Are you even listening to yourself?

Sometimes people say the rudest things that render you speechless.

I was having breakfast today and I overheard a conversation between two ladies standing near my table.

Lady One "Lisa, my GOD, I haven't seen you for ages!"
Lady Two "Hi Janice! It's great to see you again!"
Lady One "You've gained SOooOoo much weight! Really!"
Lady Two ".... uhh.. yeah, I guess I have gained some weight. So, how's your husband, Janice? Is he still working at Maybank?"
Lady One "Yes. Lisa, how did you get so fat? Haven't you been exercising?"
Lady Two ".... Uhm, yeah. I guess I should start going to the gym."
Lady One "Really, you've gained so much weight!"
Lady Two "Right. Uhm, I gotta go, Jan. Am late for work."

Sheesh... Talk about re-establishing a friendship. You haven't seen your friend for ages and you obsess about her weight gain. I don't blame Lady Two for rushing off, that's one friend I wouldn't want to bump into again.

An injury is so much sooner forgotten than an insult - Lord Chesterfield

Other situations I've witnessed include:

A family is out on a picnic. An old family friend sees them and comes over to say hi. The parents introduce the children to this family friend. Family friend looks at the youngest boy and says "This is your son too? How come he looks so different from the rest? He's so dark and your other kids are fair. Why's he so dark ah?"

A young teenage girl is invited to a party hosted by her boyfriends' parents. She's very shy, very self-conscious. Her boyfriends' parents welcome her graciously and treat her nicely. She is then introduced to boyfriends' auntie who says in front of everyone "Aiyooo girl, why your face so many pimples??"

Two friends double-date. They're happily chatting away while enjoying their dinner. Girl 1 then says to Girl 2 "Are you sure you want to order that Tiramisu for dessert? Your tummy's a bit bloated as it is, you shouldn't be feeding it chocolate."

Don't people know that it's universally established that it's RUDE to negatively comment on a persons physical attributes? For crying out loud, that's common sense!

How do you reply to such comments? It just boggles the mind. Usually the reply would be a red-faced hemming & hawwing, or a rush to change the subject or in some cases, another sarcastic reply.

I really find it odd that some people just spew out evil without thinking. Do they hear themselves saying those things? Do they care? Is it a result of insecurity and the need to put others down to make themselves feel superior? I don't know. It's just uncomprehensible to me.