During WW II an American soldier
During WW II an American soldier had been on the front lines in Europe for three months, when he was finally given a week of R&R. He caught a supply boat to a supply base in the south of England, then caught a train to London. The train was extremely crowded and he could not find a seat. He was dead on his feet and walked the length of the train looking for any place to sit down. Finally he found a compartment with seats facing each other; there was room for two people on each seat. On one side sat only a proper looking, older British lady, with a small dog sitting in the empty seat beside her. “Could I please sit in that seat?” he asked. The lady was insulted. “You bloody Americans are so rude”, she said, “can’t you see my dog is sitting there”? He walked through the train once more and still could not find a seat. He found himself back at the same place. “Lady I love dogs – have a couple at home – so I would be glad to
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