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?”