Sad Truth: He Did Know -- He Just Wanted to Make His Home Life Sound Exotic

Diner: That's an interesting accent. Are you Jamaican?
Waiter: No, I'm from Trinidad.
Diner: Oh! My sister spent a year in Kenya!
Waiter: You know that Trinidad is in the Caribbean, right?
Diner: Oh. No, I guess I didn't.

--Alice's Teacup Restaurant, 73rd & Columbus