What I Saw in America
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Now, I do not know whether the Americans I met, struck by the fastidiousfoppery of my dress and appearance, concluded that it is the custom ofelegant English dandies to carry two walking sticks. But I do know thatit is much less common among Americans than among Englishmen to carryeven one. The point, however, is not merely that more sticks are carriedby Englishmen than by Americans; it is that the sticks which are carriedby Americans stand for something entirely different.
In America a stick i...s commonly called a cane, and it has about itsomething of the atmosphere which the poet described as the nice conductof the clouded cane. It would be an exaggeration to say that when thecitizens of the United States see a man carrying a light stick, theydeduce that if he does that he does nothing else. But there is about ita faint flavour of luxury and lounging, and most of the energeticcitizens of this energetic society avoid it by instinct.
Now, in an Englishman like myself, carrying a stick may imply lounging, but it does not imply luxury, and I can say with some firmness that itdoes not imply dandyism.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Now, I do not know whether the Americans I met, struck by the fastidiousfoppery of my dress and appearance, concluded that it is the custom ofelegant English dandies to carry two walking sticks. But I do know thatit is much less common among Americans than among Englishmen to carryeven one. The point, however, is not merely that more sticks are carriedby Englishmen than by Americans; it is that the sticks which are carriedby Americans stand for something entirely different.
In America a stick i...s commonly called a cane, and it has about itsomething of the atmosphere which the poet described as the nice conductof the clouded cane. It would be an exaggeration to say that when thecitizens of the United States see a man carrying a light stick, theydeduce that if he does that he does nothing else. But there is about ita faint flavour of luxury and lounging, and most of the energeticcitizens of this energetic society avoid it by instinct.
Now, in an Englishman like myself, carrying a stick may imply lounging, but it does not imply luxury, and I can say with some firmness that itdoes not imply dandyism.
What to read after What I Saw in America?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 to read onlineMoreLess
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