RE: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes (wasRe:Hardworking?)

[Gautam Mukunda]

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Charlie Bell wrote:
> > How, exactly, is that different
> > from the behavior that you cite, Charlie, other than that it is done by
> > Europeans and so is something that we colonials are just supposed to put
> > up with?
> 
> See? Or maybe you don't.
> 
> You're so frightfully indignant, and everything is an attack.
> 
> I *know* Brits are a nightmare abroad. I see it every day. The biggest
> difference is, we don't pretend otherwise.
> 
> Charlie

I'm actually not particularly indignant.  But I think I do have a right to
be, if I were.  Brits _don't_ have to put up with people endlessly telling
them how they in particular are all rude all of the time.  With a very
strong contrast with the implicit virtuousness of the teller, of
course.  The irony inherent in that is so immense, that, well, even a
European should be able to appreciate it.  :-)

Gautam