A man walked into a store and told the clerk, "I'd like 2 pounds of Polish
sausage, please."

The clerk stared for a moment then asked, "Are you Polish?"

The man, very offended, said, "Well, yes I am.  But let me ask you, if I had
asked for Italian sausage, would you ask if I was Italian?  How about if I had
asked for German sausage, would you ask if I was German?  And, furthermore,
if I had asked for a taco, would you ask if I was Mexican? Huh? Would ya?"

The clerk: "Well, no."

With deep self-righteous indignation, the man states: "Well, all right then,
why'd you ask me if I'm Polish?"

The clerk replies, "Because this is a hardware store."