I am contiguous myself

Last week leaving the dressing room of a Ross store, I stopped to hand the dressing room attendant my number tag. She said to me, "Yo me linda." I smiled automatically and wandered away as I tried to figure out what the "me" meant in that sentence--I've always had trouble with sentences like that: "Me gusta," "Te gusta"......what?! why?!

I finally decided the dressing room attendant was either telling me she thought I was pretty...or that she thought she was pretty. Either way, I suppose, a smile was not an inappropriate response, although it was a bit inadequate for either situation. (If you're reading this Ross dressing room attendant, I'd like to say either, "Muchas gracias. Yo me linda tambien" or "Bien.")

I asked TZM later what he thought "yo me linda" meant and he said the former translation. Out of curiosity I typed it into Babelfish. That suggested the attendant was telling me, "I am contiguous myself".....what?! why?! I think it's almost certain Babelfish has trouble with the position of "me" also.

I've often thought people don't give each other enough compliments. For some reason, it's always so much easier to make a complaint. When I make a complaint about something, I really get wound up and feel like I'm doing something....I feel righteous.

On the other hand, offering a compliment? Hey, that doesn't make me feel righteous and worked up at all. But, I know it feels so good to receive a nice compliment. So, why don't I do it more often? Why don't you?