when my last car looked an absolute mess before it got painted, everyone said nice things to me - I think they assumed i was half way through a restoration.... all except one guy that is: I was takng my son to a kid's birthday party, we were motoring slowly around town, and his 2 kids looked pointed and said 'wow', so I smiled and waved back. The 'Father' (I use the term loosely) then pointed and bellowed 'kitcar' .... like its a term of abuse.
My boy says 'why did the man shout that?'
'Dunno, he;s right through'.