@icyfroth wrote:
When we were in France a cpl of years ago, we went to Normandy where Hubs wanted to visit the D-Day beaches. Of course there were lots of American tourists there doing the same thing. There are quite a few US military war graves in the area.
So at the end of the day we were in a restaurant alongside a couple of tables occupied by a large group of Americans.
The waitress had not brought any salt and pepper along with our meal, so rather than wait, I approached the American group and asked to borrow theirs. They aquiesced, and there was hushed conversation amongst them for a few minutes.
Then one of them, a man, said in a voice loud enough for us to overhear: "Australians are all descended from convicts". Hubs and I pretended not to hear, though we thought it rather rude.
It surprised me, because I've always known Americans to be quite courteous.
The colonies now known as the United States of America (well, some of them) were penal colonies long before Australia was.
lol
