He probably was only asking to make conversation. It's an interesting thing to watch people who meet from vast distances apart, come together. Nervous? It's easy
. My wife broke out laughing when the landing officer we had started the questions (I had already briefed her). She was very nervous too, and didn't believe me that she was done until that moment. Imagine how she felt when they took her passport and went into the back to print her COPR LOL! In Russia (where she is from), that means you are paying a bribe, or being deported ...
Congrats! So, did they tell you not to travel until you get your PR card? If you need to go, how to get back?