it's because he's a huge nerd, sorry ashley
also because you're his boyfriend

"N-no. No, this isn't England. It's--" It's a magical inn. (Feuilly can never quite think of it as a hotel; the word is too inextricably linked with massive Paris buildings. Porters and busy streets and fifth-floor rooms.) "I'm told it's very like Scotland outside? I'll need to take the dogs out soon, if you'd like to come along? I can show you--show you the place."