Well yeah. The traveler vs tourist claim is understandable to a certain point. I've seen many people from my country (Italy) asking where to eat Italian food abroad or demanding Italian-speaking guides to take them around. Travel generally makes you open-minded but shouldn't be taken for granted.

About the staying a couple of weeks and visiting multiple cities, it is true. It's not some elitism, simply logic. Living 3 or 6 months in a place will give you a deeper understanding, 95% of the times, than staying 1 week in a place and just going around.