Thursday, November 16, 2006
[1873 - W.C. (William Christopher) Handy, blues composer, born in Florence, Alabama]
[1889 - George S. (Simon) Kaufman, playwright, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]
[1909 - (Oliver) Burgess Meredith, actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio]
The Awkward American
In 1961, in downtown Hong Kong, in a rainstorm, I went into the Lane Bryant Department Store. There I purchased an excellent Burberry raincoat. All the staff (both British and Chinese) were impeccably dressed and had better manners than I did.
William's Whimsical Words:
Being an American is often awkward.
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