Nasruddin goes to a bath house one day. The attendant, who knows Nasruddin isn't a wealthy man, points him at a heap of old, tattered bath towels. The new, soft ones are for the rich folks.
The bath water's cold. "Hey! Can you bring some hot water in here?" Calls Nasruddin to the attendant.
"Get it yourself."
So Nasruddin takes his bath in cold water, dries himself with an old towel, and on his way out tips the attendant with a gold coin. A gold coin!
Next week, Nasruddin is back at the bath house. Same attendant. But this time: "Please, Nasruddin, take a new towel. No, take two." "I'll bring hot water for your bath." "Here, try this new scented soap." "If you need anything, I'll be right outside the door."
So Nasruddin has a great bath, and this time he tips the attendant with a copper coin and heads out.
The attendant follows. "Hey! But you gave me a gold coin last time!"
"Oh," says Nasruddin. "The gold coin was for this week. This," he says, pointing at the copper coin, "was for last week."
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