a joke for your entertainment....
The Titanic was sinking, and there weren't enough
lifeboats.
So the captain had to persuade male passengers to
jump into the icy waters
to make room for women and children.
To the British he said. "You must act like
gentlemen." They jumped.
To the Americans he said, "You can be heroes." They
complied.
To the Germans he said, "It's the rule." They
obeyed.
To the Japanese he said," It's the consensus." They
obliged.
Then came the Singaporean and they just weren't budging until he
came
up with the appeal: "Free life jackets for those who jumped."