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Re: Nice Ugly Americans Posted on: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:24:32 +0000

le Wed, 08 Oct 2003 11:55:26 -0400, dans l'article <3F84336E.FF518133@which.net>, S Viemeister a dit ...

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>> 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.

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