A floral porcelain teacup and saucer sit beside a small berry pastry.

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Ambassador Toulon

The Americans always love to hear how welcome they are.

— M. Butterfly ‧ 1993

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Ambassador Toulon offers a dry observation about a certain national vanity. Americans, he suggests, enjoy being told how welcome they are wherever they travel. The line reads as gentle mockery of a craving for flattery.

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