What Do You Call The World?

There is a famous story from Zen literature that goes like this:

Teacher A asks Teacher B, "Where do you come from?" (Sometimes a trick question.)
Teacher B replies, "From the south." (Ah, a safe answer.)
A asks, "How is Zen practice in the South these days?"
B responds, "There lots of discussion."
A states, "How can all the discussion compare to planting the fields and cooking rice?
B asks, "What can you do about the world."
A replies, "What ...