A Middle-Eastern businessman and his brother invited an American guest to their family home for dinner. The American got there on time and enjoyed the interesting conversation, the tea, and the attention. But as time passed, he got very, very hungry Finally he politely whispered to his host, "Excuse me, but are we going to eat dinner?" "Of course!" answered his host. "We usually serve the evening meal around 9:00, and when we have guests, we enjoy the long conversation before dinner. At the dinner table everything was delicious, and the hungry American guest ate quickly. He emptied his plate, and his host put more food on it. As soon as he cleaned his plate a second time, the host gave him more. After several plates of food, he could eat no more. He was going to burst! Please, please, please don't give me any more food, he begged them. "I finished the food on this plate, but I can't eat another bite!