He was being a dick for the sake of it. You don't answer an officials first question with "None of your business" unless you're being a dick, trying to get in

He was being a dick for the sake of it. You don't answer an officials first question with "None of your business" unless you're being a dick, trying to get in trouble, or trying to pick a fight with them. Just tell them what they want to hear in wooly non-descriptive language. She only asked "Why were you in China" for god sake. Just answer "I like China". These moral crusader 'principle of the thing' types irritate the hell out of me.