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They were also very indignant because the people at the house where they had lodged had offered to shake hands with them at parting. They did not come to Ober Ammergau to be treated on terms of familiarity by German peasants, they said. THEY WERE ALSO VERY INDIGNANT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE AT THE HOUSE WHERE THEY HAD LODGED HAD OFFERED TO SHAKE HANDS WITH THEM AT PARTING THEY DID NOT COME TO OBER AMMERGAU TO BE TREATED ON TERMS OF FAMILIARITY BY GERMAN PEASANTS THEY SAID
ent. One hardly ever hears the English language spoken on the Continent, without hearing grumbling and sneering. The women are the most objectionable. Foreigners undoubtedly see the very poorest specimens of the female kind we Anglo-Saxons have to show. The average female English or American tourist is rude and self-assertive, while, at the same time, ridiculously helpless and awkward. She is intensely selfish, and utterly inconsiderate of others; everlastingly complaining, and, in herself, drearily uninteresting. We travelled down in the omnibus from Ober-Ammergau with three perfect specimens of the species, accompanied by the usual miserable-looking man, who has had all the life talked out of him. They were grumbling the whole of the way at having been put to ride in an omnibus. It seemed that they had never been so insulted in their lives before, and they took care to let everybody in the vehicle know that they had paid for first-class, and that at home they kept their own carriage. T DISAGREEABLE CONTINGENT ONE HARDLY EVER HEARS THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SPOKEN ON THE CONTINENT WITHOUT HEARING GRUMBLING AND SNEERING THE WOMEN ARE THE MOST OBJECTIONABLE FOREIGNERS UNDOUBTEDLY SEE THE VERY POOREST SPECIMENS OF THE FEMALE KIND WE ANGLO SAXONS HAVE TO SHOW THE AVERAGE FEMALE ENGLISH OR AMERICAN TOURIST IS RUDE AND SELF ASSERTIVE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME RIDICULOUSLY HELPLESS AND AWKWARD SHE IS INTENSELY SELFISH AND UTTERLY INCONSIDERATE OF OTHERS EVERLASTINGLY COMPLAINING AND IN HERSELF DREARILY UNINTERESTING WE TRAVELLED DOWN IN THE OMNIBUS FROM OBER AMMERGAU WITH THREE PERFECT SPECIMENS OF THE SPECIES ACCOMPANIED BY THE USUAL MISERABLE LOOKING MAN WHO HAS HAD ALL THE LIFE TALKED OUT OF HIM THEY WERE GRUMBLING THE WHOLE OF THE WAY AT HAVING BEEN PUT TO RIDE IN AN OMNIBUS IT SEEMED THAT THEY HAD NEVER BEEN SO INSULTED IN THEIR LIVES BEFORE AND THEY TOOK CARE TO LET EVERYBODY IN THE VEHICLE KNOW THAT THEY HAD PAID FOR FIRST CLASS AND THAT AT HOME THEY KEPT THEIR OWN CARRIAGE
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