Hamburg - the best city in Germany

I spent some time chatting with an older gentleman in a café here today. He said that he had always lived around Hamburg (he was in his 70s). He made one funny comment, which was, "ah yes, this people in Hamburg are always trying to be like the British, the upper class British, that is." I didn't ask him to expound but considering his well mannered behaviour, intellectual development, shined shoes, attire, manner of speech and excellent table manners I assumed he was more than capable of distinguishing between the classes or at the very least, his older age and experience warrented my respect so I didn't even think of challenging him