[MauraTheThird]

I was at work Saturday and I was cleaning a room with this girl that I know from work but, as I'm part-time, have had only little contact with. She and I have had chats about our boyfriends , as young ladies do Anyways, it was fine, just chatting away when she asked me "How long were ye together before ye slept together?"

Firstly, WHAT THE HELL! That's nobody's business.

Secondly, I barely know her.

Thirdly, WHAT THE HELL!

I went PURE red, got so flustered and stammered "I don't feel comfortable talking about this with you. I wouldn't talk about it with my friends." I was shocked. How rude. And it got worse. We were almost finished work and talking to another girl. 50 shades of grey came up and the wagon mentioned that they should stop talking about it so I didn't get uncomfortable, with a big smirk on her face So annoyed

[metaoblivia]

Years back, I had a stalker who broke into my house one night and assaulted me. He had been stalking me for months beforehand and continued to stalk me afterwards, and I ended up having to leave town and move to an entirely different state to get away.

So later on, when I would mention this to new 'friends,' some of them - and no, not just one, but this happened several times - would respond by saying, "What if he's still stalking you? Have you ever thought about that? What if he's out there every night and you have no idea? Isn't that a scary thought?"

And I don't know what was worse - the assumption that, after going through such a traumatic experience I wouldn't be living with thoughts like that every day for a very long time; or the fact that most of these people would be smiling while they said it because they weren't really concerned about my well being, they were just trying to scare me.

[Getting there]

Originally Posted by Dolorous

Heh, I remember the same thing when I lived in Spain. One guy kept asking if I was in 'Eera' until I copped that he meant the IRA He was asking as though it would be perfectly normal for an Irish person!

I was asked that once by an italian but though he was mispronoincing Eire, cue me responding with "yeah but we don't call it that really anymore" oops!

[Teyla Emmagan]

A woman in work a few years ago (some dozy tw&t on a 'back to work scheme') asked my sister when she was due. I will never forget how upset she was. I'd still like to track that woman down and break her ankles at times.

Stupid cow.

[Catari Jaguar]

My mam's friend, never married, and I've never known her to have had a relationship... asked me if myself and my fiance slept in the same bed. We live together. Wtf like?

We were discussing wedding plans I mentioned we wouldn't be getting married in a church. She then probed as to why, which is none of her business. She says "I don't think I'd want to go if it's not in a church then" So my Mam goes, "If you want church wedding so bad, you should have your own!" Never loved my mammy so much

[christmas2012]

When did I become mutton!

...Ill be honest in ireland every woman becomes mutton at 25 or over,thats just the rule now theres an inappropriate for ya!


OH!I got one i was asked a few years ago,were you always this fat,or is this a new thing.I wouldnt mind but at the time i was really struggling with my weight was a bit down in the dumps just eating,eating eating,but lost it again,i wouldnt mind but i wasnt obese or anything like that!Needless to say i didnt call back or anything thought he was a bit of a dick and my first impression of him wasnt that good either,he wore a luminous puff gilet jacket and tracksuit pants,i just thought oh fuck here we go - scobe territory..

[whoopsadaisydoodles]

Originally Posted by christmas2012

...Ill be honest in ireland every woman becomes mutton at 25 or over,thats just the rule now theres an inappropriate for ya!

So you admit it's inappropriate but say it anyway? Smiley faces don't make it ok.

You can keep your generalisations to yourself please.

Thanks

[ladylost]

Originally Posted by Pomplamousse

I've also had the whole "cheer up, it might never happen" crap thrown at me a few times, really need to come up with a cutting response in case it happens again

This totally wrecks my head too.. I'm having a great night and some muppet will come up and say that so now I just throw them a dirty look and reply it just has! Then I say something like I suppose you thought that's original too and turn my back on them
I really don't understand how any guy can think it's acceptable to come up and say that...I doubt anyone has ever pulled with that ignorant comment anyway... I'm not a normally smiley person but can't change my face at this stage!!!

[bluewolf]

it happened to me before from a friend

"ah is it that bad" he said, on seeing my sad face
"yes, my dog died last night"
which was true, i was quite upset

that was the end of that...
any other time i think i might be tempted to start yelling AM I HERE TO F'IN AMUSE YOU?!?!?

I was refereed to a dermatologist because I developed terrible skin problems when I was pregnant with my second girl.


I was met by the junior trainee doctor who was a power hungry cow and was sitting there ordering nurses in the 40's around the place.She gave me a prescription and off I went.


As I was pregnant they wanted to keep an eye on things so I was called back 2 months later (heavily pregnant) and she said in a room full of doctors and nurses "Oh, I see you are still proceeding with the pregnancy." There was never any suggestion I was not going to have the baby. To this day I am raging I didn't complain.


I am in my early 30's and married but look younger. I think she just took one look at me and thought I was a teenage girl. What was worse was we were probably the same age.

[Birdster]

I was out one night with work, my friends work in a different department to me so I didn't know this guy that worked with them.

It was the start of the night (nobody was drunk yet!!) he turned to me and asked 'are they real?' eyeing up my boobs while simultaneously lunging and grappling my left boob before I knew what was happening. Well when the 15seconds of shock had passed I slapped him so hard he'd marks on his face Cheeky f*cker!!!

[barleybooley]

I worked in a pub for years so I got my fair share of comments. Most of the clientele were the most decent people, even at four in the morning but there were those that would make your skin crawl anyway, drunk or not. There was one man that thought it was okay to run his hand along my backside one night and make comments about my breasts to his mates. Thankfully, my boss isn't a moron and ate them for it as did one of the guys that worked there There was another who used just sit at the bar and stare and kept trying to get my number from my boss and trying to walk me home, very creepy indeed.

Not inappropriate as such but some of the guys on my course last year were really dismissive of a lot of things I'd say, stuff I knew I was right about and they'd just keep making fun of me, it really got me down because I knew I was right but they'd just gang up on me and then wonder why I got thick with them.

[Dolbert]

Originally Posted by ladylost

This totally wrecks my head too.. I'm having a great night and some muppet will come up and say that so now I just throw them a dirty look and reply it just has! Then I say something like I suppose you thought that's original too and turn my back on them
I really don't understand how any guy can think it's acceptable to come up and say that...I doubt anyone has ever pulled with that ignorant comment anyway... I'm not a normally smiley person but can't change my face at this stage!!!

Ahem

A gem from some drunken arsehole:
'I'm gonna call you Dolly...like Dolly Parton, but without the tits.'
I'm not sure what's worse, the fact that I was probably around a D-cup at the time, or that it was his attempt at chatting me up

[julyjane]

I've heard of many people being asked this, after having a new baby that's not their first "are you finished now?" with a smile. Or someone announcing a 3rd or subsequent pregnancy and getting "oh I thought you were finished" or "did you get caught again" FFS mind your own business!

[hattoncracker]

I'm quite petite, like just under 5 foot, and don't really wear heels too often due to knee problems. I also have big boobs.

"God, you're so small, hattoncracker!"
"Are those real?" *GRAB*
"Jesus, hattoncracker, your younger sister is engaged! When will I be buying the hat for you?" (I'm 2f**kin5!)

My OH was married when he was very young, like, 19, and they split up a year later. So if it's my mother's catholic friends I have no problem saying "well, my OH's divorced so I'll be converting to a different religion when we get married." You could cut the silence with a knife when I use that one.

The best one ever, and I really have to laugh at this one: I work in retail and a little old man came in one day and wanted to know how to do something with a product that he'd bought from our store so I sat down and went through it with him. He looked at my namebadge, and said 'what's your name.. oh! hattoncracker! What's the other one called?'