The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that there are no errors, that any troubles are simple misunderstandings, consequent on your not yet having spoken English loudly enough.


Paris to the Moon (ed. Random House, 2001) - ISBN: 9781588361387

Adam Gopnik Quotes

The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that...

The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that...

The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that...

The French believe that all errors are distant, someone else's fault. Americans believe that there is no distance, no difference, and therefore that...