Quote Originally Posted by Agent Z View Post
Yes, he's a stranger. A stranger that may have helped save Clark's life but a stranger nonetheless. Clark does not know Jor-El as a person, he did not grow up with him.
In most incarnations, Clark has been shown to have a kindred connection with Jor-El and Lara, despite not having been raised by them because, well, they are his parents. That, to most people, does mean something.