True, but this particular style was born out of a region where people are largely known to be smug and arrogant about their intelligence/"betterness" than other

True, but this particular style was born out of a region where people are largely known to be smug and arrogant about their intelligence/"betterness" than other people. Not sure I'd call it a moral failing as much as a marker of who to avoid (much like a dangerous plant having bright colors or scents).