Animosiity - why do some people hate fountain pens?

[amk]

Just had an unpleasant run in with someone I've had to do business with.

She asked me to fill in a form. Since I had my pens out I used one of them (filled with sensible blue-black Quink, not some fancy fuchsia shimmer ink) to fill the form in.

Back she came a while later with a triumphant look on her face.

"Those stupid pens of yours. You need to use a biro."

Then delivered herself of the sentiment that by using a fountain pen I am somehow putting myself above other people and being arrogant.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of animosity to fountain pens? What drives it? I can understand she might have been annoyed that the form had to be completed again - but if it was that important I would have expected her to ascertain the fact that ballpoint was required in the first place.