Even on the first day we invaded Plover’s house we sensed the conundrum that Americans are faced with in… — Lev Grossman

Even on the first day we invaded Plover’s house we sensed the conundrum that Americans are faced with in England: they’re too frightened of English people to behave rudely to them, and too ignorant to know how to behave politely.

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