(: 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.