The train was quite crowded, and a U. S. Marine walked the entire length looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well dressed, middle-aged, French woman's poodle.
The war-weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?'
The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular 'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat.'
The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was under that dog.
'Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very tired.'
She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant!'
This time the Marine didn't say a word; he just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honour! this American should
be put in his place!'
An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up, 'I say, old boy, you Americans seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window.'
Don't blame me. Blame Erika.
Tiens, c'est vrai.
ReplyDeleteIt's my experience that the Brits, when they get going, tend to be far ruder than the average Yank. I believe it may be on account of a greatly mistaken belief in their own superiority.
ReplyDeleteWicked wicked child!
ReplyDeleteThe Florentines can be very rude, except in times of recession, like now, when the tourist crowds are thin and they are not spending much.
New Yorkers are rude by nature. It's bred into the gene pool, and conditioned by sharing 14 little islands among 8 million people.
The Marine would say "Ma'am! Yes Ma'am!" before and after he tossed the poodle.
Lapin and Counterlight, I've often found Brits and New Yorkers to be quite nice. Visitors to England and New York take note: attitude is everything.
ReplyDeleteVery amusing. Tho at first I thought it was the poodle that was middle aged! Curse my literalism....
ReplyDeleteD'accord, j'y vais.
Tobias, I thought the same. I wondered, "What sort of outfit does a well-dressed, middle-aged poodle wear?" And then, I came to my unliteral senses.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one.
ReplyDeleteEthnic jokes ;=)
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