"So what year is that?" ERRRRR!

So I was out building a small ramp to clear a curb that I have to drive over to park the bike in my apartment complex. I had the bike sitting on the other side of the curb in the grass all clean and shiny. Note that it's a '98 in what I would consider near perfect condition so it doesn't look like it's weathered at all. Most people who don't know/ride bikes think that it is new when they have looked at it. So anyway, this guy pulls up on a Gixxer 600 with fairing cages and that wheelie plate thing that stunt bikes have. He starts some small talk then looks at my bike (of which he has a rear view) and asks me what it was and I told him VFR800 and he shrugs his shoulders at me because he has no idea what that is. Then he asks, "So what year is it? 89...90?" I looked at him and said, "No, it's a 98." He then gets this dumbfounded look on his face and says "Really?" with a raised eyebrow as he shrugs his head back expressing the term "are you kidding?". It's one thing to miss-guess by 10 years. That's sort of insulting in itself, but then to raise an eyebrow when you correct him is disrespectful in my opinion. I'm sorry, but I really hate people like that. :censored:

 

People ask me what year mine is and are usually surprised to hear its a 93. Its not in near mint shape or but it still looks good. I think they are really surprised to see the older bikes looking a little more modern than they had thought or maybe that they are taken care of and still look good. lol