Americans are a strange people.
Americans
are
a
strange
people
.
They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn.
They
work
like
mad
,
then
give
away
much
of
what
they
earn
.
They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacation.
They
play
until
they
are
exhausted
,
and
call
this
a
vacation
.
They live to think of themselves as hard-hearted business men, yet are push-overs for any hard luck story.
They
live
to
think
of
themselves
as
hard-hearted
business
men
,
yet
are
push-overs
for
any
hard
luck
story
.
They have the biggest of nearly everything including government, motor cars and debts.
They
have
the
biggest
of
nearly
everything
including
government
,
motor
cars
and
debts
.
Yet they like to think of themselves as little people, average men, and they would like to cut everything down to their own size.
Yet
they
like
to
think
of
themselves
as
little
people
,
average
men
,
and
they
would
like
to
cut
everything
down
to
their
own
size
.
They show off their tall buildings, high mountains, long rivers, big state, the best country, the best world, the best heaven.
They
show
off
their
tall
buildings
,
high
mountains
,
long
rivers
,
big
state
,
the
best
country
,
the
best
world
,
the
best
heaven
.
Yet they also have the most traffic deaths, the most waste, and the most liars.
Yet
they
also
have
the
most
traffic
deaths
,
the
most
waste
,
and
the
most
liars
.
When they meet, they are always telling each other, "Take it easy," then they rush off like crazy in opposite directions.
When
they
meet
,
they
are
always
telling
each
other
,
``
Take
it
easy
,
''
then
they
rush
off
like
crazy
in
opposite
directions
.
They play games as if they were fighting a war, and fight wars as if playing a game.
They
play
games
as
if
they
were
fighting
a
war
,
and
fight
wars
as
if
playing
a
game
.
They marry more, and go broke more often.
They
marry
more
,
and
go
broke
more
often
.
They love children, animals, mother, work, excitement, noise, nature, television shows, comedy, high pace, sports, the underdog, the hero, the flag, Christmas, jazz, shapely women and muscular men, classical recordings, crowds, comics, cigarettes, warm houses in winter and cool ones in summer, thick beefsteaks, coffee, ice cream, informal dress, plenty of running water, do-it-yourself, and a working week limited to forty hours or less.
They
love
children
,
animals
,
mother
,
work
,
excitement
,
noise
,
nature
,
television
shows
,
comedy
,
high
pace
,
sports
,
the
underdog
,
the
hero
,
the
flag
,
Christmas
,
jazz
,
shapely
women
and
muscular
men
,
classical
recordings
,
crowds
,
comics
,
cigarettes
,
warm
houses
in
winter
and
cool
ones
in
summer
,
thick
beefsteaks
,
coffee
,
ice
cream
,
informal
dress
,
plenty
of
running
water
,
do-it-yourself
,
and
a
working
week
limited
to
forty
hours
or
less
.
They crowd their highways with cars while complaining about the traffic, troop to movies and television while blaming the quality and the advertisements, go to church but don't care much for sermons, and drink too much in the hope of relaxing--only to find themselves drunk into even bigger dreams.
They
crowd
their
highways
with
cars
while
complaining
about
the
traffic
,
troop
to
movies
and
television
while
blaming
the
quality
and
the
advertisements
,
go
to
church
but
do
n't
care
much
for
sermons
,
and
drink
too
much
in
the
hope
of
relaxing
--
only
to
find
themselves
drunk
into
even
bigger
dreams
.
There is of course, no typical American.
There
is
of
course
,
no
typical
American
.
But if you added them all together and then divided by 226, 000, 000 they would look something like what this chapter has tried to describe.
But
if
you
added
them
all
together
and
then
divided
by
226
,
000
,
000
they
would
look
something
like
what
this
chapter
has
tried
to
describe
.
Americans are a strange people. They work like mad, then give away much of what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a vacation. They live to think of themselves as hard-hearted business men, yet are push-overs for any hard luck story. They have the biggest of nearly everything including government, motor cars and debts. Yet they like to think of themselves as little people, average men, and they would like to cut everything down to their own size. They show off their tall buildings, high mountains, long rivers, big state, the best country, the best world, the best heaven. Yet they also have the most traffic deaths, the most waste, and the most liars.  When they meet, they are always telling each other, "Take it easy," then they rush off like crazy in opposite directions. They play games as if they were fighting a war, and fight wars as if playing a game. They marry more, and go broke more often. They love children, animals, mother, work, excitement, noise, nature, television shows, comedy, high pace, sports, the underdog, the hero, the flag, Christmas, jazz, shapely women and muscular men, classical recordings, crowds, comics, cigarettes, warm houses in winter and cool ones in summer, thick beefsteaks, coffee, ice cream, informal dress, plenty of running water, do-it-yourself, and a working week limited to forty hours or less.  They crowd their highways with cars while complaining about the traffic, troop to movies and television while blaming the quality and the advertisements, go to church but don't care much for sermons, and drink too much in the hope of relaxing--only to find themselves drunk into even bigger dreams.  There is of course, no typical American. But if you added them all together and then divided by 226, 000, 000 they would look something like what this chapter has tried to describe.