Originally Posted by Delta Hog
While perhaps slightly coarse, I'm having trouble discerning anything about this anecdote, including the quote, that's particularly head-turning or rude. Maybe I'm just not seeing it . . . ?
It was made loudly in front of several English-speaking German employees on a German boat in Germany:
http://www.k-d.com/
While far from the "worst behavior" I've seen, the expression
these people uttered loudly in front of them was as insensitive as the comment on their eating habits was gratuitous.
And, no, I don't think you're coarse at all.