What does “Anger is relative” mean?

Question

Here is the context from the book I am reading:

Character A: Watch your temper.

Character B: Anger is relative. Others are mad enough to kill, but not I.

What is meant by “Anger is relative?” It sounds incomplete. I know “relative” means “in comparison to,” but obviously the character doesn’t say what exactly anger is relative to.

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Answer 1

If someone called your girlfriend ugly, you would likely get angry, but if someone called a stranger’s girlfriend ugly, you likely would not get angry; therefore, your anger is relative.