Would this offend you?

[MrsSnape]

This happened a few weeks ago, just wondering what others thought.

I was visiting my grandad and mentioned Florida and how we'd like to go and his wife laughed and said "The only way YOU'D be able to get that kind of money together is if you went and worked up town!" (prostituting in other words).

She was showing off because her sister was there.

I took it personally...I can take a joke but thought that was below the belt.

Am I being too sensitive?

yes, oversensitive, was just a thoughtless comment and am sure she wouldn't have thought you'd take it seriously.............you didn't did you??

I didn't take it seriously but she's not the type that would accept that kind of comment directed at her. She's just a complete show off in front of people.

No that would have annoyed me.... but with hind sight I would have said something like..... Why, did you make lots?

you should have come back with something like

"how long have you been down there trying to pay your gas bill?"

does she get nervous in front of others? sounds like a friend of mine who does that and always says completely inappropriate things at the wrong time

A little oversensitive but that was rude.
I'd have found a comment back if I could.

I don't think you are oversensitive. It wasn't a relevant or funny comment to make.

Plus - in my analysis it actually contains not one but two put-downs!!! 1) the prostitute bit and 2) mocking you for being poor. In front of other people How Very Rude!!! The poverty insinuation is almost more of an insult than the prostitute comment IYSWIM

I'm not sure about 'nervous' Wisteria, it's lovely to give her the benefit of the doubt but I'd say opinionated and tactless!

Isn't it so annoying when someone says s'thing like that then people like Lou and Purple give you a really good come back that you whish you could have used?

Can you get her to say it again? Is there anywehere else you're thinking of visiting? Australia is nice

Depends if she is normally snarky and rude to you, or has given the impression that she dislikes you or if she is just a rather bawdy sort of person who likes to make jokes about sex, poo, farting etc.

Thanks for the replies. MissDelighted, I was more offended at the dig at my finances tbh! glad someone else picked up on that bit because that's the part that really pissed me off.

Yes, I'd be offended. She's implying you're never going to amount to anything, basically. Cowpat.

I would be too MrsSnape. She could just have continued a pleasant conversation about the merits of Florida instead.

Is it the case that she considers herself to have a bit of money and is arrogant about it? or perhaps you have something else that she doesn't which is making her sour - perhaps happy family relationships? It's a hollow victory to make someone else feel bad to feel better about yourself so you could almost feel sorry for her.

Or you could just plan an equally snide remark for the future