Somehow, I find it hard to buy that one of these young "ladies" would have let you off so easy.
I understand where you're coming from, but So what? Maybe they wouldn't have, maybe they would have. That's not how *I* reacted, and that's all I care about. I'm not out to one-up the world on the overreaction scales, here. Why let something bother me just because it might bother someone else? I might get less tangible results out of life this way, but at least I'm not wound up so tight I can't enjoy every moment.