An Emergency Landing (a joke)

Here is a joke that’s been circulating on 微信 (WeChat). One of our Chinese friends sent it to us. I’ll first write the Chinese, then give a simple translation:

一架客机迫降海面上，空姐让乘客从滑梯下海，乘客不敢。于是空姐求助机长。 见多识广的机长说：

你要对美国人说这是冒险；

对英国人说这是荣誉 ；

对法国人说这很浪漫；

对德国人说这是规定；

对日本人说这是命令！

空姐为难地说：可他们都是中国人。

机长笑了[阴险]：那更容易啦，你告诉他们这是免费的！

An airplane needed to make a forced landing into the sea. The flight attendant wanted the passengers to slide down the emergency blow-up slide, but the passengers were unwilling. So, the flight attendant informed the captain who advised:

to Americans, you need to say that this is dangerous;

to people from England, you need to say this is a matter of pride;

to Germans, say that this is a rule;

to Japanese, tell them it’s a command!

The flight attendant, slightly embarrassed. said: But they are all Chinese people.

The captain smiled slyly: Then it’s even easier. Tell them that it’s free!

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