--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sep 13, 2008, at 1:07 AM, TurquoiseB wrote: > > > Things will be going along swimmingly with some new > > person I've just met at a cafe or a dinner party, > > and then I'll fail to pronounce Rouen the way Dave > > Barry learned it should be pronounced, "Woon," and > > the other person's 'tude towards me will change > > abruptly. > > > > Instead of assuming that I am possessed of above- > > average intelligence, which they thought a moment > > ago, they now assume that because I am an American, > > I am stupid. > > > > And not only stupid, but Ignorant And Proud Of It. > > > > THAT, my friends who live in America and don't travel > > much outside it, is the legacy of modern America. > > All that proves, Barry, is that there's bigots outside of > America as well as in.
True. > (trim) > > > I, for one, wish that the country of my birth would > > dump this Ignorant And Proud Of It 'tude about life, > > and just fuckin' smarten up. > > So do many Americans. But they don't ever DO anything about it.
