I'd probably just walk away and seethe about it for a day or so. The nice thing about being big is that this never happens.
I'm sorry you had to put up with that.
I can relate, in high school kids used to follow me and call me monkey man. It destroyed my trust in humans. I didn't handle it well at the time, it destroyed my self esteem.
Now I am much bigger and uglier, I am more confident in the way I carry myself.
In high school, two girls were talking about me behind my back about how I always wore the same clothes everyday which wasn't exactly true. I had weight issues back then so I found myself comfortable wearing sweaters that would cover up my body. I also got negative comments on how I never straightened my hair since it was red and curly.
I get called a lot of stuff when I run. I respond with anger sometimes.
the great thing about strangers is that they don't know you, and you don't know them
so anything they say about you is obviously about their own issues
and any weight you give to their opinion is obviously about your own issues
try to learn from this
I do too. How do you handle it? For me it's usually always groups of young kids, showing off infront of each other. One girl said I looked like Winnie the Pooh and they all burst out laughing, and last week some kid threw a big piece of bark at my chest as I ran past. I usually figure it's best to ignore them, but it really infuriates me sometimes.
What would you do if a stranger said something rude about you. A couple of years ago, I was walking back home form a store. I walked past a group of three guys. one of them looked at me and said that I walk like I have something stuck up my rear. then they all laughed. I almost had a panic attack.
I was walking in the mall to meet my dad super early in the morning and was tired as hell. i slowed down to look inside a café to see what they served, and not realizing some girl was following me from behind, she stepped on my heel and said "move!" I jumped out of the way instinctively, then as she was walking away something inside told me to say something, so I said: "watch yourself bitch." I was surprised at myself for saying something... I don't think she quite heard it cause I said it kinda low, but I know she knows I replied and that makes me feel better.
another night I was at a karaoke place with my coworkers. I went to the bathroom and someone started banging on the door the second I stepped in and was yelling "hurry up bitch" over and over. washing my hands I felt like I should say something back, because if I stepped out without saying anything i'd look like a tool. so I shouted "five dollars to use this bathroom!" he kept knocking and i opened the door with my shoulders squared up to him ready for anything. he was holding a cocktail of somesort and muttered "that's right btich" with lazy *** eyes. i sneered at him and said "now it's ten dollars buddy." then i walked past him and nothing else ensued.
it shames me to learn that i am capable of going into "*******" mode to trade blows with random aholes and bullies. but, if i do nothing every time and just take the abuse then i'll never respect myself. so i say if a stranger insults you, you should reply in some way.