Wordsmith.org: the magic of words

Wordsmith Talk

About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us  

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 3 of 3 1 2 3
#58589 03/03/02 12:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 11,613
Good for you, mg! And CK--you continue to impress me mightily.


#58590 03/03/02 04:37 AM
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891
B
Carpal Tunnel
OP Offline
Carpal Tunnel
B
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 2,891
Thanks everyone for the help.

My meeting went well but I was a victim of the echelon ladder. I got the V.P. since the head buyer from a big U.S. chain decided to come to the manufacturer at the same time as me. Sales people rank second.

Remembering all the politeness stuff was not the most difficult part, the most difficult was *not talking with my hands. In the site that Max suggested, the only thing they specifically said annoyed Chinese people was talking with one’s hands – a near impossibility for me, as you may have garnered from Connie’s post. I am a little, um, exuberant.

From stales: * Two mouthfuls in a row, rest the cutlery on your plate, dab your mouth and make conversation - repeat for the course of the meal.

Very useful information indeed. We went to a real, ducks and rabbits hanging by their necks at the front entrance, assorted unknown to me stuff selling on the counters, all Chinese waiters and menus, Chinese restaurant.

I was paying close attention so I did notice that they do not heap everything onto their plates but take one thing at a time and put it in a tiny bowl, bring the bowl next to the mouth and take a couple chews and put it down. Too easy – plus I am quite adept at eating with chopsticks so it went well.

Our host ordered everything. I am very adventurous about dining so I was quite pleased. I wish I could tell you the names of all that we ate but I couldn’t pronounce them. There were meat things wrapped in fried stuff. Some sort of noodle wrapped vegetable and meat cannelloni looking tubes. Noodle wrapped smoked shrimps. Spicy squid mixture. Fried octopus tentacles. Crispy flaked covered stuff. And a delicious dessert made from lotus paste wrapped in rice paste, wrapped in a batter, wrapped in sesame seed and fried.

I think I must have drank fifteen little cupfuls of tea before I remembered that if I didn’t want anymore I’d have to leave it full. Let me tell you that my eyes were nearly yellow when I got back to the office.

The meeting went very well. They really need help in the Québec market and they were impressed that I took the time to come to the plant to learn their business. I was introduced to everybody. Thank goodness I brought a load of cards.

Thanks again everyone. You are truly wonderful friends.



#58591 03/04/02 02:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 477
H
hev Offline
addict
Offline
addict
H
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 477
My meeting went well

Glad to hear it, congratulations and glad to be of whatever assistance I could!!

Hev

Page 3 of 3 1 2 3

Moderated by  Jackie 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics13,912
Posts229,271
Members9,179
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members
TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV, Heather_Turey, Standy
9,179 Registered Users
Who's Online Now
1 members (A C Bowden), 285 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days)
Top Posters
wwh 13,858
Faldage 13,803
Jackie 11,613
tsuwm 10,542
wofahulicodoc 10,502
LukeJavan8 9,915
AnnaStrophic 6,511
Wordwind 6,296
of troy 5,400
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 1994-2024 Wordsmith

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5