By A Foreigner
I like Americans.
They are so unlike Canadians.
They do not take their policemen seriously.
They come to Montreal to drink.
Not to criticize.
They claim they won the war.
But they know at heart that they didn't.
They have such respect for Englishmen.
They like to live abroad.
They do not brag about how they take baths.
But they take them.
Their teeth are so good.
And they wear B.V.D.'s all the year round.
I wish they didn't brag about it.
They have the second best navy in the world.
But they never mention it.
They would like to have Henry Ford for president.
But they will not elect him.
They saw through Bill Bryan.
They have gotten tired of Billy Sunday.
Their men have such funny hair cuts.
They are hard to suck in on Europe.
They have been there once.
They produced Barney Google, Mutt and Jeff.
And Jiggs.
They do not hang lady murderers.
They put them in vaudeville.
They read the Saturday Evening Post
And believe in Santa Claus.
When they make money
They make a lot of money.
They are fine people.
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To those so confused
Take this as sarcastic. I sure he was laughing at America's cocky swagger. We do feel we own the universe. We are the new Rome. We are not at war, we are helping people better themselves...Right??? I found this poem hilarious. Cheers Hemingway. -
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I think it's funny.
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underestimted
From guest Matt (contact)
I feel that he has underestimted us. Every body knows that there ate a few bad apples in the world, but we ussually obey the police. Also i thought it was weird for him to say that we dont criticize, We hve shows and other things that critizie other people all the time.Im still wondering why he sid tht we mke a lot of money
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This poem is over 50 years old. Think what the world was like back then, just after a world war. -
Interesting man
From guest Lauren (contact)
Hemingway, though the interesting man he was, came across to be very strange and odd. Im not so sure he wasnt crazy considering his death by suicide in Idaho. This poem to me has yet to make since, but it made since in some way to him, im sure of it. -
hmmm...
I think that he overestimated us.
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