Ive posted here once before so sorry if it  sounds like more highschool bullshit, but I promise i want legit advice to this

Also ooga booga on mobile and formatting bad.

So in class we had some companies come in and talk about their various business and some info on the kind of people they hire. Afterward during QNA i asked about what wages they offerd since it seemed prevalent. This got me some dirty looks and beating around the bush but i didnt think anything of it. I get to my next class and one of the other students pulled me aside and said that what i did wasn’t cool. Also the the teacher seemed pretty mad at me. I dont really understand whats wrong with asking about starting hourly pay but according to him it’s impolite and it would explain the dirty glares i got. 

So am i the ass here? I understand i can be blunt sometimes but i dont think what i asked about was out of line. 