Need to know how polite you are to people who are....curious

[TheOfficialBren]

Ha! That's quite a story, Shedlock.

I have a new one to add to the tales here.

I was at a professional event in Beverly Hills where people are *usually* a bit classier. A Japanese woman who is a the lead singer in a band in Hollywierd (I'll let you guys deduce which one, and it won't be difficult to do) asked me several times, each time becoming more persistant. Here was the order of my responses:

1) "Ladies don't ask and gentlemen don't declare."
2) "That's a bit personal, don't you think?"
3) "Since I'm tired of you asking, I'll show you mine if you show me yours."

She indignantly stomped off and complained to my manager who was present and asked if I am always so "brazen." My manager smoothed things over but said that it was highly inappropriate of her to ask that question...three times, no less.
Who's the brazen one here and did she bother looking up the definition of "brazen?"

Oh, well. That's one of my only negative experiences. One would think that in a business setting that one would have more courtesy and consideration for other professionals.

Oh well. Her music sucked and her voice was terrible anyway. She won't last long in Hollywood, especially with a duplicitous attitude.