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British tourist discovers goodness of Americans.(The Goodness OF America)(Brief Article)

The New American

| April 04, 2005 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Carol Birmingham is a native of Great Britain who visited America's most popular tourist destination, Orlando, Florida, last February. Deciding the Orlando area would be an ideal place for a vacation home, the 62-year-old woman brought along several thousand dollars in cash to use as a down payment.

While relaxing in the villa the family rented, her son Giles asked her for some money to go to Walt Disney World. Then panic set in. She couldn't find her purse, which had contained $8,700!

Mrs. Birmingham and Giles retraced her steps, and she remembered opening the purse to pay for lunch at an area McDonald's the previous day. Giles called the McDonald's and was told that restaurant employees had found the purse, which had been given to the ...

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