> negative stereotypes that the author wanted to rail against by mentioning all this. > ‘Do you know where the proxy settings are?’ I asked, hopefully. > Well

> negative stereotypes that the author wanted to rail against by mentioning all this. > ‘Do you know where the proxy settings are?’ I asked, hopefully. > Well for Christ's sake don't ask her something she almost surely doesn't know Ehm, negative steretypes, ehm...