"Really? Well, he sure wasn't walking with me before, but maybe he'll change his mind now that we're making friends."

This is pretty much how he makes friends, after all.

Joseph pauses, committing Emporio's name to memory. And now that he has an excuse to talk about his favorite topic (himself), he cheers up considerably.

"Joseph Joestar is my name. I come from a wealthy family back in England - you know where that is, right?"

Because the townsfolk here sure didn't seem to.