The Washington times., 1932-06-23

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Those Awful Tourists
The Americans who habtualy go abroad or perm
aneny live abroad different l can quite see why
thew vince at certain loud noses certain quarrels with
overburdened porter and the not uncertain assertions
that the City Hall Gn New York Boston or any OF the
other joke towns like KeokuEO is nober edtce than
the cathedral at Chartres Americans who want to or
have to live abroad take protective cooratlon they
wish to have all the advantages of natives and none OF
the disabilities of visitors They want not to be COM
nmented on their accent because they want their accent
to pass unnotced They do not want to be overchaged
in accordance with the ouworn maxim that every Amer
lean is millionaire. They spend nine months year
bringing forth the illusion of themselves perfect Eng
lish perfect French ladleS anu gehIlehen anu "oe
a tourist
Travels Holiday
Still little sense might be useful Americans abroad
are either the same as they at home worse only
few timd ones, hardly worthy of the name OF Amerf
cans, are better They become more noticeable "nen
they set their active foot foreign shores because Oh
the contrast and because the moment go out OF our
own province we tend to exaggerate our characteristics
We drawl or nasalize twang little to excess, 10
assert ourselves Down south you are not nearly as
aware of the NANNY tone@~as you are up nortn) -
Our critics fail to allow for the prime fact OF all
travel abroad that it is holiday. The SIX or seven
days between the harbor of New York and the shore
line of Europe are week in elapsed time, but good
fifteen wears in emotional time We revert to child
hood which is the age of holidays. We are suddenly
free from routine which has held year; we break
ing that we drink too much and talk too much we 90
it when we move from the city to the mountains or
the sea- if we're lucky enough to hit Europe the e1ect
is multiplied hundred times
Jokes in K
The Joke towns of America used to to the letter
K: Keokuk and Kalamazoo, with concealed Ksounds
close second, Yonkers and Dubuque. There may be
phonetic reason; certainly has ever explained
the difference between these places and other cities
and suburbs of the size.
1t had never occurred to that the inhabitants OF
such cities willingly accepted the joke until read
advertisement in weekly of liberal tendencies, which
eff any person Cor any two people) really has to be
in Philadelphia for the summer, it might help to have
q large cool studio (bath adoinng), with soft
bed easy chairs, good lighting, outside entrance kch
enette privileges The holder of the adjoining Though
writer"
REALLY . Might?"
1t all sounds too heavenly, but still murmur against
"reay has to be- and ut might help" That isn't
civic pride and that won't bring any tenants. The
journal, the page, has another advertise
abroad. He says he wants to rent hs picturesque
Sussex Incidentally so you may know what you
get in England the details include Give bedrooms,
three living rooms large studio, useful library 1000
volumes, piano, small garden. mile from sea-"
And the price is $50 month if you take it by the
year. $40 if you only stay six months But the
main thing is that pride is better ad-writer than
humility.