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15 June 2007

Speaking of NPR and manners. I was listening to The Story today and at the tail end they had a smaller story that a guy from Chicago had written in to share. They called him to get the rest of the story.

[More:]
...While at a train station in Florence, he heard an American woman speaking loudly to the ticket agent. She commandeered John to translate. John obliged, sort of: he shouted at the agent in the silliest Italian-accented English he could muster. His performance earned him a standing ovation from the Italians, and a curt expletive [asshole] from the woman. Back home in Chicago a few years later, John ran into the same American woman, who got in his face as she had before. John rose to the occasion once again.


He said the woman pointed a finger about 2" from his face and said, "I know YOU!" He didn't remember her and asked her to refresh his memory, so she did. Then she gave him her business card. He said, "for what?" She said, "To stay in touch!"

He tore it up into 4 pieces, threw it over his shoulder and said, "ASSHOLE!" and walked away.

He said that the train ticket agent at the window was just being slow and seeming not to understand her b/c she was being such a bitch. After the guy made the request for her, the agent handed her the tickets he had already printed but was holding onto for torment purposes. :D

And it's cool that they're looking for more stories. I [heart] NPR!

http://thestory.org/yourstory/
Uh that was kinda mixed up, sorry, y'all. The business card finger pointing was what happened years later. But you guys are all geniuses so you probably got that.
posted by chewatadistance 15 June | 14:10
OMG, how much do I love that story? Heh heh heh!!!
posted by BoringPostcards 15 June | 14:27
I remember listening to a David Sedaris story where he was in France and overheard some Texan tourists commenting on his appearance, thinking he was a greasy French pick pocket. I remember being so friggin' mad at those stupid Americans on his behalf. This story makes me so happy.

But it's the primary story that makes me pissed off. I can't believe that women today are scared of stay-at-home dads. Or that other men are too paranoid to let their wives have male friends who are dads. This just stinks.
posted by TrishaLynn 15 June | 15:16
The follow up part doesn't do much for me, but the original in-france one is awesome!
posted by small_ruminant 15 June | 16:18
Duck, Duck || Oh good grief.

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