***AMERICAN SOLDIER***

An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned
from several weeks of intense action on the German front lines.
He had finally been granted R&R and had made it to Southampton,
England, where he was to board a train bound for London.

The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of
the train, looking for an empty seat. The only seat unoccupied
was directly across from a well dressed, middle aged lady and
was being used by her little dog.

The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in that
seat?" The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier,
sniffed and said,
"You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you
see my little Fifi is using that seat?"

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

The English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You
Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also quite arrogant.
Imagine!"

The soldier leaned against the swaying wall of the train and
again asked if he might please sit down.

The lady said, "Not only are you Americans rude and arrogant,
you're also very inconsiderate."

The soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up
the little dog and tossed it out the window of the train and
sat down in the empty seat.

The woman shrieked and railed, demanding that someone defend
her and chastise the soldier.

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