text: I've heard this before - actually when I was teaching English in France!\nIts not meant to be taken literally, its more of a satirical look at the way other countries see the States. For example, have you also got one which says "In England, you must always start a converstion with a comment about the weather" ? That's because we do like to talk about the weather here. Its a kind of stereotype, for our modern times.\n\nIt is also not meant to offend anyone!