As usual herring helped the Jew to convince the Russian to his ingenuity

About the mind and cunning of the Jews is legendary. Still, it is only they can buy something for 5 rubles and sell it for 20, and even convince the client that the deal is great. The website tells the anecdote about the old and the intelligent Jew and an officer who were lucky (or not lucky enough) to go in the same compartment!





In the early 1900-ies the old Jew was alone in a compartment on the TRANS-Siberian railway. At the next station to it in the compartment sat an officer of the Royal army. For some time they rode in silence. Suddenly the officer grabs the Jew by the lapels and demanded an answer:

Tell me why you Jews are so much smarter than others?!

The Jew paused a little, then answered:

— Because we eat the herring.

The officer retreated and they continued the journey. Soon, the Jew took out a piece of herring and began eating. The officer asked:

— How old do you have another herring?

— A dozen will.

— How much do you want for this?

— Twenty rubles (a considerable sum at the time).

The officer took the money and gave it to the Jew. The old man gave him a herring, and he tried a bite, and froze:

— Hell Yes I would have bought all this herring for a few cents!

"You see," said the Jew, already worked.

via factroom.ru