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 railed, 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 b&#%@ out of the 
window."