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Originally Posted by
xperii 
Has anyone that you've met that may not appreciate certain things like the rest of us here such as nice clothing, "top shelf" wines and spirits, etc. ever called you pretentious? Not because you may or may not be acting by definition of the word but simply because of the way you dress or otherwise? What did you say, or how did you react? something similar happened to me and I didn't even say anything, I simply took my boots off and this person saw the tag and called me pretentious. I didn't know weather or not to take it as a joke or to tell them to fuck off. *shrug*
Why the hell was he looking at the tag in your boots? Sounds a little insecure/jealous to begin with. Svenn's answer is pretty much right.... I used to get embarrassed because my parents always order white zinfandel at restaurants, and I finally realized it's the greatest thing in the world. They don't really like wine, and they don't feel a need to order expensive wine they don't like just to impress anybody. I see the same thing with people who don't like mushrooms going out of their way to order something with Truffles (the most mushroomy tasting mushrooms in the world!)