Are some photographers that work at camera stores arrogant, elitists, or condescending?

You will find this type in all walks of life. When the Walkman first came out my husband wanted one and asked a few questions about them in an electronics store in the Port of Authority in NYC. The salesman was short with him and refused to answer his questions. The next day my husband returned and said," Do you remember me, I tried to ask you about the Walkman yesterday?" When the salesman acknowledged him, my husband took his new Walkman from his pocket and said, "You were so rude I bought it somewhere else."