It's sad to see that people still have those stupid stereotypes about Bitcoin. This honesty sucks because it gives a negative reputation to Bitcoin and my business.
One misconception is that Bitcoin is known and understood by a majority of the people. The world is not bitcointalk. The world tends to believe what they see on TV - and they've seen for too long the "bitcoin is scam" narrative. After they'll understand it's not a scam they'll believe the "environmental disaster" narrative.
It also depends on the age and background and age of the potential customers. The younger and more educated they are, the more open they may be to Bitcoin (at least I expect so).
But the vast majority not believing in bitcoin (or hating it because they think that they've missed the train, or because they think it's a Ponzi) is basically just normal.
If you didn't expect all this, then you had unrealistic expectations imho.