Who Are You?
A true story from the Japanese Embassy in US: Prime Minister Mori was given some basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets with President Bill Clinton. The instructor told Mori: “Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President Clinton, please say ‘How are you?’ Then Mr. Clinton should say, ‘I am fine, and you?’ Now, you should say ‘Me too.’ We, the translators, will do the rest for you.” It looks quite simple, but... When Mori met Clinton, he mistakenly said, “Who are you?” Mr. Clinton was a bit shocked, but still managed to react with humor: “Well, I'm Hillary’s husband, ha ha...” Then Mori replied confidently “Me too, ha ha....” Then there was a long silent moment in the meeting room.
A true story from the Japanese Embassy in US: Prime Minister Mori was given some basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets with President Bill Clinton. The instructor told Mori: “Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President Clinton, please say ‘How are you?’ Then Mr. Clinton should say, ‘I am fine, and you?’ Now, you should say ‘Me too.’ We, the translators, will do the rest for you.” It looks quite simple, but... When Mori met Clinton, he mistakenly said, “Who are you?” Mr. Clinton was a bit shocked, but still managed to react with humor: “Well, I'm Hillary’s husband, ha ha...” Then Mori replied confidently “Me too, ha ha....” Then there was a long silent moment in the meeting room.
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