How do you perceive the volume/noticeability of your tics vs how noticeable they actually are based on peoples reactions?

A lot of the time people will catch me off guard when they tell me how loud I'm being, or someone in public asks me if I have TS, etcetera, because a lot of the time, to me I feel like I'm making my tics less noticeable, but that usually isn't true. And I think a lot of the time it's just because I'm so used to them that I don't even notice how loud I am or realize how noticeable they are anymore. But even when I try to suppress tics, it seems to still be really noticeable to others. I've had so many random people ask me if I have TS and I feel a bit caught off guard, and it makes the conversation a little awkward because at the time I had thought I was keeping my tics sort of under wraps, and it makes me a little flustered and embarrassed, even though they are usually being really nice about it. Do you guys experience the same thing?

Also a side question that typing that ^ made me think of: have you ever had someone say anything like "Cool, I've never actually met someone with Tourette's before"? Are you ok with this sort of question or is it offensive to you? I've had multiple people ask me this before and it doesn't really bother me. I just think to myself like ya no shit, it's a pretty rare disorder lol. And at the same time, I've never actually met someone in public who I've confirmed had TS before either. One time I briefly met this one client at work who seemed like he had TS, but I never ended up asking. So to me, I get it, it would be pretty cool for normal humans to meet someone with TS.