| Canadian Soldier |
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A Canadian 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, 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 Canadians. 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 Canadians! Not only are you rude, you are also quite arrogant." 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 Canadians rude and arrogant, you're also very inconsiderate." While 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 Canadians doseem 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 the window." |
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