What Is An American
"I can’t make you out, "Herry James has Mrs. Tristram say to the American,"whether you are very simple or very deep. "This is a (1) ______ [1] ______which has confronted Europeans.What is it then that makes Americans (2) ______ wherever they go [2] ______ We hope it is not the unpleasant impression made by some tourists.
Americans carry an appearauce which is more a result of attitude than of clothing. This attitude combines a lack of class (3) ______ , an optimism [3] ______and an inquisitiveness. Also a liking for facts and figures, an (4)______ [4] ______and above all a desire to be friendly.
Americans are a (5)______ people. They work like mad then give away [5] ______what they earn. They play until they are exhausted, and call this a (6) [6]______They like to think of themselves as average men.
They tell each other "Take it easy", while always rushing off like crazy.
They crowd their highways with cars while complaining about the traffic,[7] ______(7) ______ to movies while (8) ______ about the quality, go to church but [8] ______don’t care much for (9) ______, amt drink too much, only stimulated to [9] ______bigger dreams.
There is, of course, no (10) ______ American. But if you added them [10] ______all together and then divided by its total number they would look like what this chapter portrays.