confusion.

today, i participated in a conversation that went something like this:

man: so are you from around here?
me: no.
man: where are you from?
me: nevada.
man: nevada... so it's quite a bit warmer there.
me: no.
man: it's not?
me: no. it's about the same as it is here.
man: oh. i went to a casino in nevada once. it was up in the mountains near a lake...what was it called?
me: reno?
man: no. it was in the mountains...
me: lake tahoe?
man: yes, that's it. lake tahoe. it's beautiful up there.
me: yes.
man: are you native american?
me: no.

and i left it at that.