A man in the South Side of Glasgow goes to his local station.
"Single to Karachi please"
"Sorry pal, we can't give you a ticket all the way there. Try asking again at Glasgow Central"
So he does.
"Sorry pal, here's a ticket to London, try again there".
TIcket office at Victoria says "Sorry sir, we can give you a ticket to Brussels if that helps?"
And so it goes on through Munich, Belgrade, Istanbul, Ankara, Teheran, where finally he can buy a ticket to Karachi.
A couple of weeks later it's time for him to return home. He goes to the main Karachi railway station.
"Single to Pollokshields please".
"Is that Pollockshields East or Pollokshields West?"
"Single to Karachi please"
"Sorry pal, we can't give you a ticket all the way there. Try asking again at Glasgow Central"
So he does.
"Sorry pal, here's a ticket to London, try again there".
TIcket office at Victoria says "Sorry sir, we can give you a ticket to Brussels if that helps?"
And so it goes on through Munich, Belgrade, Istanbul, Ankara, Teheran, where finally he can buy a ticket to Karachi.
A couple of weeks later it's time for him to return home. He goes to the main Karachi railway station.
"Single to Pollokshields please".
"Is that Pollockshields East or Pollokshields West?"