A U.S. Marine boarded a crowded train and searched up and down for a seat. The only empty one was occupied by a well-dressed French woman’s tiny poodle.

“Ma’am,” he asked politely, “may I sit there?”

Without looking at him, she sniffed and muttered,
“Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat.”

The Marine, tired from his journey, walked the entire train again—still no seat. He returned and said,
“Please ma’am, I’m exhausted. May I sit down?”

She scoffed, “Not only are you Americans rude, you’re arrogant too.”

Without another word, the Marine picked up the dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.

The woman shrieked, “Someone must defend my honor! That American must be put in his place!”

A refined Englishman nearby calmly looked up and said,
“Sir, you Americans do everything the wrong way. You eat with the wrong hand, drive on the wrong side of the road—
and now it seems…
you’ve thrown the wrong bitch out the window.”