Re: American like Sam Shepard ( was guns and stuff)

Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sun, 16 May 1999 18:49:22 +1000

(: LMAO!!!

When I was in LA I could spot the other Aussies from a mile off. They were
the ones with withered Hawaiian leis still in place trying to negotiate
their enormous hire cars onto the wrong side of the road (:

Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest

> I was in Italy last September, where I had the opportunity to observe my
> fellow Americans outside their natural habitat. Several rather
embarassing
> facts were brought to my attention.
> 
> - We (1) seem to have put on a few pounds in the last 40 years. 
> - When it comes to footwear, we're really quite fond of sneakers and
> sneaker-derivatives. 
> - Our Italian vocabulary spans at least 3 words.
> - What's all this nonsense about trains. We're renting a car.
> - Rick Steves.
> 
> 1 - My use of the pronoun "we" will no doubt incite someone to haughtily
> respond to the effect of "Not the Americans I choose to associate with!".
> So, let's be clear. The Americans that *you* choose to associate with are
> the glorious exceptions.