I'm a little gobsmacked at the moment.

I quite smoking 2 years ago. I've been in a bit of mood lately, and sadly, I decided to buy a pack of smokes.

Feeling guilty about it while buying that pack, I commented to the women behind the counter "I shouldn't be doing this". She replied "are you trying to quite". So I told her "no I quite 2 years ago". Then I said "it's terrible". This women behind me in line then pipes up "yes, you are".

I turned to look and she had 2 kids with her. I was tempted to ask the kids if their mom was always so rude to people she didn't know. I managed to bite my tongue though and didn't say a word.

I can't believe she did it. Well, I can, because she did but really? Who are you to me that you feel you have the right to be a rude "witch" about my actions?? I feel bad enough about it on my own, I don't need some stranger telling me I'm terrible. Not "It's terrible", but that "I was terrible". Well up yours lady!!

And people wonder why I don't trust/like people much. People (many, not all) svck!

*grumble grumble grumble*

It's a massively dikeish thing to do, but I could understand if they had good intentions (trying to 'tough love' you into not buying the packet), but seeing as she was smoking herself it seems more like the jealous type, who can't quit and doesn't want anyone else to either.

Props to you for quitting and staying quit for two years though, I have a massively addictive personality that I guess I'm going to have to try and wrestle with some day.

Unfortunately, there are some people who are just habitually rude and unpleasant. All we can do is remember that the vast majority aren't like that but are actually decent and generally nicer to know. But sometimes it isn't so obvious because they're not the ones who say stupid things out loud.

That woman probably should have pulled out a lawn chair, walked into a freezer, and chill.

No, really(outside of the freezer part). That woman doesn't know you and she is judging someone she knows nothing about. I hope she just was terrible at choosing less rude wording because that isn't something you should say to someone you don't know. I hardly bother talking with people at stores more because I hated how my mom always would spend half an hour doing more talking than shopping for food at the Kroger when I was younger.

Speaking of which, someone at a store in Florida didn't help when my mom almost got hit by something in the store. Though, it was summer in Florida and we were tourists. Everyone was in a bad mood there. The woman still should have helped out and checked to see if a bloody crippled mother had been injured at all.

I don't think she was a smoker herself, but either way, her opinion was not asked for.

Hell, I'm an Aries, and not that I really believe that stuff but one of the things we Aries are supposed to be known for is "we share our opinion, whether people want to hear it or not" and even I wouldn't be so rude!

Thanks for the positive re-enforcement , that goes a long way for the good rather than a rude obnoxious comment like that.

I don't intent to make this a habit again, but I'm just in a bad head state lately (Too much time on my hands, as well as lonely.) and felt the need.

Ah, I misinterpreted pipes up as her lighting a pipe. I thought it was a little odd for someone to be smoking a pipe in a shopping centre.

You should have.

I could understand if she said it cheekily, but if she was serious, what a fevnverivkerncwc.

You should've told her "Just for that, I'll buy another."

And if you want to be extra snippy, add "Now it's your fault if I get cancer."