(Magic Box. Anya is carefully watching a pair of shoppers browsing)

XANDER: Honey! Old saying: A watched customer never buys.

ANYA: They would if they were patriotic.

XANDER: (to Willow) Okay, I'm going in. (to Anya) Patriotic?

ANYA: Yes. I've recently come to realize that there's more to me than just being human. I'm also an American.

GILES: yes, I suppose you are, in a manner of speaking. You *were* born here, your mortal self.

ANYA: Well, that's right foreigner! So I've been reading a lot about the good ole us of A. Embracing the extraordinarily precious ideology that's helped to shape and define it.

WILLOW: Democracy?

ANYA: Capitalism. A free market dependant on the profitable exchange of goods for currency. A system of symbiotic beauty apparently lost on these old people. Look at 'em. Perusing the shelves, undressing the merchandise with their eye-balls. All ogle, no cash. It's not just annoying, it's un-American.

GILES: Appalling. Almost as if they no longer think money can buy happiness.

ANYA: Totally un-American. Oh, and you know what else is un-American? French people.

WILLOW: You don't say.

ANYA: From what I hear they don't tip. And French old people, really the bottom of the barrel, you know.

XANDER: An, how's about we try being a bit less prejudiced and a bit more inclusive. Not *us*, just you.

ANYA: Fine. I'm gonna make those fogies buy things.

• Anya's Demon heritage
• Funnies

written by: Rebecca Kirshner; Once again, I'm typing these up myself as transcripts are scarce.... Full transcript at:
http://www.studiesinwords.de/97toughlove.html