BOILING IT DOWN TO THE ESSENCE
A visiting American textile buyer told a long but amusing anecdote at a luncheon in Seoul, Korea. The translator repeated it to the group in just a few words and the audience laughed and applauded. Later, the textile buyer commented to the translator, “I think it was wonderful the way they appreciated my joke. It’s amazing how you were able to shorten it in Korean.” The interpreter replied, “Not at all. I merely said, ‘Man with big checkbook has told funny story. Do what you think is appropriate.'” Jim Vorsas, Saratoga, California
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