If that is the way he treats you, then you have every right to retaliate in kind. Perhaps he is being more aristocratic in his approach, but the meaning behind his words is still insulting and demeaning. I would personally gladly take the plebeian approach and inform him to shove his superiority complex up his ass and to get back to me when he can be less of a dick.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter