Do I sound like a stuck up B****?

Lol if someone said l.o.l. to me in person I'd be sad, cause it means I'm REALLY not funny

I refuse to believe that someone said "lol" in real life.....

I think if you live in the UK and aren't white/English looking, people have the tendency to ask just out of curiosity. Just from my experience.

Could have something to do with you nothing being from the UK originally. Just saying.

Sorry if this is long and insignificant, i just don't really want to discuss it with anyone I actually know.


So I went to the store today and was looking around. One of the shop assistants came up to me to ask if I needed any help or was looking for anything in particular:


Me: No thanks, I found what I’m looking for just thinking about whither to buy it or not.

Shop assistant: Don’t think, it’s not good to think you know. Do you know that?

Me: Ignore/ forced smile

Shop Assistant: Don’t think, just grab

Me; Ignore

Shop assistant: Where are you from? Are you from Somalia?

Me: No

Shop assistant: Are you from Africa?

Me: Yes, but you know Africa is a BIG place?

Shop assistant: Ok are you from Congo?

Me: NO

Shop assistant: Ok that’s all the places I know in Africa

Me: WHAT!! Are you serious? ( I was genuinely shocked)

Shop assistant: Yea I only no two places lol

Me: You need a map, maybe try to start learning different places.

Shop assistant: No can’t be bothered learnt all that stuff at school no point, that
was when I did geography. Ok are you from Mongola?

Me: You think that’s in Africa?

Shop assistant: Urm, isn’t it?

By this time I had to go, so just kind of walked off I did say bye.
So I told my friend about this and she wasn’t shocked at all. This guy obviously went thought the education system (he told me). She basically told me I sounded stuck up. I did mention to her that I wanted to print a map and give it to him, as I’m a regular at the store (it’s down the road). She just looked at me with disgust.

So did I over react?

Do I need to recognise that some just don’t have knowledge in areas that I believe are basic, however may have knowledge in other areas?

I mean I didn’t expect him to know which country I originate from, I was just shocked that he only knew two countries in Africa. Also the fact that he was just guessing random places yet appeared to be 100% serious.

No you don't sound stuck up, I would have walked off after the "it’s not good to think"
I always get asked where i'm from, it does get annoying.

Done lie to us, its impossible to say "lol" in a natural real life conversation

LOL

I refuse to believe that someone said "lol" in real life.....

what do you mean?

Dont lie to us, she didn't say "lol"

woah... why? why not just actually laugh instead?

I do both it's cool and you know it.

That was supposed to be a 'not', sorry for that. Silly mobile. You're not a native of Britain, of course they might well ask. People find it interesting. And no, just because you're born in Britain doesn't mean you're a British native. That's not how it works.