[Hey! He's plenty sensitive to different lifestyles! How do you think he's so good at infiltrating circuses (with Sebastian's help) and underworld crime syndicates (also with Sebastian's help)!]
I don't see why it would be. Logically, one could argue that touting your age is akin to touting your growing wisdom. [Again, spouting more rhetoric that he doesn't actually believe in but whatever. If it helps him while arguing with her, he'll take it.]