The French and the American
An American, wearing Bermuda shorts, T-shirt, and a baseball
cap, walks into a café, chewing on gum. He sits next to this
French guy who is trying to enjoy his breakfast and is not in
the mood for small talk.
The American, aware of the Frenchman's mood, tries to be
smart. He sees the man eating a roll with jelly and decides
to remark on that.
"You French people eat the entire roll of bread?!" he says
in an astonished tone.
"Yes," replies the Frenchman and resumes eating.
"Not us," says the American. "We only eat the inside and
then throw the crust in a container, process it and sell it
to the French as croissants."
The Frenchman calmly ignores him and continues to eat.
"Eww..." says the American, "You eat your bread with that
jelly?"
"Yes," says the Frenchman.
"Not us," says the American, "We only eat fresh fruits.
Then we throw the peal in a container, process it and sell it
to the French as jelly."
"Really?" says the Frenchman, "And what do you do with your
used condoms?"
Taken aback, the American says, "Uhh... we just throw them
away."
"Not us," said the Frenchman, "We throw them in a container,
process them, and sell it as gum to the Americans."
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