Meet the man who compliments complete strangers | Today Show Australia

welcome back thanks for your company this Thursday morning uh with over 4 million followers on Tik Tok and even more views Josh NASA has made a career of complimenting strangers excuse me sir I'd like to report a small crime okay yeah when I was checking my bag this woman here stole my heart Miss do you by any chance work at UPS no that's crazy cuz I'm looking at you and you look like you have the total p if you miss I was just wondering how did you make such a good-look son you know meting for you yes oh isn't that brilliant this is the Feelgood content we need in our feeds right now and I'm so pleased to say the man with the maners Josh nassa joins us live from Los Angeles on our televisions Josh good morning to you where did the idea of complimenting strangers come from I was lonely that's it I was lonely the world had shut down and I said you know what the world needs some happiness so I started driving around in my car in circles and just filming and next thing you know hundreds and millions and billions of views oh wow it's just a spreading Joy you're a joy Giver um do you always get a positive response because you know giving compliments is one thing but receiving one there's also an art to that you know out of let's say over a thousand videos I've maybe had maybe two or three responses that were like H I don't know why I'm I'm I'm counting my blessings that I've always get great responses and I'm so lucky is there a science to picking where you go to film these videos you know what's crazy I do I film on the way to the gym to the dentist to see my friends my mom I just literally am always filming I'm I'm going to go to the grocery store I'll film I'm in the grocery store I'm going to film no science and do are they just off the cuff or do you like practice these or write them down at home and remember them so when I first started I mean it was a science I had them written down on my phone I would look down I would see somebody and then I I would practice a question so I'm pulling up next to a car let's say you two are in the car and I'm practicing my Line practicing my line I stop I look to the left or right and I say it now I've done so many that it just it comes out of me like you're hosting it just comes out of you yeah now you're a comedian as well how do you take your social media experience to the stage is it reflect nicely on stage yeah I mean I'm a stand-up comic I've done that for 20 years and it's uh it's the same thing look when you go to a comedy show as an Audi member you just want to have fun be happy forget about everything and it's the same kind of energy and Vibe that's it all right and just before you go can you just give us a compliment that we can use today no no don't give us a compliment just give us a compliment that we can use today on others I'm just I'm sorry to B I know this is weird but by the way did the sun just come out or did you just smile heart's bursting thank you very much J yeah we're feeling we're feeling nice and warm and fuzzy this morning thank you so much for joining us you are wonderful we appreciate you yeah keep spreading Joy right around the world and you can check out more of Josh's heart content on his social media Pages as well well worth a look it sure is hey there today fans Sarah and that's my name again oh my good Carl hey thanks for watching our YouTube channel though subscribe now for more news special reports and amazing Aussie stories and Kyle misbehaving of course that never happens always happens what she talking about always happens

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