I am self employed and attend various business/network events, this morning I went to one I hadn’t attended before but had heard positive things about.
There was about 25/30 people there, and it is essentially ‘chaired’ by one man. After I have my presentation about my business, he made a comment about where I am from (Liverpool). He said that anyone with their purses or wallets in front of them on the table should hide them immediately, to some muffled laughter from a few others.
Am I being unreasonable to expect professional standards as opposed to stereotypical jokes? I won’t return to this particular meeting.