because I gave my stock explaination of the musical intrument that I play viz 'a cornet, resembles a small trumpet'.
I have never met this woman before, she is a new neighbour of our friends, so was involving her and her DH in the convo only to be told sharply that she knew what a cornet is and not to be 'so bloody patronising'
I use this stock explaination as IME not many people know what a bloody cornet is FGS.
I carried on mingling and handing round the twigletts when I returned to the room she was in she started on at me again for being 'bloody patronising' so I made my apologies to the hosts, gathered up my family and made for the door. Whereupon said guest stopped me in the hallway and said 'off to play our cornet, are we' in such a sarcastic tone that even DP looked askance (he has zero social antennae lol)
I kind of brushed past with my 'social smile' resisiting the urge to take her by the ears and introduce her face to my knee [joke]
So.......... was I being unreasonable to leave party, leaving an awkward and upsetting encounter ?
I intend to ring the hosts in the morning to apolgise for early bath