The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the
train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly
adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being used by her
little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in
that seat?" The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier,
sniffed and said, "You Americans. You are such a rude class of people.
Can't you see my little Fifi is using that seat?"

The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after
another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing
the woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there?
I'm very tired." The English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You
Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"

The soldier didn't say anything else. He leaned over, picked up the
little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the
empty seat. The woman shrieked and demanded that someone defend her and
chastise the soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle
spoke up, "You know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for
doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You
drive your autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've
thrown the wrong bitch out of the window."