I sure do!
By kilax, September 5, 2016 12:37 pm
During my run today, I stopped at a gas station to buy something to drink. As I was walking toward the counter to checkout, I went by a store employee and smiled. They stopped, looked me up and down and said “You sweat a lot.”
I responded right away, “that’s because I ran five miles to get here.”
Other appropriate responses:
- Well, it’s midday and 85°, why wouldn’t I?”
- I sure do!
- GFY.
- I hadn’t noticed (then brush a sweaty arm against them).
Ugh. What a weird thing to say. Thank you, Captain Obvious!
Themocracy
How rude!
Exactly!
I just read the first part that I could see on FB page, and when I read that he “looked you up and down” that is not what I thought he was going to say! I thought it would either be, “You work out, don’t you?” or “Hey, hot stuff!” 😉
Or, “are you running from someone?!” It was just so odd, since I was obviously working out! Ha ha, oh well 🙂
I think gfy would have been the perfect response. Lol!
Or “It keeps me cool”
What a strange comment!
That would have been a good response, too!
I never have the right response for that kind of comment. I think as women (sometimes, obviously, not all the time and not everyone), we automatically just smile and agree or even worse, are self-deprecating about it, which I wish were not the case. Not that you should be rude–your answer was perfect!
Oh yeah – your comment makes me think of people who can’t take a compliment. Man, it makes me nuts.
I would be thinking in the GFY response. That comment from the employee was kind of crass, IMO.