The Train Ride

The only seat available on the train was directly adjacent to a well
dressed middle aged French woman andthe seat was being used by her dog.

The weary traveler asked, "Ma'am, please move your dog. I need that seat."
The French woman looked down her nose at the American, sniffed and said,
You Americans. Your are such a rude class ofpeople. Can't you see my
little FiFi is using that seat?"

The American walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after
another trip down to the end of thetrain, found himself again facing the
woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there?".I'm
very tired."

The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted "You Americans! Not only
are you rude, you are alsoarrogant....Imagine!"

The American didn't say anything else, he leaned over, picked up the dog,
tossed it out the window of thetrain and sat down in the empty seat. The
woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defendher honor and
chastise the American.

An English man sitting across the aisle spoke up indignantly "You
know,sir, you Americans do seem to have apenchant for doing the wrong
thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on
thewrong side of the road. And now, Sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out
the window."