Interesting point Atariel.
Re: the reception by Thorin and co. of the Rivendell elves, remember that they were spoofing on the Dwarves, the Hobbit says as much. They had somehow gtten word of the fact that the Dwarves were going to attempt to destroy Smaug [or that at least is waht Gandalf hoped] and they seem to have thought it completely out of the leaugue of probablity so they were basically making fun of them. It is also possible that the particular elves encountered that led them to the Bridge were somewhat anti-dwarven, we really do not know, but just because they sing childish songs does not mean that all elves should, would or did. It just means that those Elves at that time chose to interact with those particular Dwarves in thatway.
They were a big race with many sub-clans and doubtless there music and sense of humour could vary as much as our differing cultures and social-classes do.
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