No, "THEY" are NOT!
They specifically say "ma mesquinerie" which is self-deriding and
implies that the comment is NOT to be taken at face value !
What's more. the person who wrote those line is also the person who was
in charge of the port at Nero's, so I'd say he has a right to claim that
his "baby" is better than someone else's.
Even if YOU don't agree, which is fine by me.
YOU were aggressive and insulting, HE was NOT!
whatever...
that's your opinion...
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regards,
Georges Toth