One sat in the window seat and the other sat in the middle seat.
Just before take-off, a Canadian got on and took the aisle seat.
After take-off, the Canadian kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes
and
was settling in when the American in the window seat said, “I think
I’ll
get
up and get a beer.”
“No problem,” said the Canadian, “I’ll get it for you.”
While he was gone, one of the Americans picked up the Canadian’s shoe
and
spat in it. When he returned with the beer, the other American
said,
“That looks good, I think I’ll have one too.”
Again, the Canadian obligingly went to fetch it and while he was
gone,
the other American picked up the other shoe and spat in it.
When the Canadian returned to his seat, they all sat back and enjoyed
the
flight. As the plane was landing, the Canadian slipped his feet into
his
shoes
and knew immediately what had happened.
“Why does it have to be this way?” he asked. "How long must this go
on?
This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity? This
spitting
in shoes, and pissing in beers