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Ok, so might be different product offering in the US then. Which makes what he said even doubly stupid.
College dorms are not as much of a thing here in Europe and Ikea stuff here is normal sized, just standardized, mostly with that minimalistic Ikea look and easy to assemble by oneself.
... How does that make it doubly stupid? He wouldn't know what ikea stores sell in Europe. His only exposure was a week known European brand stores offerings.
You before said it was based on the stuff that is used for college dorms, so I gathered he was looking at similar offerings as in other stores but just assumed it to be smaller because of some Ikea-specific reasons instead, so he then had to make up a suitable reason.
But on the other hand, perhaps he knew that College dorms are not a thing in Europe and had to find a reason the Ikea sold small furniture regardless of this.
In that case his remark wouldn't have been stupid at all but a valid speculative thought process based on deeper cultural knowledge.
Who knows...