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Fat shamed at airport

213 replies

Misslu · 06/08/2019 21:49

Myself and my husband recently travelled back home from our all inclusive chill out holiday. The nature of the hotel was adults only, generally adult couples or mother daughter groups however there was two younger 20 girls who were at our hotel and also on our flights.

Myself and my husband have a bit of a tradition of having an Indian takeaway the night we return from holiday. It started on our honeymoon and we have carried it on ever since. In the queue for check in my dh reminded me of our tradition and asked me what I was having... As a joke I repeated the part from Gavin and Stacey and quoted smithys whole order.

Anyway hours later we are waiting for our baggage at the other end and these girls are directly in front of me. One girl turns to the other girl and said 'OMG did you hear thay girl in the check in queue' 'which one?' 'You know that annoying, fat one, with the massive double chin, you know she was at our hotel, you should have heard her saying what she was ordering from the Indian, greedy bitch'

At this point I was standing inches away from her, I didn't say anything but it has really hurt me.

For context, I've put on some weight recently (personal stress and comfort eating) and I'm a large 16. Already lacking in confidence about my figure and cringing at photos of me all week. I feel like this has really put a downer on an amazing holiday and tainted my memories. I really wish I had said something at the time but I was just so embarrassed.

OP posts:
escapade1234 · 07/08/2019 10:36

That’s how people live now bluntness they’re used to every bit of rubbish on social media being turned into fodder for the Mail Online which needs constant updating so they’ll print anything.

This thread is ridiculous.

OP: somebody called me fat, privately, to their friends. I am fat.

Posters: nasty, skanky, cunty bitch. She’ll be twice your size one day and covered in wrinkles and stretch marks. How ill-mannered of her.

🤔

BlueBilledBeatboxingBird · 07/08/2019 10:39

Flying duck 🦆

Flying Jamdani Hash, more like Grin

Misslu · 07/08/2019 10:45

@escapade1234

Yes I am fully aware I am fat thank you, however it is particularly hurtful to hear someone say that to in public when I am standing right behind them, after a holiday when they have clearly been noticing me wearing little clothes for a whole week. And then for them also to insult my personality by calling me annoying. I may be being sensitive by being hurt by this and I posted on here as I wanted to talk about this to someone who isn't my DH, as he would then be very concerned about me as he doesn't like me to be feeling upset about something like this.

I have spoken to admin and I we have decided it isn't partuculary outing so I will leave this thread.

Thanks to all the positive replies. I am fully aware I need to lose weight and maybe this I what I needed to kick myself to do this.

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BullshitDetectionService · 07/08/2019 11:09

One girl turns to the other girl and said 'OMG did you hear thay girl in the check in queue' 'which one?' 'You know that annoying, fat one, with the massive double chin, you know she was at our hotel, you should have heard her saying what she was ordering from the Indian, greedy bitch'

beep

TheTitOfTheIceberg · 07/08/2019 11:16

OP, never listen to the opinion of someone you wouldn't go to for advice.

NoSauce · 07/08/2019 11:20

BullshitDetectionService what does beep mean?

BlueBilledBeatboxingBird · 07/08/2019 11:37

NoSauce look at the username.

NoSauce · 07/08/2019 11:39

Oh fuck yes Grin 🙈

LuckyLou7 · 07/08/2019 11:41

never listen to the opinion of someone you wouldn't go to for advice

THIS. Wise words indeed.

MardyMavis · 07/08/2019 11:41

Did this happen though? It's a bit long winded...annoying fat one with the double chin?and clearly they would have seen you stood there? Don't know but if it happened and it has upset you you obviously aren't happy, though I don't think a size 16 is majorly bad there is a woman on my street who is about a size 26 walking around in batty riders with more ripples than a tsunami.

Nesssie · 07/08/2019 11:44

Missing the point of the thread but my family also has an Indian takeaway on the way back from the airport! We joke that after being abroad we fancy some proper English food Grin Its become a tradition!

GooodMythicalMorning · 07/08/2019 12:01

@NoSauce Apparently it is a made up thing but some indian restaurants have created it since!

SheSaidNoFuckThat · 07/08/2019 12:06

I'm with @XXcstatic on this one. It was a conversation you weren't meant to hear, just like everyone slagging the girls off who said it on here isn't meant for their eyes/ears.

Incidentally I have never watched an episode of Gavin & Stacey in my life and wouldn't have a clue if you were quoting from it

NoSauce · 07/08/2019 12:20

GooodMythicalMorning it does sound like a good combo to me. I’d be up for trying it - all to myself of course Wink

BowiesJumper · 07/08/2019 12:30

It says more about her than you mate. If she has to stand around judging and saying nasty things about strangers, she needs to take a look at herself first. I hope you don't lose your holiday glow and that nobody try to share your bhunas Wink

SirGawain · 07/08/2019 13:04

I'd have slapped the cunt.
Classy!

OoohOnly90CaloriesIllhave10 · 07/08/2019 13:04

*My husband and I.

I feel like people who say "Myself and my husband" are trying desperately to sound well spoken. What actually happens is, the person sounds thick.

Misslu · 07/08/2019 14:01

@OoohOnly90CaloriesIllhave10

Or I could just be a bit 'thick' and that is just the way I talk/type?

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OoohOnly90CaloriesIllhave10 · 07/08/2019 14:09

Nope. Not thick.
Just trying to hard.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 07/08/2019 14:09

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IAskTooManyQuestions · 07/08/2019 14:09

I looked a the whole quote - the annoying (fat) one - what did you do that annoyed them?

NoTheresa · 07/08/2019 14:14

@OoohOnly90CaloriesIllhave10

...trying TOO hard...

OoohOnly90CaloriesIllhave10 · 07/08/2019 15:33

Ah a typo! Well spotted, I was feeding a baby and not trying at all. Totally different thing, of course.

what a crock of shit

Quite.....

YouDoYou18 · 07/08/2019 16:01

First, well done on remembering the whole smithy order, absolutely love Gavin and Stacey! 😂 but honestly that’s a bloody awful thing to say, I’m not surprised you didn’t say anything - it caught you off guard, was completely uncalled for and probably made you feel like utter shit! Trust me when I say you’re 100% more beautiful than them, and obviously have much better taste in TV too!

Loopytiles · 07/08/2019 17:41

MNHQ would be U to delete this thread!

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