He sounds fairly typical of that particular class of Brit. I found their condescension to be generally misplaced and certainly highly annoying. The best way to deal with this type of Englishman was to be rude to them. That would usually get you respect. I have written what I consider to be a fairly funny book about various foibles, prejudices and fantasies of the English as well as telling the story of my time in the UK, most of 1972-1979.

Here's a brief example.

G.B. Shaw was absolutely correct when he said that England and America were ‘two nations divided by a common language’. It took me approximately two years before I became fluent in English as spoken in England, and completely conversant with its nuances, idioms and hidden meanings.

To give a brief example of the latter: I walk into a bookstore and say to the proprietress: ‘Do you have a copy of the Sloane Ranger Handbook?’

She replies: ‘No, I suggest you try WH Smith's.’

On the surface, this may appear to be a perfectly normal and ordinary exchange, helpful even. However, it is not. The combination of the accent with which the reply is delivered mixed with the intonation accompanying it in fact means that the reply actually said: ‘Piss off. This is a posh bookstore.’

But it's only after an extended period of time living and mixing with the English that an American can come to understand these matters.

On another note, my grandmother grew up in Wetaskiwin which is just north of Calgary. Alberta province is lovely.