Emphasis Preaching Journal

In the early 1980s a certain U.S. Ambassador to a small Latin American country gained a notorious reputation because of his arrogance and jingoism. He had been in the diplomatic corps for 15 years and had previously worked in U.S. embassies in Europe and Asia. When asked how he liked living in Latin America he replied that he didn't really care where he was sent as long as the silver table service matched. He could serve anywhere in the world, in rich countries and poor, as long as he wasn't personally deprived of the lifestyle to which he had been accustomed.