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Store Clerk
Ramona and the store clerk are the two people in the story. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO SECURITY CAMERAS OR MIRRORS. Ramona came in and purchased her garlic tablets. However, on the way out she asked him how much should one take. The clerk said to her that most women should weigh a 160 pounds, however, she weighs a little less so she can take less. The little less bothered her so she asked him to clarify what he thought she weighs and he said 130 pounds. She replied "you don't even know what I look like" and he remarked that "I see you come in here" Telling her that he thought she weighted 130 upset her because everyone always tells her that she looks like she weighs 110 or less. Also keep in mind that he wasn't facing her when he said this and there was a partition blocking his view of her so all he saw was her face and neck. When Ramona told her friends the story all of Ramona's friends said she should not be upset because when the clerk made the comment she was standing behind a partition and all he could see was her neck and face and Ramona was wearing a coat. MY QUESTION: Do you agree/concur with Ramona's friends that Ramona should not be bent out of shape because the clerk could not see what she looked like due to the fact she was standing behind the partition and all he could see was her neck and face and she was wearing a coat. KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING: (1) RAMONA WAS WEARING A COAT WHEN SHE CAME INTO THE STORE THAT DAY (2) LATER ON WHEN THE CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE SHE WAS STANDING BEHIND A PARTITION AND ALL THE CLERK COULD SEE WAS HER NECK AND FACE (3) ALSO KEEP IN MIND EVERY ONE ALWAYS TELLS RAMONA SHE IS THIN/SKINNY AND WEIGHS NO MORE THAN 110 POUNDS (4) THE CLERK ONLY SAW RAMONA A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES SPREAD OUT OVER THE YEAR AND EVERY TIME HE SAW HER SHE WAS WEARING A COAT: (5) There are absolutely no cameras or mirrors
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no, she shouldn't be upset. as a matter of fact, the store clerk was right in saying that most women weigh 160 pounds. so ramona could have taken it as a compliment that the store clerk thought she was under average weight. coats make you look fat. that doesn't mean that you are fat when you wear one, but it distorts your body image. by the way, it's really hard to tell how much somebody weighs when they wear a coat because you have no idea what body type they are. for example... i weigh 120 pounds, but my friends tell me that i look like i weigh 100 because although i am skinny, i have a lot of muscle (which weighs more than fat). so the clerk meant that 130 is below an average weight for women, and since the clerk couldn't actually see ramona, that was supposed to be a compliment.
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No she should not be bent out of shape because 130 is not over weight and it is a cute weight and a coat does make you look a little bit bigger than what you are.
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You say the clerk was a he. Well guys really can't judge weight very good. It isn't something most of them obsess over. I'm sure he thought 130 was a good weight.
There is also the fact that Ramona is told she LOOKS
like she weighs 110 or less. How much does she actually weigh? Is she upset because the clerk was close to her actual weight, even though she doesn't feel she looks 130?
Hes a guy. They aren't real observant. Tell Ramona not to worry what some stranger says. Life's to short. :)
EDIT...Answer is the same. I can tell you if a person is that sensitive perhaps they should seek
some help from a mental health professional. It is unhealthy for someone to be that concerned by what a stranger says. REGARDLESS of where they were standing. Refer Ramona to a good physician before she before she freaks out and has a stroke.
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