Wednesday, March 6, 2019

A cultural difference

The Titanic was sinking, and there weren't enough lifeboats. So the captain had to persuade male passengers to jump into  the icy waters to make room for women and children.

To the British he sai d. 'You must act like gentlemen.' They  jumped.

To the Americans he said, 'You can be heroes.' They complied.

To the Germans he said, 'It's the rule.' They obeyed.

To the Japanese he said,' It's the consensus.' They obliged.

Then came the Singaporean and they just weren't budging  until he came up with the appeal: 'Free life jackets for  those who jumped.'

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