Why Can't We All Just Get Along?

seeker · July 13, 2002, 7:13pm

Two Indians boarded a flight out of New York.
One sat in the
window seat, the other sat in the middle seat.
Just before
take-off, a Pakistani got on and took the aisle
seat next to the
two Indians.
The Pakistani kicked off his shoes, wiggled his
toes and was
settling in when the Indian in the window seat
said," I think
I’ll get up and get a coke."
“No problem,” said the Pakistani, “I’ll get it
for you.”
While he was gone, one of the Indian picked up
the Pakistani’s
shoe and spat in it.
When he returned with the coke, the other Indian
said, “That
looks good, I think I’ll have one too.”
Again, the Pakistani obligingly went to fetch it
and while he was
gone, the other Indian picked up the other shoe
and spat in
it. The Pakistani returned and they all sat back
and enjoyed the
flight. As the plane was landing, the Pakistani
slipped his feet
into his shoes and knew immediately what had
happened.
“How long must this go on?” he asked. “This
fighting between us?
This hatred? This animosity? This spitting in
shoes and pissing in
cokes?”