What in the world did you say to me? III

Here is a recount of a "What in the world did you say to me?" moment I was a witness to. I was standing in line at Penn Station restaurant (For those of you that may not know, Penn Station is a east coast style sub shop). I had placed my order and was waiting on it to be cooked.

Through the restaurant entrance, I see a guy walk in and immediately realize that he knew one of the guys working behind the counter. The conversation went like this:

Customer: "Bill, man, I haven't seen you in forever. What have you been up to?"

Worker: "Not much. How about you? Where are you working?"

Customer: "I've been working at this store in the mall. I am now the assistant manager."

Worker: "Man, that is great to hear."

Then it happened. The "What in the world did you say to me?" moment.

Customer: "So, where are you working?"

The worker responded with some version of "What in the world did you say to me?" I think it may have been more like, "What kind of stupid question is that? You see me behind this counter with an apron and a spatula, don't you?"

The conversation ended with the worker turning around and never again acknowledging that the customer was still in the restaurant.