Mark Twain Quote

It has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an American has not seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Mark Twain's Letters, Volume 1: 1853-1866 (ed. Univ of California Press, 1988) - ISBN: 9780520906068