Well, I agree with what you sat Ron, but the title of the thread is a little misleading, because lager can be 'real ale' too. Most of the beer sold as lager in the UK is not 'real' (in the 'real ale' sense), but some is. And of course there are many examples of what could be called 'real' lager in Germany, Belgium, etc., and in the US.

Real ale drinkers are not (IME) usually motivated by any kind of snobbery, but by the fact that they regard real ale as better quality than the fizzy keg stuff.

That's not to say there aren't some snobs around though, as there is with almost anything else (wine, certain types of food, music, etc., etc....)