"How nice for you."

[mykpart]

Whenever I hear this expression, it seems snarky and condescending, but I'm not really sure why. Is it just me?

[Baitball Blogger]

1. No, it's not just you. It's snarky and condescending.

It's up there with, "How'd that work out for ya?"

[mykpart]

2. Thanks. Sometimes my low self-esteem

makes my overly sensitive to some remarks. Now that I know, I may use it myself from time to time when speaking with Republicans.

[OriginalGeek]

3. Yeah, if someone says thatq to you

they are being an asshole.

eta - it's ok to use on Republicans. lol

[PoliticAverse]

4. It's sort of like 'Have a nice day', it can be either sincere or snarky. n/t

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. +1 -- you can only judge by the tone of voice

[Honeycombe8]

6. It IS snarky and sarcastic. Like you, I don't know why, tho. nt

[In_The_Wind]

7. Perhaps it reminds you of Bette Davis.

She played the best snarky rolls of all time.
One of her most memorable snarky lines was in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane when she said "How very nice for you".

[TuxedoKat]

8. It's what you say

if someone is bragging obnoxiously and being a real jerk about it. Only used on rare occasions.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

9. as always: it is not WHAT it is said as much as HOW it is said. Inflection and Tone and Expression

mean so much.