One night, they are invited to a dinner with several other officials from different countries. Having arrived at the dinner, the two officials see that the dinner tables are arranged with exquisite cutlery. They all sit down and start having dinner. During dinner, official X sees official Y hiding one of the forks inside his jacket when no one is looking. After the dinner, diplomats from all the countries are asked to do a performance based on the traditions of their countries. Some sang, some danced. Finally, the turn came to X and Y. X gets up and says “For our performance, I will do a traditional magic trick from our country. I will disappear this fork inside my jacket and retrieve it from my colleague’s jacket” He picks up a fork, puts it inside his jacket, and extends his hand towards Y. Y smiles nervously and reaches into his jacket and places the fork in the table. The crowd is amazed from the trick. After the event, several officials come to Y and say “Wow! That guy X’s performance is amazing. Our performances don’t even have a chance”Y: with a sour tone “Yeah, the bastard never even gave me the chance to get out of here before taking it himself.”