research proposal
there is a way that europeans sit at outdoor tables—preferably round tables—that makes them (the europeans) instantly recognizable as europeans. they may be dressed in american clothes (pleated khaki shorts!) but from a distance of 15 meters, you can tell that they are, indeed, european. i suspect the reason is this: europeans, unlike americans, know how to sit at outdoor tables. this is similar to how some women know how to walk in heels with an elegance, gracefulness and spritely sexiness that other women lack. the homo europeanus’s behavior warrants deep scientific study to better understand this phenomenon.
