Hence the joke, which can be told in a reversible way according to your political taste. A Fidesz MP and a Socialist MP start chatting in the corridor of Parliament and much to their surprise find they have a lot in common. The Fidesz MP says: "You know what? Don't tell anyone, but why don't you come over and have supper this Saturday?" On Saturday evening, the Socialist MP drives up to the Fidesz MP's home in the XII district and is surprised to see that it's a substantial villa. They eat a fantastic meal of several courses, wild salmon, foie gras with vintage French wines and the most expensive Tokaji Aszu. Afterwards they watch a film on a huge plasma screen. "Look," says the Socialist MP, "on what we're paid, there's no way you could afford all this. Between the two of us, how did you manage this?"

The Fidesz MP beckons the Socialist to his window.

"You see the bridge?" he says pointing at the new bridge.

"Yes."

"Ten per cent."

A few weeks later, the Socialist MP returns the hospitality. The Fidesz MP discovers that the Socialist's home is twice the size of his villa, with a tennis court and a swimming pool in the garden. While they eat beluga caviar and sip some of the rarest wines in the world, they are entertained by a chorus-line of belly dancers and one of Hungary's most popular singers. Before he leaves the Fidesz MP asks: "How the hell did you manage this?"

The Socialist MP beckons him to the window.

"You see the bridge?"

"No, actually, I don't."

"One hundred per cent."