Grrrrr. I know that Americans (sometimes rightfully) have a reputation for being hugely stupid, but some Europeans are insulting prigs. Had to fax something to The Netherlands to some broad we had speaking here last month. Fax didn't go through because her fax line is apparently also a voice line and she wasn't at home to push the button to start the fax. Apparently her cousin picked up the phone and was wildly confused by the fax noises on the line. So I get this email from the scholar saying, "As many Americans aren't aware, there is a 6 hour time difference between Cleveland and Amsterdam. Please fax the form in two hours when I will be at home." How enlightening, you self-righteous git. I had no idea that there would be a time difference between two different fucking continents.
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