The train was quite crowded, so a U. S. Marine walked the entire length looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well dressed, middle-aged, French woman's pampered poodle. The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?" The French woman just sniffled, turned up her nose and then said to no one in particular, "Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is obviously using that seat." The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was occupied by that dog. "Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm VERY tired." She snorted again, "Not only are you Americans rude, you are also uncouth and arrogant!" This time the Marine didn't say a word; he just picked up the little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. The woman shrieked and screamed to the rest of the mostly male passengers, "Someone must defend my honor! This vile American should be put in his place!" An older English gentleman sitting nearby sighed and then spoke up, "Sir, you Americans often seem to have a penchant for simply always doing the wrong thing!! You hold the dining fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong side of the road. ....And now, sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out the window!!