Judge, 1925-07-18 · page 14 of 37
Judge — July 18, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is a humor piece about an American woman named Betty traveling in Paris. The cartoon satirizes American tourists abroad, particularly their cultural ignorance and aggressive behavior. The jokes: Betty demands a hotel room change and bath in broken French; onlookers can't tell if she's serious or joking. At a Parisian café, she suspects her tip was insufficient—reflecting American tipping culture clashing with French customs. The final panel shows her causing traffic chaos, with the caption parodying the French WWI motto "They shall not pass!" to mean the French won't let her pass through. The satire targets American tourists as loud, demanding, culturally insensitive travelers who impose their expectations and behaviors on European hosts.
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Petly qoel Abroad She tries to get her money Betty has asked for a room changed into “Latin quar- anda bath. Couple in back- ground are trying to decide whether she’s crazy or just kidding them. She has a suspicion that the tip wasn't large enough. She understands now where the French got their motto—“They shall not pass!” comicbooks.com