An acquaintance was recently telling a story to a group of people (myself included) about an accident he'd been in. He recounted in the incident in gory detail, including how surprised and thankful he was to have walked away virtually unscathed, considering that his car was completely totaled.
Almost everyone in the group echoed his sentiment, saying how glad they were that he was ok. Almost everyone. One person decided to comment on the car--asking if my acquaintance's insurance would cover the damage, would he be able to get a similar replacement, how unfortunate it was that he'd just bought it and it was already totaled given the amount of money he'd spent in getting custom work done.
It was so awkward to be there at that moment. Especially since the offender and many others in the group didn't even realize his faux pas.
Etiquette Rule #9457: Material things are irrelevant, especially in situations of life or death.
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