helps!

[@159asmos]

5:25 "you have gotten even better". this comes from "you where good, and you have gotten even better."

[@christopherberry9496]

"I had forgotten just how GOOD you are!"

[@Callsign_Axel]

One idea for your described conundrum would be to say something to the effect of "I had no idea you could *dance* (** could be replaced with another field) this well!" in which you comment on how good they are at *dancing* whilst not commenting on their previous performance. As a conversation topic, you could use this either mid-dance or as an onlooker & approach them at the end of the dance. Just a thought

[@Spudcore]

Oh yes. It's those moments that make life worth living.

[@ModKijko]

nice story telling. I almost jumped out of my seat and yelled 'yes!" too! {is not a jazz dancer but is a folk dancer...}

[@Sharklops]

You could say something along the lines of, "You somehow manage to get _even better_ at theater-going every time I see you.. I'm so jealous!"

[@thelordchancellor3454]

‘Oh wow, you’ve made great even better!’

[@armorsmith43]

I’ve been scared to get into lindy hop and have stuck to group folk dances for years now. Seeing this makes me want to chamber my courage and just get on with it.

[@Greensiteofhell]

You blew me away! ;)

[@markfergerson2145]

Not quite as people-centric as your moment- a friend and I were climbing a hill that led to a cliff over Puget Sound (Washington State, USA). It was starting to drizzle, cold as hell and neither of us were dressed for it but we pressed on, listening to the waves crashing against the cliff base getting louder and louder. We pushed through a screen of saplings at the top of the cliff lust in time to see a bald eagle flapping up from the water, not twenty feet from us, with a five-foot salmon in its talons. The bird saw us and screamed at us as if to say "This one's mine, get your own!" and flapped off to another part of the cliff. The climb was definitely worth it. Eagles are BIG birds.

[@phillipallen3468]

My god what a wonderful account. I've always said this guy should have been a University professor of something -- history most likely. His classes would have been the most popular in the entire University. No question there. As for how to tell someone they've improved? It's simple. You don't. You simply compliment them on what they're doing right now in this moment. You don't mention the past; you don't associate present performance with past. You simply tell them that they just did this or that thing extremely well. And leave it at that. And that's about as close as you'll ever be able to approach telling (actually NOT telling) someone they've improved.

[@Xenophaige_reads]

I generally use superb in my compliment if someone has improved greatly since a previous meeting. Often, 'Wow! That was superb'

[@timpeter987]

For your problem: Link your compliment to the moment, like... Wow you are into it today.

[@infinitevegan8034]

'Wow. You have improved'

[@grizwoldphantasia5005]

"I wasn't very appreciative of how good you are last time we met."

[@andrewwaterman9240]

Wow! I really would have liked to have seen that!

[@thephalcon9501]

You epitomise the genius, animated wit, of the lesser-spotted rural English eccentric gentleman - I knew one once, like you, he was both fascinating and captivating to listen to. Almost like a voluntary, but highly controlled kind of ‘batshit bonkers’, a dying breed. I’m a 50’somehow Englishman, and I miss having a neighbour or family friend like yourself. With that in mind, how would you feel about living in captivity for the purpose of breeding? Well, breeding *and* public amusement. You’re bloody great old chap.

[@MrAwesomeGuitarMan]

Whenever I notice people improving, I usually ask people to tell me everything they have learned since the last time. this way you only focus on the positive things, not on 'how shitty' they might have been before

[@pat8593]

i tend to watch you when im sick of every other channel just damn depressing. being american i do find comfort in any accent within a 250 mile radius from you. strangley calming. you do very well in your posts and i wish you a very long run.

[@nicolasderaeve6284]

@Lindybeige 'You've become even better at this.' Is the best compromise I can think of to your etiquette-dilemma, although putting it more strongly would not necessarily insult the other person: in my experience, an honest compliment is often felt as one if conveyed as one. 'I see you must have been practicing a lot lately.' is also an option. It shifts the focus from the improvement in skill since last time to the hard work that has gone into it and it's a nice compliment even if the person says afterwards that that was not the case ('I would never have known/guessed if you had not told me.').

[@docthebiker]

"I'd forgotten how good you are". It compliments, and make reference to the fact you have noticed how good she is, with a comparative note. If she then wishes to, and has any humility, she will be critical of her past performance herself, and you can honestly point out her improvement. With muted to gushing praise depending on how she's enjoying it, then let her (if she wishes) steer the conversation to how she has achieved this improvement. We'll make a _lady killer_ out of a Tank Geek yet ;p

[@VonBlade]

Etiquette reply : Always go with a compliment, and then the superlative form. i.e "Wow, you were good before but now you're incredible"

[@cowboyjohnn]

yes to your question say "WOW you were good before but now youve gotten so much better

[@ruinsage2677]

Congratulate them on getting to a new level. Don't mention how many levels are in between.

[@DeidaraTriops]

Just say to her: "You're even better than you used to be!", complimenting both her old and new skills!

[@railgunofficial6307]

yeah man that's for sure a compliment. I received this compliment in the past and I was overjoyed!! I don't think people are reading that deep into a it and if they are fuck em. btw your content has improved massively since your first video.

[@alanwright3172]

We all deserve at least one sublime moment in life and even better if you have the skill to retell it in such an engaging way :-)

[@snuwwulfie6156]

Just say they've improved a lot with a smile, it's not harddd

[@lacklustreplough]

Lloyd, just keep it in the present -- tell people they are good at whatever it is they are doing if and when they are good at doing it -- be it dancing, theatre, pottery, etc. Your comparison of their past mediocracy to their present impressive skill is implied within the compliment, as you are only now giving it to them.

[@Flymochairman1]

There's nothing like it when it's all pitch, step and stretch perfect. I hope you and your Lithuanian lady friend had a fantastic evening, sir.(sounds like y'did!)

[@psychopurple]

To your question about complimenting someones improvement, I think the answer is no; it can be and occaisonally will be taken as a slight, person to person, moment to moment. . I'd choose to compliment their dancing now, irrespective of improvement. I thoroughly enjoyed your story, your enthusiasm was warming. A moment of synchronous triumph.