They ask Hodja:
-“Do you know how to play the stringed instruments?”
-“Yes, I do,” says Hodja.
-“Ok, then. Play it,” they say giving him the stringed instrument. (We call this instrument “saz” in Turkish. It is used to play oriental music.)
Hodja takes the plectrum into his hand and starts striking the strings without striking the frets, and so produces same odd sounds.
-“Oh, Hodja. Do you play the saz like this? You should strike the frets; first and as you strike the strings with the plectrum, notes are produced in accordance with the tune,” they say,
-“The ones who cannot find the frets play it like that. I’ve found the fret as soon as I’ve taken the saz into my hand. So why should I lose time trying to find the fret?” says Hodja.

Advice: We should avoid asking irrelevant questions when talking to people. The ascendant generation would call such people “awkward”