Homeless Dude Insults Juice's Hood

I grabbed a mocha from Starbucks on my way home tonight. It is freezing outside, and since my heater isn't working, I have to drive with the window slightly cracked so my windshield doesn't fog up. Very classy, I know. There was a homeless (I assume) guy standing at my exit as I was waiting for my light to change. I was just a few feet away from him, and since my window was partly down, it seemed rude to be so close to him and not say anything, especially since I had already met his eye and smiled at him as I was pulling to a stop. So I said hello and offered him my coffee, which I had barely touched. He said thanks, and by way of complaint, "There aren't any Starbucks out here in the hood." I agreed, that was true. "Man, I don't know what I'm doing in a place like this," he said, motioning with disdain in the direction of my neighborhood, "I must be really desperate. I don't know how I ended up here in this hood." He said a few more disparaging things along this vein and I started to feel a bit huffy and said, "I live here, you know." Then the car behind me honked and I had to go.

I can't say that I completely disagree with the man. I always wonder why folks stand at the entrance ramp to North Minneapolis. We don't have any money up here. But I'm picky about who I will allow to insult my neighborhood. And I especially don't want someone I just met to insult my neighborhood and especially when I just gave him my coffee. I don't mean to be insensitive to his situation, but that was super jerky, right?