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#C/[%j6Y&S7H;y6s[A Professional Business Forum]But there was one thing,the son said to me that his mom dont like "spice".God knows that i have throwed most of the English words to my teacher but only a little in my mind now,ya,that means i didnt know what's the meaning of "spice",although the son just explained by gestures with facial expressions.He was very happy after i said i have got his meaning,but only god knew how confused i was at that time,but i just told to waiter that his mom didn't need "pepper" on her steak which was bad for her throat
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After said goodbye to them & went back to the company,i just checked through the net,i finally got that "spice" is absolutly different with "pepper" Until now i still dont know how did they thought about me when the mum ate the steak without anything left
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That is I can go to many places ... not matter it was boring at that time...but at least ...I have been there before FOB Business Forum*R7L%D4}$B6Y+a*L0g:I6n
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i suppose you are all experienced ones in this area!
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Oh, I really can't remember any intresting thing. Possible never, possible I forget.  I come just because I'd like to share yours.

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Last time my india customer came to China
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0j;l0J3L9T7o"l8w4t[A Professional Business Forum]The next  DAY--I sent the indian back to shanghai , AT the lobby, I saw the two EUR guys again...we talked friendly
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Actually,the dinner with foreigner is very troublesome sometimes
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Ya,troublesome,but can know more,you will have the experience absolutely,maybe you can share your other experience but not only towards dinner

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l am the only person who contact with foreign customers in our company,but our connection way is only by email.As we are import agent company for Germany PGX Company, they seldom come to China, maybe once each year. Luckily ,l have met the PGX sales director who pay a visit for our company on Oct. ,though l have only worked here for two months at that time.
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.o${1l$r)u!y%K[A Professional Business Forum]He was about fifty old, kindly like a father. He gave a small introduction when making handsake with me, "l am Christos,nice to meet u !" ,l felt so tense that l smiled with undertone"nice to ----" l haven't finished my words, he turned to others.  Later, our manager introduced to him, "this is echo, business assistant"--- The later thing is not my business. After all, l am not a salesman. *`-q3a9\8M;e$^%}:z
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l have never have dinner with foreigners, so have no experience and feeling about that. As our main customers are Chinese ppls. To be honest ,l am not sure what position l act in our company, buyer(place order),foreign trader(trail order from PGX to Chinese end user, the process of customs clearance etc.),business assistant(contact with Chinese customers for some small things, deal with some files, translate some files etc. bird things--), office clerk( answer phone----) [A Professional Business Forum]:X,P0r$v#N"e1|9{

#t9_;@:F7C:c#I;Hforum.fobshanghai.coml desire to communicate with foreigners,making foreign friends, of course, chinese friends is also ok,chatting some bird things-with them in----then l may feel calm in heart that l am a English learner.  l know it is one side idea.
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2008 is upcoming. Happy new year in advance! everybody! l think l have to make a good plan for coming new year.
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To be a foreign sales,we should do many things & regard as many different status,it can practise us well in some distance
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yeah, cannot agree with u any more, acting to be different roles in sales field, we can learn more and more and project ourselves in all sides, absorb the advantages and throw disadvantages, promote oneself on a  high level-----forum.fobshanghai.com/l+W6s8I ~4u9x
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it's my first job in canton,and i have lost english for a long time,i was working as an assitant.boss's english is very good,uasally he visit the customer personally.One day,he said to me:nicole,today i am busy so that let you pick up the customer.Then he give me a business card marked "wayne",then I am on the way for the appoinment.business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business8b)v"^*I4w*t7Y!\*M4h
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"er....i am on the front of the hotel gate,i dress in a T-shirt"i just say this,describe my dressing so that he can find me.
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due to my poor english,i seldom talk,mostly he speak.wayne is around 50 years old,very good-hearted.he know my english not good,he teach me pronounce his name,not "wany"but"wayne",he tell me the surround and culture of Australia,he tell me "hot" has different meaning in different sentence,he also ask me my job,my factory,my hobby.what a kind man!I still remember he teach me:what's ur plan?yo must have plan,then u can strive and move it.
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/y x4e6V;w-b*m[A Professional Business Forum]arrive at the factory,of course boss have the appoinment with him.time flies fast,he will leave,before he left,he told me:lady,not flush next time.At last he took a photo for me.[A Professional Business Forum]7W6?5?*c,u1W4].Y!W
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You are so lucky to meet such kind of customer at the first time!
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0f'S9},T,B W.G-A*TI think if you meet Wayne again,first you must pronounce his name correctly,also communicate with him by your fluent English and mature attitude,that's all from what you get these period & just let him think that Nichole is different now

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)g/_/u$}(?*O&_#GFOB Business Forumlooking back to that time, i was a completely green hand.you may say unbelievable, when hearing that i didn't know how to fax to the customer.
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One day, when talking in MSN, he encouraged me and said" Don't worry! after all, you are so young. remember, try your best, even though you can't make it. At least, you get around it."
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;h5v9U-^"n)h[A Professional Business Forum]At that moment, i had no idea to understand "get round".He explained to me, but failed to let me know clear.Then, he kept silence. About five minutes later, he called me and asked to get the fax.business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business-^)N:v"{ E;W/H;h!N0y9a'B
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+u:W8f4{ h%k;TFOB Business ForumHe, my customer, said that you couldn't make everything go on as your hope in the real life, but you can try your best and you should.If so, no regret!
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