The surprising thing was that everyone was cool about it. Honesty for the win :) People generally respond well when treated like people. Some don't, which is

The surprising thing was that everyone was cool about it. Honesty for the win :) People generally respond well when treated like people. Some don't, which is unfortunate. That's both a popular and silly reason for one (businesses, people with a pulpit, etc) to treat people like unruly masses as a defense.