Aworldwide survey was conducted by the United Nations. The only question asked was:

"Would you please give your most honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"

The survey was a complete failure because:

In Africa they did not know what "food" meant;

In Western Europe they did not know what "shortage" meant;

In Eastern Europe they did not know what "opinion" meant;

In the Middle East they did not know what "solution" meant;

In South America they did not know what "please" meant;

In Asia they did not know what "honest" meant; and

In the United States they did not know what "the rest of the world" meant!