After sharing the secret shame of my poor Uber passenger rating nationally (I was a 4.23 out of 5) I was a little bit nervous hopping into an Uber this week.

I was on my way to a work dinner and as I climbed into the car and said hello, the driver turned around and said “I really like the perfume you are wearing”.

Women are concerned they are being rated down as Uber passengers. Credit:AP

This was somewhat disturbing as I didn’t have perfume on but I just laughed and said thanks before taking out my phone and checking emails.

Perhaps I’m someone who can’t take a compliment and it was an innocuous comment but it made me feel uncomfortable so my natural instinct was to end the conversation.