"Fat"

Even though I'm well aware that many Asian women are much smaller than Westerners,and that talking about weight isn't as taboo as it is for Aussies, I still find myself amused and surprised sometimes.
Like when I overheard one women greet another by saying "Hello, I haven't seen you for a long time, you have put weight on."
My face must have looked shocked because Soeun quickly tried to calm me down by telling me the lady wasn't offended.
Also, the other day I caught up with a Khmer girl, she told me about a mutual friend of ours I haven't seen for ages. The girl told me "She is really big now- she weighs 60 kg!!!"
I think I was supposed to be shocked at how fat our friend has become, but I just started laughing. I can't believe 60kg is considered "big".