The jaffa tag was a bit nasty mefeels.
However, m_f having a pop at someone doing a macjob who happened to answer him with a perceived stupid answer was also a bit nasty (but doesn't warrant the jaffa thing…that was very personal).
And then, the "you can only get a job in a shop" thing. Some of the nicest most pleasant people I deal with are on the tills at my local sainsburys…jesus, they do a boring job and must have to deal with right cocks some of the day. So I try to pass the time of day with them, have a wee chat and joke about my inability to pack a bag. And most of them are lovely back. A smile, a joke, a thanks, a cheerio. It's these little things that brighten everyone's day up.
When do do something for a living where people automatically assume you could only have one level of education (fairly low) and treat you as some kind of amoebic member of society there to help them and them alone, you can grow fairly hostile to the attitude displayed by m_f. I've experienced it first hand. I know you were only making a joke, but it backfired just a little.
How would you feel if someone from a flash London agency took a look at your agency's work (which is just great by the way) and posted on upyourarsedesignersinlondonworld.com "that's why he runs an agency in **** Hartlepool"?