During WWII an American soldier had been on the front lines for three months when he was finally given a week of R&R. He caught a supply boat to a supply base in the south of England, then caught a train to London. The train was extremely crowded and he could not find a seat. He was dead on his feet and walked the length of the train looking for any place to sit down. Finally, he found a compartment with seats facing each other; there was room for two people on each seat. On one side sat only a very proper-looking, older British lady, with a small dog sitting in the empty seat beside her. "Could I please sit in that seat?" he asked. The lady was insulted. "You Americans are so rude!" she said, "Can't you see my dog is sitting there?"
Dejected, the soldier walked the rest of the way through the train and still could not find a seat. He found himself back at the same place. "Lady, I love doges = have a couple at home - so I would be glad to hold your dog if I can sit down." he said. The lady replied, "You Americans are not only rude, you are arrogant!" The soldier leaned against the wall for a time, but was so tired he finally said, "Lady, I've been on the front lines for three months with not a decent rest for all that time. Could I please sit there and hold your dog?" The lady replied, "You Americans are not only rude and arrogant, you are also obnocious!" With that comment, the soldier calmly stepped in, picked up the dog, petted it, threw it out the window, and sat down. The lady was speechless.
An older, neatly dressed Englishman sitting with his wife across from him on the other seat leaned forward and spoke up. "Young man, I do not know if all you Americans fit Madame's description of you or not. But I do know that you Americans do several things wrong. You drive on the wrong side of the road, you hold your fork in the wrong hand, and just now you have thrown the wrong bitch out of the window."
03-15-2005, 02:17 PM
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