[Peter D]

US Marine walked the entire length looking for a seat in the crowded train. The only seat left was beside a well-dressed, middle-aged, French woman whose poodle was sitting on it.

The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?"
The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular,
"Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat."

The Marine walked the length of the train again, but the only seat left was under that dog. "Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very tired."

She snorted, "You Americans are rude and , you are also 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, "Someone defend my honour! Put this American in his place!"

An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up, "Sir, you Americans
seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the
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."