Literature
Yankee Hospitality
[By Amy Flanagan; uploaded with her permission]
"Hey, whereja think you're going, dressed like that?"
I stopped and whirled round when I heard that harsh female voice. It was a policewoman, in her mid-twenties. As an English girl, used to unarmed and tremendously polite policemen, I found the American armed aggressive police officers very intimidating. The fact that she was female, and quite attractive with a very good figure, did not reassure me at all.
"I'm sorry, officer," I replied. "Is there something wrong with my clothing? I'm from London and it's quite normal there."
She looked me up and down, studying my close-fitting tailored blouse, clingy miniskirt and wide, tight belt that, I admit, did full justice to my figure. Her eyes drifted down to my shiny black shoes with stilettos.
"Limey, huh? Well, round here the only girls who dress like that are whores at night, not respectable people at ten in the morning. Hands behind your back, palms facing out."
I did not