I'm not sure I understand. In the OP you're practically gushing over him, and you said you agreed with your friend that he's "hot." I can acknowledge that Matt Damon's a good looking guy, but I'd never refer to him as "hot." Maybe if you meant it the way that Will Farrell did in Zoolander ("He's so hot right now!"), I would get it. Or maybe it's just a vernacular issue.LobsterFeng said:I'll explain it like this: I think Thor is a very attractive guy, and I can see why girls like him. But I am not physically attracted to him. Like I don't want to make out with him or anything like that. Just admire him for his handsomeness.
I would like to point out that a very big reason women look at each other and comment on each other is because, regardless of their sexual orientation, they notice other women's looks and how they size up to their own. A great deal of this is nurture and not nature, but I'm not here to start that argument. I'm simply pointing out that it IS. We guys will point out when it looks like one of our buddies has been taking care of himself, but it's not common for one of us to say "Ted, you're so hot today!" or "Check out the ass on Peter!" These are usually comments reserved, at least for men, for people to whom we are attracted.
You say you simply "appreciate his beauty," or whatever, and I'm inclined to take you at your word. I guess it's just a difference of how you and I speak.