I value succinct, written and spoken. I value clarity just as much. Many people do not know how to ask questions nor answer them.
How is "Down the hall, to your left" the correct answer to "Do you have a bathroom?"
he was more succinct than you were, for he answered your first question and your yet unasked one with the same response. (Since he would not have given you directions to a non-existant bathroom. It's existance is implied in the vector he gave you.)
