In China, it's even more so. If you're an obese person and many will throw "wow you're fat" and "you should really lose some weight" right in your face.
Although it sounds terrible, most of the time they're more concerned about you rather than trying to hurt you intentionally. But it does make people feel more guilty about being fat or eating high-calorie foods.
It's really quite interesting that it's really quite easy to insults that come from genuine concern, and insults that come from a desire to insult with no actual concern, and oddly enough, the former is what is often more a cultural taboo than the latter.
Insults such as “Get mental help.” are rarely a form of genuine concern, and fly around far more than legitimate concerned advise that one might benefit from such therapy.
In China, it's even more so. If you're an obese person and many will throw "wow you're fat" and "you should really lose some weight" right in your face.
Although it sounds terrible, most of the time they're more concerned about you rather than trying to hurt you intentionally. But it does make people feel more guilty about being fat or eating high-calorie foods.