It also seems we may need pity the poor French gents:
The train was packed and a U.S. Marine walked the entire length of the train looking for a seat. The only possibility was the seat upon which a well-dressed, middle-aged, French woman's poodle sat. 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."
Again the Marine walked the entire train but the only seat left was the one 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!"
After one more search, 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 honor! Put this American in his place!"
A nearby English gentleman quickly spoke up, "Sir, you Americans seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the road and, now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window!"
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