Why women speak in TMI

“What’s that perfume you’re wearing?” the girl at the cafe asks as soon as I take the seat next to her. She waits for my answer, holding one earpod away from her ear, and then makes a guess, “Is it L’Occitane?” 

I’m embarrassed. I don’t think I know this brand, and that pronunciation pegs it as an expensive one. I qualify my answer with my lack of taste …