An American manufacturer is showing his
machine factory to a
potential customer from Albania. At noon, when the
lunch whistle blows,
two thousand men and women immediately stop
work and leave the building.
"Your workers, they're escaping!"
cries the visitor. "You've got
to stop them."
"Don't worry,
they'll be back," says the American. And indeed, at
exactly one
o'clock the whistle blows again, and all the workers return
from
their break.
When the tour is over, the manufacturer turns to his
guest and says,
"Well, now, which of these machines would you like
to order?"
"Forget the machines," says the visitor. "How much do
you want for
that whistle?"
