Elephants and America

I was giving a talk about applying to college in America tonight, and a girl asked me why so many people wanted to go to school in the U.S. One of the Indian fathers raised his hand and said this:

"Four writers -- an Englishman, a Frenchman, an Indian and an American -- each write a book about elephants.

The Englishman calls his "Hunting for Elephants in the Wild".

The Frenchman calls his "The Beauty of Cooking Elephant".

The Indian calls his "Elephants in Indian Mythology".

The American calls his "How to Breed a Bigger Elephant".

That's the attitude in America, and that's why everyone wants to go to school there."