A middle age Somali male drive up to mcdonald drive way. he saw sandwich that is $3.87. So the Somali guy ordered 5 of those sandwiches with fries and drink. So all the cost plus tax, it came out $26.87. The Somali man said what? I ordered sandwich that is $.3.87 a piece. Even if I order 10 of them the total can not be reached $26.87. The employee said excuse me. This Somali male continue his conversation and said, "this American think us we are dumb. The employee said, sir your order is 26.87. The Somali male asked, How it come out to $26.87? The employee replied, you ordered 5 sandwiches and 2 fries and the total is $26.87. Now the Somali man requested calculator to calculate for himself. The employee said I don't have a calculator but I put the machine and the machine is calculated this stuff and not me. I am just putting your order on the machine that is all the employee said. Now the somali male requested to see the screen by himself to confirm if this employee is lying or not. The employee politely turn screen to the direction of the window and the Somali male saw the exact amount of his order. Remember the cars behind him in the drive way are piling up waiting for this car to move out. Finally the employee realised this guy did not understand why it came to $26.87. He wrote a piece of paper each costs plus tax and he asked the somali male to add up for himself. The Somali male was very good at how to add up stuffs. He quickly added up and it came out the exact same price. The Somali male laughed and laughed and he finally agreed to pay that amount.
Now the question to you. Why this intelligent Somali male who knows how to add stuff together didn't realise that 5 sandwiches is 26.87?
The answer is simple and forward. He already made up his mind that those sandwiches must not more than $10. So he locked his left brain and the only way he unlock that left brain is that when he he added up that stuff together even though he knows math very well.
Somalis are good locking up their brains for some reason...........
