Our Survey Said......

[ELVIS68]

Last month a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN.
The only question asked was:-

"Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions
To the food shortage in the rest of the world?"

The survey was a huge failure because of the following:

1. In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant.
2. In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant.
3. In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant.
4. In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant.
5. In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant.
6. In South America they didn't know what "please" meant.
7. In the USA they didn't know what "the rest of the world" meant.
8. In Britain they hung up as soon as they heard the Indian accent

[AB Editor]

Not to be picky or anything but as we're meant to be dealing with stereotypes here:

"In the Middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant" What does that mean? What stereotype are you drawing on?

"In South America they didn't know what "please" meant." The same here, all the south Americans I know have been kind, polite individuals. Is there a stereotype I am unaware of?

Cheers,

Spare.

[rowanwitch]

agree.. 2,3,4,7 are clever though...sadly 8 is probably true...

[ChuckFickens]

Have you considered holding your phone to the other ear?

[snags]

''Not to be picky or anything''

Ed, are you German by any chance?

[AB Editor]

Nein.

Related:

Omid Djalili, claims to be the only Iranian comedian in Britain. When confronted by the interviewer to substantiate his statement, he replied: "Actually, I was calling myself the only Iranian comedian in the world, which is incidentally, three more than Germany."