Most of the articles posted at WA are of serious nature. so i decided to change the tone a little bit. I found this particular article at BBC very interesting and amusing. Given that the majority of guppies at WA forum are good enough to be appointed as Ambassadors to different countries…
, It is important for them to understand the refinements of diplomatic language.
Well read it and enjoy it. (I specially enjoyed the embarrassment Madam Thatcher had to face)
This one is great!!!
** "Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Gareth Evans, once famously told the then-governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, whose family pet dog was missing that he should check the nearest Chinese restaurant.
''They'll turn it into hors-d'oeuvres for Deng Xiaoping, who I am told eats four puppies a day,'' he said.
Fortunately the senator was spared any serious repercussions as his comments were greeted with a very-undiplomatic sense of humour.
The Chinese embassy in Canberra stated: "We are unable to comment on Mr Deng's culinary habits, but four puppies a day seems a little excessive."
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Thanks for the post. :)
Pretty good thread. Thanks for posting.
I liked that French diplomat though.
Very funny indeed