A different but the same scenario. Getting on an elevator at a Hilton I said "excuse me" as I reached past someone to tap my key card on the reader to get to the Executive Lounge floor. They responded with, "Wow, that must mean you're important". I replied, "No, it means I spend over 180 nights a year in a hotel". Their jaw hit the ground and all of a sudden they were happy to get off on a lower floor.