I've been to a handful of other countries and sadly I concede I have never seen more people who want something for nothing, expect the world owes them something, and lazy; more than anyone else here in my country.
Like you I was appalled. I couldn't believe my ears, so rather than waste my breath; I fell silent, shook my head, and walked away.
That's why I really, really believe that a universal language needs to be a [color:"yellow"]required[/color] subject in all schools throughout the world and if that language comes to be Esperanto then so be it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />