Veteran’s Day
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Loading ...An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from several weeks of intense action on the Italian front lines. He had finally been granted R&R and had made it to Southampton, England, there to board a train bound for a few days in 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, “Lady, I love dogs - have a couple at home so I would be glad to hold your dog if I can just sit down. 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 for a time, but was so tired he finally said, “Lady, I’ve been on the front lines in Europe for three months with not a decent rest for all that time; could I just please sit there and hold your dog?”
The lady replied, “You Americans are not only rude and arrogant, you are also obnoxious.”
With that comment, the soldier calmly picked up the dog, threw it out the window and sat down. The woman was speechless.
An older neatly dressed Englishman 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!”