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Nope, uno reverse card on this one.
People who think its weird to 1) express shock at a question and then 2) formulate an answer after they mulled it over a bit?
That isn't weird at all.
What is weird is being incredulous at this phenomenon.
It implies at least one of a few things:
That you think anyone who says 'huh?' is indicating that they didn't understand the literal words and meaning of question as spoken... not that they did understand it literally, but are expressing surprise that that question was asked, or any other possible thing that could be conveyed by 'huh?', maybe disgust, maybe horror, maybe annoyance, maybe nearly anything, etc.
That not having an instant response to any concievable question is abnormal.
Those things could imply that the person who thinks this way is impulsive, not inclined to deliberate or consider potentional outcomes before acting/speaking, and/or also overconfident about their ability to understand language and expressions.
Also could imply they have a tendency toward totalizing, not being precise, not considering nuance or context.
IE, a person who genuienly holds this belief is more likely to be offended by their own / innocent misunderstandings, and is more likely to act rapidly, without hesitation, as well as potentially in a more severe way.
... like a psychopath.
Uno!
EDIT:
Sorry, I had to expand this a bit as I went... you know, because I thought about it more.
Only thing I would add is that the dynamics you describe serve certain psychological functions for the individual - everything from feeling less insecure to developing an identity.