[ricpic]

Does being born on European soil automatically confer a sophistication that rude Americans cannot possibly attain to?

One would think so, listening to the derisive, dismissive, pronouncments emanating from the inner chambers of Paris, Brussels and Berlin.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Does being born on European soil automatically confer a sophistication that rude Americans cannot possibly attain to?"

Well, the Europeans certainly think so.

[okie01]

"One would think so, listening to the derisive, dismissive, pronouncments emanating from the inner chambers of Paris, Brussels and Berlin."

You might also add the "inner chambers" of New York, Hollywood and acadaemia...