Got snarked on by 2 Korean girls about my size. Is this normal?
Hi I apologize if this isn't the right place to post but I just wanted to see if this is a common experience in North America. For context, I am Chinese born Canadian in my late 20s. I understand bits and basics of Korean due to having an ex partner who is Korean but also born in Canada. Edit: forgot to mention, I'm AF
I live in a condo and one day I was taking the elevator down to the buildings gym. In the elevator were two other Korean girls with me when I entered who looked like they were in their early to mid 20s. We were only in there for less than 15 seconds, and I heard clearly one of the girls say to her friend "wow, an 8" and then giggle in Korean. I didn't understand at first what they meant but when I got to gym and looked in the mirrors I found out what they were likely referring to my shirt size. I was wearing a Lululemon workout shirt and hadn't notice when I left my place that the tag was sticking out from behind my back as I had put it on too hastily. For anyone who's familiar with the brand, Lululemon makes very long tags near the collar of their shirts and the size label is clear near the top.
I never considered myself overweight, but I'm definitely not ideal when it comes to Korean standards for women. I am 164cm and weigh 125lbs which is healthy and even lower than average weight in western standards. I wore a size 8 shirt because I liked that style to be looser on my body rather than the usual sizes 4-6 that I wear.
I am usually not bothered by my weight or appearance, but when I got home I couldn't help but feel incredibly upset and humiliated by this experience. How they could just insult me in broad daylight for my shirt size knowing that I could possibly understand them unless they could tell that I'm not Korean. My friends and my ex have told me that Koreans are pretty toxic when it comes to appearances and culture, but it's the first time I've actually experienced something like this coming from another person and a complete stranger even. And now, I feel like I need to lose weight even though I understand that my weight is perfectly fine and healthy.
Has anyone had something similar happen with them? How do I cope with this?