A Somalian arrives in London as an excited, fresh immigrant to the UK.
He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says 'Thank you Mr. British for letting me in this country,
giving me free housing, money for food, free medical care, free education and no taxes!'
The passerby says, 'You are mistaken, I am Moroccan'.
The Somalian goes on and encounters another passerby. 'Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in the UK !'
The person says, 'I not British, I Polish'.
The new arrival walks further, and the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand and says, 'Thank you for the wonderful Britain!'
That person puts up his hand and says, 'I am from Pakistan, I am not from Britain'.
He finally sees a nice lady and asks, 'Are you a British?'
She says , 'No, I am from India'.
Puzzled, the Somalian asks her, 'Where are all the British?'
The Indian lady checks her watch and says ...'Probably at work'
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This is on an actual radio conversation between a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 authorized by the Freedom of information Act.)
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision.
Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians:Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans:This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE15 DEGREES NORTH--I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH--OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says 'Thank you Mr. British for letting me in this country,
giving me free housing, money for food, free medical care, free education and no taxes!'
The passerby says, 'You are mistaken, I am Moroccan'.
The Somalian goes on and encounters another passerby. 'Thank you for having such a beautiful country here in the UK !'
The person says, 'I not British, I Polish'.
The new arrival walks further, and the next person he sees he stops, shakes his hand and says, 'Thank you for the wonderful Britain!'
That person puts up his hand and says, 'I am from Pakistan, I am not from Britain'.
He finally sees a nice lady and asks, 'Are you a British?'
She says , 'No, I am from India'.
Puzzled, the Somalian asks her, 'Where are all the British?'
The Indian lady checks her watch and says ...'Probably at work'
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This is on an actual radio conversation between a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 authorized by the Freedom of information Act.)
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision.
Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians:Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans:This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No, I say again, you divert YOUR course.
Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN, THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE15 DEGREES NORTH--I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH--OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
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