Oh bla de oh bla da, life goes on blah

At the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, I was in a condo with educated, successful women and a couple of buddies who had their own businesses in NYC and around the world. The girls were a combination of artists and lawyers. A semi well-known female designer was helping cook breakfast with one of the guys who happened to owned a chain of restaurants.

She was in charge of making tea - so she filled the pot with water but then she couldn't figure out how the stove worked. I told her to turn the knob towards "light." When it started clicking she looked surprised and asked "What is that?" I said "relax, that's the pilot light." As the stove lit up I had to help her adjust the flame to fit the pot. I was amazed at how much I had to explain to get her to boil some water. I was tempted to further explain how fire worked to create heat, etc.

So my question is - Do you think this is an endearing "Act" designed to make men feel smart and useful or is this a sign that pretty women can go through life not knowing anything?