yeah, he was out of line.

that was unnecessary indeed! he should't make a scene like that. But maybe he was very confused. Im sure he didn't mean it like that, sorry though

YDI. Think before you speak, especially on weddings, funerals and alike.

Grieving or no that's totally unnecessary. You could potentially have replied to his initial question 'I'm at a funeral, how the **** do you think I am'. Bereavement gives you credit for being an arse, not carte blanche.

What a dick. I know his/her mother just died but there's no need to react like that. What's wrong with asking how someone is doing? Obvioiusly you know they aren't over the moon but you can still want to know they are coping. Still, their mopther did just die so I suppose they should be cut some slack, their bound to be a bit emotional.

Wow.... that's one over reaction.

you dont deserve that! he should have been more polite.

I lost my dad and I was respectful to EVERYONE who showed up to the funeral. And they ALL asked me how I was doing. This is not close to being real.

That sucks. I mean. You were asking how he was. You weren't saying anything like "how's life treating you?" or something. I feel bad for him but he should have understood. I ask that to people when I am at funerals. Is basicly saying. Are you doing ok?

FYL, many people ask the family members at funerals how they are or how they are doing. It is a perfectly normal and and acceptable question. The person obviously overreacted. Don't take it to heart though, he did just lose his mother and is, undoubtably, stressed out. I doubt anyone else at the funeral home thought bad of you for it. Asking "how are you?" is a normal reflex question to ask someone, just like when leaving you tell someone "see you later", not really appropriate when someone is on their death bed, but still nothing to get upset about. We saw that a lot with both my grandmothers this year. Luckily, for the people who said it, my family is light-hearted enough to know that no harm was meant by the comment.