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great question. no idea. I never know how to react to comments on my appearance and always feel embarrassed for being seen in that context.
because of this, i never say anything about personal aesthetics unless solicited, and even then I'll keep my response limited to like a thumbs up or some other subtle approval.
if it's stuff like too tall/too short, I talk about the functional advantage of those forms. reach vs. safer back etc.
I generally operate under the assumption that nobody really cares what I personally find aesthetically appealing. experience has only ever confirmed this.
I really like this approach, because then you're not commenting on the persons body or saying that they aren't right or wrong. Like if I were insecure about being super short I would probably laugh if someone said something like "you have a low center of gravity and could take your enemies out easy by going for the knees" or something like that lol