Am I stuck up, or is colleague rude?

[Iltavilli]

I changed career last year, and am on a training programme for a challenging new role, which I take quite seriously.

The new job is in a highly regulated environment - which I’m used to - and o approach it as such. A colleague, also on the development programme, is far more informal. He’s happy to chat all day about tv, primarily programme I simply don’t watch (talent shows, love island, etc), given I’m more of a going to gigs and sports person, so we have little in common.

There was a meeting last week where I used a word he seemed not to understand. It’s wasn’t a complex word, but the most suited to the context. As he asked what it meant I explained. They then mocked me for using it. He’s a jokey person but this was mockery in front of others and felt mean.

I should note, he’s well educated (degree etc), but it isn’t the first time. He’s told me to “stop being so middle class” before - I’m not, parents grew up on council estates, dad a factory labourer till he retired.

So who is BU?

I forget words sometimes but know what I'm trying to say. I get aggravated when no one around me has the education level nor the vocabulary that I do. Lol I'm not all that so called she and I ask sometimes and don't care what anyone thinks nor says afterwards. So I think it's a self esteem issue as well as a man thing. Also a belittling of embarrassment. I'm sure it's a lot of people that also didn't know but didn't speak up. My degree teaches to use words that everyone can understand in a large group. This is to appear understanding approachable and down to earth.

That was " I'm not that so called smart." I ask

He's attracted to you, but acting shitty about it.

She doesn't sound snobby to me.
And I can talk about any tv show, even ones I haven't watched!