The story was … as World War II just ended, the train from Paris to London was quite crowded, and a U. S. Marine walked the entire length of the train looking for a seat. There seemed to be one next to a well-dressed French woman, but when he got there, he saw it was taken by the woman's poodle. The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?"
The French woman sniffed and said to no one in particular, "Americans are so rude. My precious little Fifi is using that seat."
The Marine walked the entire train again, but despite his efforts, the only seat available was occupied by the French woman's 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, without saying a word just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
The woman shrieked, "Someone defend me! Put this American in his place!"
An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up. "You Americans have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your automobiles on the wrong side of the road. And now, you threw the wrong bitch out the window."
The Marine walked the entire train again, but despite his efforts, the only seat available was occupied by the French woman's 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, without saying a word just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
The woman shrieked, "Someone defend me! Put this American in his place!"
An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up. "You Americans have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your automobiles on the wrong side of the road. And now, you threw the wrong bitch out the window."
Author Unknown
No comments:
Post a Comment