An old lady handed her bank card to a bank teller and said, “I would > like to withdraw $500.” > The teller told her, “For withdrawals less than $5,000, please use the > ATM.” > The old lady then asked, “Why?” > The teller irritably told her, “These are rules. Please leave if there > is no other matter. There is a queue behind you.” > She then returned the card to the old lady. > The old lady remained silent. > But then she returned the card to the teller and said, “Please help me > withdraw all the money I have.” > The teller was astonished when she checked the account balance. She > nodded her head, leaned down and said to the old lady, “My apologies > Granny, you have $3.5 million in your account and our bank does not > have so much cash currently. Could you make an appointment and come > again tomorrow?” > The old lady then asked, “How much am I able to withdraw now?” > The teller told her, “Any amount up to $300,000” > The old lady then told the teller that she wanted to withdraw $300,000 > from her account. > The teller did so quickly and handed it to the old lady *respectfully* > The old lady put $500 in her bag and asked the teller to deposit the > balance of $299,500 back into her account.