Are you ever surprised at how people react when you haven't seen them in a while (years)?

I say this because I met up with someone today whom I hadn’t seen since 8th grade. The first thing she says when she sees me is “Dominic…you’re all big now!” and she kept commenting on how different I look. It’s just funny because I didn’t think she looked all that different herself. But I guess I did change more. I’m not as teeny-tiny as I used to be. And of course, if you see someone you haven’t seen since you were a kid, it would be even harder to recognize them because they’ve grown and what not.

Additionally, I talked to another person online that I hadn’t seen since 9th grade and he made a joke about me being the “next mini-me”. Do people not expect me to have grown? I’m not 5’1” anymore, damn it! That was 4 freakin’ years ago…! :P

Has everyone ever said anything rude or funny when you met up with them years (4 or more) after not seeing them? Like “you lost weight!” or something along those lines? lol