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Old 05-07-2008, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by disneysteve View Post
Good point. I'm curious, though, do you really think it is rude for someone to say, "You've lost weight. You look terrific. What's your secret?" I think I would take that as a nice compliment, not someone being rude or nosy.
It would be clear from the person's physical appearance whether they wanted/needed help too, or if they were just being nosy. I had people at my gym ask me about my weight loss, and as I'm sure they just meant it as a compliment as someone might say, "Wow that's a great haircut; where do you go?" I would give those people the 'medically supervised' story. People who obviously needed to lose weight too, I would give them the same 'medically supervised' answer, ask if they were looking for a program, and give them more information if they were. Do you know she gives everyone the same canned answer?

And similarly, if you saw an acquaintance who obviously got a face lift, would you say, "Wow you got a face-lift. Looks great. what's your secret?" and assume they would want to tell you all about their recent nip-n-tuck? Would you hope they would share the info about their great plastic surgeon? I don't know. When you start talking surgery ... It's a little personal.
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