The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-12
VOL XII NO. IS...
What Foreigners Think " America and
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a newspaper REPORTER has interviewed
the Commissionersuftl the different nations
represented at the Centennial Exposition,
and has published the result. Tie yiaws
OF America and Americans thus elected
will be interesting to those who wish To-
see themselvesas others see them. The
phlegmaticTmkis astounded at our in
quisiuysepssss; ;GNaThey come up to your
stand, handle your goods, ask you all
sorts of impertinent questions, never
apologize for troubling you, but address
invariably with, the Inevitable 'how
much.,p The Ercnchman thinks our
mode Of life, SO fur as eating is concerned,
detes.ablc.. "Your mode OF living" said
oneof the Commissioners, "is tho cause
of illness amoag your women, which
must affect the wh0lc race. The undue
Use OF ice water, ice cream, iced drinks
OF all kinds, the abuse of pepper and
salt, all arcLnjdriou,. You need pub
lie SCHOOL iasteabh the art of proper feed.
ing" The Belgian also detests our mode
OF living sfd our cooking. He thinks
our nhtional stomach must be out of
ordor--nCe far out Of tho way--and we
eat too much meat. While nc arc ex-
cccdingly sociable we have no cafes and
drink too often and too quickly, is also
the Belgian's Criticism. The Frenchman,
80 far ns our character is concerned, thinks
''the hight appreciation of nuhl5cr one
docs much to stunt the development of
morality" The Spaniard declares US to
be "thc most cordial and hospitable peo-
pie in the world" The italian thinks
we lack sentiment and principles. "To
achieve what you have done," said one
of the Italian Commission, "you have
huH 10 n
machine of yoar country, money
women puzzle the Italian the most. Says
this same Commissioner:
81 ask myself concerning them: Is it
innocence, virtue, ingeniousncss or whit?
They are the most iinpcrtinent creatures
l ever saw. They go up to foreigner
with the most perfect sang froid, stare
him out of countenance, ask him if he is
married, how many children he has,
where lie COMES from, and / know not
what. Their excessive freedom % MAN.
ncr to our hot -blopded people seems what
/ hope it is not. :, But they take the cx-
traordinary libettics1 Fancy d pretty girl
Of eighteen laying her littlo' d;mpled
hend Oh your arm aud asking you, naive
~ or boldly, know not which, how you
like American ladies. What the deuce
can bbc tliink?" h' l." 'le1f' +
Like, the Fronehman and Belgian, the
IAlinni 10 disgustedato our cooking "Yot;
need n thorough reformation of your cui-
sine," said one. "You have little or no
variety OF iuod.; ana OH you lack good
wines rs If you only had our wines you
would haye lessh public drunkenness.n
The German laments the absence of do.
mcstic life, but he seems to regard
America rs sort Of promised land, and
thinks it especially u paradise for work.
ing men. The Austrian, like the Turk,
is Disguised, with the national impolitc-
nees. Said one: The people are pleas
| ant enough, but they do not know the
use of the words please and thank you,
and seem to. imngint that for the admis-
sion price of fifty cents they purchase tho
services, as guides. instructors and play
things Of all the exhibitors" And then
we are wofully ignorant. "Most of the
American visitors here" aaid this same
Austrian, don't know the difference be-
tween Austria and Australia, aud ask mo
how like living in the bush. One old
lady asked ME, Just now, Where is the
Belgian and Brazilian >inudsT You
knaw the placc where t!loy make bug
jcwelry, iewelry out of bugs, and that is
only ono Instance in many hundreds"
The Dane thinks our middle classes not
SO we'll educated rs those Of his own
country The, Mexican is particularly
struck by the abuses of our street car
travel and our hacks. Hc would have
stringent laws,t6 prevent the oyercrowd-
ing of the street cars, and, to stop the
eXtortion of the hackmen, capital pun.
ishment. Tho Dutchman doesn't like
our women; thinks they are weak and
puny, compared with their buxoln girls
And the opinion of the Chinaman is
compressed into the following expressive
sentences: Much likee Melica. Costco
little money lfvec in ohilee. Chilee man man
niakcc muchce money in Melica Melican
man makeo d-n little money in Chi,
lce."