To be honest, I would have done the same because most often, I just have to heart to confront people directly unless they are over-aggressive or something. I just haven’t got the guts, I guess.
I also used to lose my hearing aids, and the first time was right after doing a hearing test near me. It fell somewhere in the grass, and it took me more than an hour to find it. I didn’t know they had this function of searching then. If you lose one, you can press a button on another one, and the lost one will make a sound if they are still connected. It saved me lots of time.

I can't hear you!

I'd say thank goodness not God. They're not the same thing.

I would have said, "So this kid is God! I was expecting someone a little older", but l was born a smart ass with very little patience for stupid.

Reminds me of the prayer from the movie Shenandoah
Lord, we cleared this land. We plowed it, sowed it, and harvested it. We cooked the harvest. It wouldn’t be here, we wouldn’t be eatin’ it if we hadn’t done it all ourselves. We worked dog-bone hard for every crumb and morsel, but we thank you just the same anyway, Lord, for the food we’re about to eat. Amen.

Maybe you should have said; I am thanking your mother and father for giving birth to you.

I would have asked which one. I’m sick of these people trying to force their opinions on me!

I'd have been shocked. Prolly woulda mumbled "yeah right, Ok. Uh Huh" and that a been about it. Until I got outside and thought about it

I say, " Thank goodness" and trot away.

Should have said, which one?

I would have given the asshole a dirty look.

Just for the hell of it I would have replied "I only thank god when I find my car keys in the refrigerator."

Just continue to play dumb. Ask, "who else should I thank", when they say God, just say "where is she, and I'll thank her also."

Sometimes these situation catch us off guard, and we end up saying something we wish we wouldn't have. I think it's presumptuous and rude of that employee to put you on the spot and demand you thank his deity. Usually I give a neutral reply.

Should have said. "No I think the kid deserves all the thanks, he's smart, he did not need help." But of course if you are like me those things never occur to you at the time. Like someone said. "Repartee is what I should have said."

Not sure what I would have said. My first thought while reading would have been something like, "You are so correct, praise be to Allah and blessed be Mohammed." Or simply, "What the fuck."

Oh, me and the manager would have had WORDS...