That bloke would have been an ill-mannered toe rag, Allan, whatever century he was living in. I hope you told him so, and walked out of the house.

But it's not a question of chronology. Or for that matter, to use a phrase Richard Beidge I think used way back in this thread, of "not being in touch", because all that means, I take it, is not agreeing with a perceived consensus, and frequently a perceived consensus can be plain wrong on important matters.