A sardar/>; and a Bengali were travelling in the same railway compartment. It was very hot and the Bengali was having trouble undoing the steel strap of his wristwatch. The sardar went across and with one mighty jerk undid the buckle. 'You Bengalis should eat gehoon (wheat]. It makes you strong.'

The Bengali did not appreciate the advice. A few minutes later he grasped the alarm chain and pretended to be unable to pull it. Once again the sardar leapt to his assistance and pulled the chain with a triumphant yell: 'There! You Bengalis should eat...'
The train came to a halt. The conductor, accompanied by a couple of policemen, asked the sardar to explain why he had pulled the chain and on his failure to do so, fined him Rs. 50.

After they had left, the Bengali gently advised the sardar, 'You Punjabis should eat rice. It is better for the brain.'