[The wording doesn't escape him, he definitely makes note of it, but it's quickly swallowed by the overwhelming sense of what.]

I'm...sorry?

[For a moment he just stares, somewhat wide-eyed, before he settles back into the usual smirking sense of calm; this is potentially interesting.]

You'll have to forgive me my surprise; it's rare that I find anyone who's even heard of my home country, much less people who have actually been there.