Strong reaction to public humiliation = Over sensitive
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Anyone who tells me how to lose weight has ZERO chance with me.
Including my husband.
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Good for you!!!0
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it sucks but Marines are just like that... its trained into them... believe me my husband is an active duty marine for 10 years n going.... he says things about weight/food and such that a normal person wouldn't. They r taught and trained to be better than everyone... keep your head high. and good for you for telling him off.0
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Oh give the guy a break! He's just using the personality the marines gave him
Thank you for classifying all Marines as rude. How about we turn it around and say he's just using the personality that his male chromosomes gave him? You would call it sexist and say not all men are rude. Making blanket statements like that makes you look ignorant.
Sincerely,
A United States Marine
I just wanted to say thank you for your services!!
A proud American0 -
What kind did you get? Please tell me it's something GOOD
ETA: I kind of want chocolate now....
Ghirardelli sea salt soiree (dark chocolate with sea salt and roasted almonds) :]0 -
Good for you. And for the record, I might be inclined to agree that perhaps he was flirting if not for the way he followed up after your reaction. If he was embarrassed, or felt awkward, he would have just walked away or said "nevermind", but the sensitive comment leads me to believe he is just a jerk wad.0
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My favorite line for people that like to offer their unsolicited, unwanted advise when it comes to eating things they think I should not eat - 'If it makes me happy then it is good for me' that usually shuts them up real quick
Good for you sticking up for your self.0 -
it sucks but Marines are just like that... its trained into them... believe me my husband is an active duty marine for 10 years n going.... he says things about weight/food and such that a normal person wouldn't. They r taught and trained to be better than everyone... keep your head high. and good for you for telling him off.0
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it sucks but Marines are just like that... its trained into them... believe me my husband is an active duty marine for 10 years n going.... he says things about weight/food and such that a normal person wouldn't. They r taught and trained to be better than everyone... keep your head high. and good for you for telling him off.
no they aren't...don't make this a Marine thing.
This is a person thing. A person did a rude thing. What he does as a career choice does not matter.0 -
From the corner of my eye I saw a young-ish and pretty attractive marine approach me. He just stood there for a minute then said...
I'm wondering:
1) why is this important to the story?
2) why you let a comment from someone you don't even know have any affect on your day?
3) why you didn't thank him for his service to our country AND your right to even have a choice of what to eat, much less brand of chocolate?0 -
btw, servicemen/women are some of the most courteous, helpful people out there. There are some twatwaffles among them, just like any other profession, but that shouldn't reflect badly on them as a whole.
Sincerely,
Daughter of a Navy Chief
Edited: word choice
Just wanted to add that when I said the guy was a marine I wasn't trying to put them all in one category with this guy. It was just something about him I noted when I saw him out of the corner of my eye. Most of my family (cousins, grandparents etc) are marines. I was supposed to join when I was younger. I ruptured a disc in my back training on my own (incorrect form) because I wanted to join like all my cousins were doing. It wasn't meant to be. I spent a month on Camp Foster in Okinawa with my marine cousins for the heck of it. I've generally never had a problem with them being disrespectful. So just wanted to make sure everyone is aware I'm not lumping them all together.0 -
Good on you for standing up to him . I probably would have cried or properly blown a fuse especially if its TOM over sensitive doesn't begin to cover it!!!0
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He's a moron who can't learn but now anyone else who is more reasonable who may have made the same mistake who also heard what you said will think twice0
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MOST excellent rebuttal. You stood up for yourself, without getting hysterical. You were not overly sensitive at all. I probably would have spat in his face and asked him how many calories were in THAT.
^^ I LIKE THIS
Agreed. GREAT response. I would have likely been to shocked to respond other than my default death stare.
Also, even if this was an attempt at flirting, a reasonable person would have realized their mistake, apologized, and congratulated you on your loss. They wouldn't insult you again (!) by telling you you're too sensitive and walking away while you're still speaking.0 -
it sucks but Marines are just like that... its trained into them... believe me my husband is an active duty marine for 10 years n going.... he says things about weight/food and such that a normal person wouldn't. They r taught and trained to be better than everyone... keep your head high. and good for you for telling him off.
They are taught and trained to "be" better than everyone, or "think" they are better than everyone? I almost became one after college but I went into the safety of the corporate world where I proceeded to break my back there instead. I have a funny feeling no "training" in the world could have made me any more of a douche than I already am. I also think that some people who are already not douchey like another member here usmcp could never be turned into one.
Just wondering. I'm pretty sure some army people I know and some other branches would contest whether marine trainingn makes you actually better than everyone or just beleive it to be so.
Also lest this thread get derailed into being about Marines and how much douchey they may be and why I'd like to return to the topic of my fireman...
He. Was. Fine! and may have been a former marine for all I know. He was co.cky as all get out and enormously confident as well.
:bigsmile:
(I mean if the thread is gonna derail anyway, I'd like to see it go in this direction.)
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btw, servicemen/women are some of the most courteous, helpful people out there. There are some twatwaffles among them, just like any other profession, but that shouldn't reflect badly on them as a whole.
Sincerely,
Daughter of a Navy Chief
Edited: word choice
Just wanted to add that when I said the guy was a marine I wasn't trying to put them all in one category with this guy. It was just something about him I noted when I saw him out of the corner of my eye. Most of my family (cousins, grandparents etc) are marines. I was supposed to join when I was younger. I ruptured a disc in my back training on my own (incorrect form) because I wanted to join like all my cousins were doing. It wasn't meant to be. I spent a month on Camp Foster in Okinawa with my marine cousins for the heck of it. I've generally never had a problem with them being disrespectful. So just wanted to make sure everyone is aware I'm not lumping them all together.
:flowerforyou: I know you weren't ragging on them as a whole.
I was responding to the person that made the quip about "typical Marine mentality."0 -
btw, servicemen/women are some of the most courteous, helpful people out there. There are some twatwaffles among them, just like any other profession, but that shouldn't reflect badly on them as a whole.
Sincerely,
Daughter of a Navy Chief
Edited: word choice
Just wanted to add that when I said the guy was a marine I wasn't trying to put them all in one category with this guy. It was just something about him I noted when I saw him out of the corner of my eye. Most of my family (cousins, grandparents etc) are marines. I was supposed to join when I was younger. I ruptured a disc in my back training on my own (incorrect form) because I wanted to join like all my cousins were doing. It wasn't meant to be. I spent a month on Camp Foster in Okinawa with my marine cousins for the heck of it. I've generally never had a problem with them being disrespectful. So just wanted to make sure everyone is aware I'm not lumping them all together.
:flowerforyou: I know you weren't ragging on them as a whole.
I was responding to the person that made the quip about "typical Marine mentality."
I honestly thought the marine bit was to add to the description of him as being attractive.0 -
wow! If I had been there and heard you say that I would have applauded like a madwoman! :flowerforyou:0
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