The fact that he's a "sir" and relishes that fact, says it all.
He can afford to be a SNOB so let him enjoy being one. That rank has a limited shelf-life while the one I aspire to has no rank and no "privileges", but it lasts eternally and I take great comfort in knowing that.
Sean Connery is also a ‘Sir’ and he is fighting for Scottish Independence (not that he lives there anymore). The difference between Scottish Independence and American independence is that Scotland has always, since 1707, had representation in Parliament, and since 1999, they have also been running most of their domestic affairs. Unlike the American colonies, Scotland has been enjoying a privileged status that has not been granted to England, which is now suffering from a democratic deficit thanks to Scots MPs having a say over purely English affairs that are not within the competence of English MPs to decide in Scotland anymore.