Two beggars set up on the sidewalk in front of New Delhi's international airport. 🍯🍮🍭❕

[justaprogressive]

One of the beggars, an Indian man, sees the other beggar and says: "Hello, I've never seen you here before. May I ask where you're from?"

"I am from Pakistan", said the man. "I'm visiting some friends here and I am returning home by plane later tonight."

"Is that so", said the Indian man. "I know our two countries have had their differences recently but I can assure you I have nothing against you, and wish you a safe journey."

Both men had with them a cardboard sign and a basket for their donations.

"I'll give you some advice." said the Indian man, "You have to be creative with the wording on your sign. You have to appeal to people's emotions. Here I'll show you what mine says:"

The Indian man's sign read: 'RECENTLY UNEMPLOYED, IN HUGE DEBT, SUPPORTING DISABLED WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN'.

"Thank you for advice", said the Pakistani man. "I do have a similar sign."

At the end of the day the Indian man looked at his basket of donations. He counted 1,700 Rupees (20 US Dollars). He said to the Pakistani man: "This is a decent day's takings. How well did you do?"

The Pakistani man showed him his overflowing basket which contained over 100,000 Rupees (1,200 US Dollars).

Looking astonished, the Indian man exclaimed: "What on earth did you put on your sign?"

The Pakistani man held up his sign which read: "JUST NEED ANOTHER 1,000 RUPEES TO GET BACK TO PAKISTAN."

[Zorro]

1. I guess this is supposed to be funny

I once flew out of Bombay (now Mumbai) International Airport, and the faces of all the beggars pressed up against the terminal's plate glass windows was a very depressing sight.