Curiosity, your first point is debatable. HoweverPride in not learning nach because “you didn’t go to seminary” does make you an am haaretz, if you don’t know at the very least look it up. Which you have done, congrats.
Sadly though you got it wrong. Those accepted by gidon were thus who fell on the floor. Kneeling was unacceptable. And if your rebbe said not to kneel to drink you’d he right
At any rate none of them said “sorry gidon we can’t drink this is a public fountain”
Jf2 it is a great word used to mean ignorance. I agree about the spelling