French and men that are spanish seem just a little within the top, showering a female with compliments. In such a circumstance, don’t panic. It does not mean he’s (fundamentally) a creep, as having to pay a praise is a type of acknowledgement in place of flattery in those countries.
In places such as the Netherlands and Germany, people can be quite direct in the manner they talk (as opposed to being over courteous and saying items to be good which they don’t mean to prevent harming someone’s feelings – as is usually the method in the uk, as an example). That which you say can be taken at face value.