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just do the things what you like

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when I see a person is depressd for his name couldn't  be rememberd. his name is handgreen. I was so surprised for this name,due to  I don't konw it deputy  the rank  at that time.
;f!lG{n:I-io it's a stupid and funny experience:D

After my first eating experience with my foreign customers, i also learn many words related to eating and write them down on my notebook.
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Experiencing is a good thing since we will have lessons from it, avoiding the same mistakes and could know more from faults. Good way of growing up.
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But yes, most of them are easy-going if topics are not about business. We all learn more from that kind of conversation, pretty good.

i was not a salesman before,so i have no choice to comunicate with foreign cients.
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i forgot to tell you everyone.i talked to a foreigner 2 yeares ago.fMH{_
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9iU8Knn1A.u they gave me a big surprise,they must be not chinese.!jb'\#Nw9qv0W-_

kn/Cux i stoped to talk to the man.
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bn"gk)|1V^&iVa his english was so good ,and his twin daughters were so cute.
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through talking to them,i knew moer about them.
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4X^Z3o} they moved to china three years ago,the man worked as a general engineer in a korean company,and his wife  also worked at the company  as an accountant.they had a happy life in china,and they planned to settle down for a long run.

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when I got to the hotel and called the room service....At the reception , I met a young lady..she was asked for room service too...
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:lol  :hug:  sister you're so cute

good story, i have learned a little more today,condiment and spice:)

what's the meaning of spice?

HEHE,very funny, The most foreigner  are not like hot food.T|,iY3y+`7_h'ek0|
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usually, i take my customers to chinese restaurant.
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After they taste the food, they can choose  to eat less.\ee-nee
is it a good idea ?
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so we do not need to feel sorry to them.

:) I'm a new friend of you !At the first time I go to restaurant with a customer who is from india !And we ate hotpot !ym9y&m%xn~\
At that time I don;t know how can I say ma la tang in english! I only simle and so shy with him!:loveliness: :loveliness:  Then I said I don't know how can i say !3yTV1I,pZ2H#to
unexpected the client is very kindly ! He said it doesn't matter ! So I only told him how to ate!)["r-F#]5V5w fY
But we I give him a piece of bo cai !He ask me what's this?  I also don't know how to say ,I have no idea about that but only one ward vegetables!:lol

your description is quite vivid and impressive, I think you did a quite good job during that luncheon...

I am still a tenderfoot up to now due to I graduated this year.I found a job as an English coordinator in an kind of big company.:) Psg0W+s+b.@gZ!v
Just two months ago,I experienced my first meal with my client.Strictly,he is not my client,at that time I was asked to act as an translator.:D You know,I am very nervous due to I had never accompany a customer before.During the lunch time,there is one thing which could never vanish in my mind.By the way,we ate in a Chinese restaurant.When the client intended to eat the vegetable with chopsticks.The funny thing is not he didn't know how to use the chopsticks,it is the vegetable is too long for him,and had no idea how to deal with it.When I noticed that,I found he was very cute while he was trying his best to handle the vegetable :lol :lol

nowadays i am not happy  so i am also have no experience of that

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Yes,do your best to complete one thing,even you fail at last,you have no regret.
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Thanks for your share.

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.    :lol

Glad to share all the storyies.

after carefully reading these , i feel my english is very poor. i want to tell some things about foreigners, but i don't know how to express. i don't know why, but i think one key reason is i have few chance to contact with foreigners directly. in the trade area, most of people have to commuinte with foreigner directly in English, but i am just a mechacnical engineer, so have few chance to speak English.
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J-?&d-Jh.yb9^   in this summer, one of our customers came to our factory for new project. the new project is on  trial run stage, so we have many questions in need confirmed by customer. our PM call a meeting, including customer, test engineer and product engineer. in the meeting, many people can communicate with foreigner directly, in despite of their English were not fluently, at the end of the meeting, it hard to imagine, some of my colleagues made freinds with our customer.

Remind me a joke with my customer:lol #dDv3f4CI-z2fk
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he wanted western food---steak,my boss wanted my colleague ask him,
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he laughed and said,medium,thank god,I knew this word ;P ;P :$
(U~N{,FR/p&t~V3m so we made it.:lol :L

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Quite agree with you ! Do in Rome As the Romans do.;!
:j'hi/@L7^lk1x it's only business !:)

Happy everyday,study everyday!

:) Tell the inner feelings,So gald to share something with you!And also thanks for share those stories with me !:$ q-j*X;zYn
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     But I have no idear!When I say the customer .He is very thin ,the skin is a little black!-tZ
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      So I start to teach him chinese! And then the time is alittle quick and the we become friends!

[quote]Originally posted by [i]dadadada[/i] at 2008-12-15 19:58 [url=http://forum.fobshanghai.com/redirect.php?goto=findpost&pid=3338529&ptid=315801][img]http://forum.fobshanghai.com/images/common/back.gif[/img][/url]:Y gbx#NzX8R#n
Remind me a joke with my customer:lol L&JgHhY
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he wanted western food---steak,my boss wanted my colleague ask him,
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my colleague was embarassed and turned to me,
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so I asked him,what is the percentage you want to your steak ;P ;P
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I checked from the net before the 1st time i need to go for dinner with my customer.:lol

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/pIKRIl`$I_4M :) Tell the inner feelings,So gald to share something with you!And also thanks for share those stories with me !:$
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y7X+m7{.?iR fear......I know my english is hot good enough! so I'm a friad of ......:L
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But he looks very shy! Then I say nice to meet you ,i'm a collegue of ... !He only say :"o ,thanks,![p%N-TK0?'\1~
     And the coive is very small ,like a mild girl!At the begining,He has no ward almost!  One th one hand ,I nearly didn't know what can i say ! Another hand ,I'm afriad of my poor english !
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M5B3P9D8f2j;E Ya,we need to find some topic.To new customers,some times feels not good.:lol

Happy everyday,study everyday!

oh ,my god !I find so many worry words ! I;m mad about my english!:Q :')

I'm a new member of this english fortum and i just started my work of internationa trade for three months.So I haven't have any interesting or unforgetable experience during my work time yet.But i really like to read your stories and thank you very much for your sharing.:loveliness:

you are hot!

I losed my mind when the first time eating Arabic food with the customer and my boss ,It is hard to taste it .

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there is a funny thing also happened betwen my customer & me,I'd like to share with you:
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that customer came from Mexico,there are lots Chinese restaurant in his country,he eat Chinese food very ofter,so he can use Chopstick well.
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My customer laughed and said:"Let me show you". Then he pick up his chopstick skilled, use it to pick up the tomato perfectly and send it to his mouth, likes he enjoyed the tomoto so much:loveliness: and so proud of his skill of useing chopstick. f/xw-S1I@&}P'v
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He use chopstick even better than a Chinese.:lol