Social media influencer Veera Bianca, who lost weight, says that she heard rude comments while traveling.
Social media influencer Veera Bianca says that some of the comments she heard abroad have stuck in her mind. Kaisa Vehkalahti
Social influencer Veera Papinojathat is Veera Bianca has traveled in several different countries. In his Instagram post, he addresses how in different cultures it can be permissible to comment on the appearance of others, even in a sarcastic style.
In his publication, he reveals the most offensive comments he has received during his travels.
– Commenting on bodies is generally different in different cultures, both good and bad. In Finland, we know in a way that you shouldn’t comment on anyone’s fatness, but on the other hand, fat people are barked at here a lot, especially on social media, Papinoja writes.
The social influencer says that the tour guide stated on a group tour in Qatar that he should be weighed on a horse scale.
– What do you really weigh? Over a hundred pounds? Veera Papinoja remembers the guide’s words.
He says he heard on a hike in Oman that it would be worth turning back, because he can’t walk there.
– Haha I’m big and strong when I got you on this boat, he says he heard from an employee on a snorkeling trip in Croatia.
In the highly popular tourist destination of the Taj Mahal, he was told again that “you should eat less cheese when you are so fat”. You can see the publication below or from here.
Veera Papinoja says that the offensive comments have been strongly remembered.
– I was once told in Thailand that we don’t have such big clothes and I was still SM size and weighed maybe 65 kg. In Malaysia, a local man also said “I want to be as big as you someday”, says the social media influencer Jasmin Ngo.
One commenter says he heard reedless commentary while sunbathing on the beach in Pattaya, Thailand.
– Suddenly, a Thai woman came to me with an iPad and started babbling about something, and on the screen was the website of a medical clinic that does bariatric surgeries. I didn’t really feel like sunbathing after that, says the commenter.
A person who lived in South Korea points out that in some countries it is even polite to comment on other people’s bodies.
– I lived in Korea for a few years and it is characteristic of the culture there that one can (and should) comment on another’s body and it is seen more as a sign of love and care. Of course, I tried my best to understand, but it still got under my skin at times, says one.
– Even on the road, it sometimes rains, but you can hear all kinds of things in Finland too. Unforgettable, among other things, when an Uber driver tipped about weight loss sites on the internet, comments were made on social media.
Not all Followers tell a personal story, but the subject nevertheless evokes emotions.
– Harsh comments, one commenter wonders.
– Outrageous! Oh my God, what people, wonders another.
