Sunday, June 18, 2006

Artifact of America


The girls on this boat, like just about everyone I meet in public, reacted to me as the representative of a type. There are few Americans around, and my nationality is rather obvious. People frequently shout "Hello" at me in the streets. These young ladies, who according to my companions are students at a prestigious high school, entertained me with an obscen version of "Mary had a little lamb."

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