Firstly, my chips are stacked correctly - just so it is clear, he is able to count them if he gets up and has a look.
secondly he was a whole table length away and on my ear plug side so although i heard the question I actually miss heard what he asked. also he had asked tell questions before, as soon as he asked i took my plug out of my ear so i could communicate with him properly.
Anyway...i dont think i had poor etiquitte at the time it was a one off miss understanding which i wanted to check.
my music was not loud I could hear the dealer who was closer of course.
anyway interesting responses and i still come back to my base thought that maybe it should be work it out yourself. i dont know I have seen pros who give a estimate and then other go well it is all stacked you can count it on TV so just wanted to know your thoughts...