Way to go bob. Don't you stand for any of that local patronizing rubbish. And if he doesn't like it, then show him your wallet, your bait and tackle, and that everything else of yours is bigger, better, faster and stronger than his.
You are now an ethnocentric modern man in the hub of hubs with only the most refined tastes. Been there, done that, seen and tried it all. So you stay away from those darker ones FFS. You now deserve only the best quality that the Land of Vertical Smiles has to offer matey!