The only seat available on the train from London to
Paris was directly adjacent to a well dressed middle
aged, but very ugly French woman and the 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 of people. Can't you see my little FiFi is using
that seat, No?"

The American 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. 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 also
arrogant....Imagine!"

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

The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that
someone defend her honor and chastise the American.

An English man sitting across the aisle spoke up
indignantly "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 dog out the window."