I guess you have to chalk it up to peoples ignorance. Whether you are exptremely thin, fat, tall, short, have a handicap, or are just out of the norm, people don't know how to handle it. If you are too smart, or not smart enough, kids at school will make fun of you because you are out of the ordinary. I certainly don't condone rude behavior, but I guess sometimes it is almost an extreme sense of curriosity that causes people to stare. Parents should teach their children how to handle these situations, but there will always be some ignorant, uncouth people who will act inappropriately. If they can't control themselves, how can we expect them to teach their children how to behave. It is disappointing to say the least. :-(
