Upper Street/Shrinkwrapped's Flickr

Man who accepted flyer: "I'll take one on the basis of that tache alone!"
Man who didn't: "Nice moustache tho!"
Jennaphoenix: "That's some good tashage! what a man"
Mreh: "I thought this was Eugene Hutz for a second. Very impressive."

Leeds City Centre/Kings Cross Station

Bouncer at Mr Ben's club: "Is that stuck on or real? Nice one!"

Man accepting a flyer I was offering him: "I'll take something from that moustache - THAT is a moustache!"
Man refusing a flyer I was offering him: "No thanks - nice moustache tho hur hur hur"

The Internet

Man who saw some rehearsal videos of a band I'm in "The aloof guy with the moustache is my new favourite band member"

The Good Ship/Club NME

Friend of a friend, to mutual friend: "Please grow a moustache like that!"

Chap who turns out to be called Kieren: "A moustache like that says 'I don't give a fuck. And don't trust me around children. Cos I don't give a fuck. I'm a cad.'"

Over excited chap: "Look at that tache!"

Excited lady: "Have you SEEN his tache?"

Strong Rooms

Chap at bar: "This may seem odd, but did you play brass onstage with the walkmen? I recognise your moustache!"

The George Tavern/Kingsland Road

Seedy man: "I really like your moustache. I'm from Spain and I'm really enjoying your country. My name is Ramón. Sorry for the intrusion."

Drunk guys: "EYYYY! He's got a moustache!" murmur of approval

Old Street

Ginger lady, having walked 10m past me: "Mistuh! I like your tache!" she raises her thumbs "Good!"

The Macbeth

Eddy from Pharohs/ex of Cutting Pink With Knives: twizzles my moustache "Hello handsome!" walks off, never to be seen again.

Dude: "Hi! Everyone wants to know - is that thing real?"
Dudette: twizzles "It's lovely!"

The Stairwell Of My Building

Three ten year old girls in near unison: "That's a big moustache! What's that painter called? with the moustache?"

Me: "Dali?"

TTYOGINU: "Yeah that's the one. Are you growing your moustache for this month?"

Me: "No, i cant grow this much moustache in 6 days"

TTYOGINU: "Ahrite. Enjoy your big moustache!"

Me: "Yeah! and you!"

Regent's Canal

Drunk old guy on bike: "You alright?"
Me: "Yeah, you?"
Him: "Nah sorry, I'm English, not like a moustache geezer"

Kentish Town Forum/Koko

Tout outside Release The Bats at the Forum (not my father): "Like the moustache, Son"

Drunken Teenager outside Club NME at Koko: "Whoah your moustache is growing down the side of your face!"
Me: "No it isn't"
Friend of teen: "Leave him alone James"

Ministry Of Sound

Various house music enjoyers:
"Like your moustache - really suits you"
"Cor! Is that real? Oh it is! That's a good one! How long did it take you to grow?"
"I like your moustache"
"Like the 'tache bruv - That's fucking cool"
"Nice moustache - Lovely!"

Hoxton

Old man in corner shop: "Here's a young man - look at his moustache. He's a pirate. He's a rocket man"

Kingston/The Tube/Old Street

Two twats on a bench next to the fallingdownphoneboxes in Kingston: "Oh God what does he look like? Freddie Mercury innit?"

Indie type in The Fighting Cocks: "Great moustache by the way"

Polo shirted cunt on tube: mutters something to his friend about a tache and then shouts "NO SURRENDER" (not 100% that the exclamation was actually aimed at me though)

Sceney type on Old Street: "Nice mo nice mo!!!"

Person that I didn't see at all, still Old Street: "What a great moustache!"

introduction

Hi there.

My name is Christopher, I live in London, and for the last 5 months or so I've been growing a moustache.

Drunken and foolish people seem to think that this is a crazy, wacky thing for a man to do, and so approach me regularly to comment on it.

Over the last few weeks I've had abuse/compliments that have suggested that I look like the following: one of Kings Of Leon, a Mexican, Borat, a physics genius... The nonsensical list does go on.

So from now on, whenever someone starts talking to me about my moustache, or shouts abuse at me on the street or whatever, it shall be documented here.