An American Businessman

An American Businessman was on his way back to America today a week earlier than planned – and he was definitely not very happy about it. Mr. Gus Ferri is the head of a middlesized computer firm of the united states. He went to Japan for the first time to meet the Managing Director of a Japanese computer firm. The morning of their meeting was very hot, and Mr. Ferri arrived in shorts. The Japanese Managing director reacted angrily. He deciced not to sign the contract, and Mr. Ferri went home again the next day. ‘I just don’t understand’, he said to reporters at the airport. ‘In California, I wear shorts all the time!’

Taken from : UPT Bahasa Inggris Universitas Bengkulu  

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About shoes

I think i told you that Bozkurt invited me to a big party at their home the other day. My friends at the office told me to take flowers, so i bought a big bouquet of roses. That was fine. The food was absololutely wonderful, especially the kibabs, and everyone was friendly to me. People asked me a lot of questions about my works and family. But then about half way through the evening i noticed something terrible. Everybody else in the room had socks or little slippers on, not shoes. Nobody had shoes on at all, except me! I just felt terrible about it .... i didn’t know what to say.

Taken from : UPT Bahasa Inggris Universitas Bengkulu  

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Be careful when you say sorry!

                  A Vietnamese woman visiting an American city had a road accident recently, when motorhome hit the back of her car. No one was hurt. She got out of the car. A policeman and some other people came to look at the accident. She was confused and said to them in English, ‘I’m sorry, very sorry’. It was formal for her to say that, but it was not the right thing to say in that situation because she said she was sorry, the insurance company said the accident was her fault. She had to pay for the repairs.

Taken from : UPT Bahasa Inggris Universitas Bengkulu  

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