le Thu, 09 Oct 2003 04:56:21 +1000, dans l'article <2en8ov8vmbl6m12hol6l8e4fvml89n830i@4ax.com>, Dave Proctor a dit ...
>>>> Please! Until I joined this group I had never heard the term and
>>>> I have never heard a European use it. What does it refer to?
>>> There was a book, decades ago (1950s, perhaps?), called 'The Ugly
>>> American'. Most of those who (mis)use the term, have never read the book.
>>It was also the title of a film by George Englund, starring the sublime
>>Marlon Brando. 1963 or 1964, IIRC.
> What are you doing in here Desmond?
As I'm fortunate enough to be a European, Dave, whilst you're a
beer-swilling, women-groping, fly-infested Australian, I might ask you the
same thing.
Oops.
Besides ... I was here first. :-P
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