"I'll be honest, a baronet sounds like a musical instrument," I tell him with mock disappointment. In truth, it still sounds fascinating and, despite what he claims, absolutely impressive. Logically I know it's only a matter of his culture and the period of time he comes from, but it's still amazing to me.

"We don't have anything like that at all where I come from. I mean, we have people who'd sure like to think they're some member of the aristocracy and that they're better than the rest of us," I explain, thinking immediately of some members of my extended family as well as a fair handful of mama's church friends. "But it's not actually true."