[Fraulein]

I bought the plants anyway.

Good for you. There's nothing I hate more than an unsolicited finger-wagging lecture from some busybody stranger, particularly when the issue is so ridiculous.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

There's nothing I hate more than an unsolicited finger-wagging lecture from some busybody stranger... Me too. I usually use some really foul language (that I won't use here) and create a huge scene, then happily go about my business as if nothing happened.