(20 Mar 2015, 1:06 pm)aureolin wrote A snobbish attitude would be the least of my worries if he had a shotgun!
I deliver to farms in remote locations on a regular basis so it's not that uncommon to see farmers with shotguns walking around fields and such. I mean, it wasn't like the farmer/landowner I encountered today was waving round the gun in a threatening manner - it was 'in half' (sorry I don't know the correct terminology) and safely draped over his arm.
As I said, I perceived him to be snobbish as he was a stereotypical 'toff' (possibly the first one I've ever came across) who spoke like he had a mouth full of marbles, enquiring about 'my business in the area' without, in my view, any real reason. He may have just been trying to strike up a conversation - perhaps my reaction was a manifestation of my own class prejudices.