What do I do about unreasonably rude adults?

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As I am 19 years old I technically am an adult; but since I' still, sort of, in the education system, not living on my own etc. I guess this is the right place for me to ask this. I have a specific situation in mind:

I was at some kind of job interview and just as I arrived I was asked a few questions concerning my age, when I would be able to work and for how long. I just answered to all of them as good as I could but some of them were not very specific or about details I couldn't possibly know yet (because I just don't know what my medical condition will be like in six weeks or anything). So I got very unsure and answered something like "I think so" to a question and the woman asking me the questions got all weird and rude and said something like "don't think; know" in a rather harsh tone and kept being extremely impatient while asking for further information which I just didn't know. She had told me that she would need basic information... but this was far more and anyways, I am polite to strangers and when I notice that somebody else is obviously feeling uncomfortable (or when someone is extremely shy, as which I often come across) I try to be nice or to at least not make them feel worse.

This used to happen to me in school, too. A few teachers, especially when I was younger and hadn't found out how to fight back, some teachers would pick on me just because (I guess) I was the weakest link. I didn't say much, I wasn't dumb but quiete and they would use that as a way to ofend me.

As for my question (sorry, that was a little long) - how do I avoid these situations or how do I deal with them? As much as I would like to simply ignore these situations it always catches me off guard and leaves me getting more and more awkward, even if I has originally built up some amount of confidence. Is there a way to fight back or a trick to stay calm and strong?
As I will start to get a BA degree, live on my own, have a job a.s.o. soon I can't let these things affect me all the time.

My apologies, but I don't have any advice other than to ignore it. I would highly suggest posting this in the adults section as they would have better knowledge that may benefit you more. Darn teenagers and their lack of wisdom.