Too funny! The admin asst for one of my sig other's suppliers in China named herself Juicy as well - after Juicy Couture….Go figure….must be common….Fortan wrote:Once hired a receptionist in China. She was asked to choose an English name and she said, I will. Next day she was asked to change it again as it was deemed not too clever. She would pick up the phone and go: "This is the company x, I am Juicy, how can I help you".....
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Oh boy...x9200 wrote:You really have no bigger problems?
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Who now finds himself on the wrong side of the law
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Well I don't either, and I've spoken English as long as I can remember. Further, her family name would be pronounced 'leen' not 'lynn' in Chinese.Steve1960 wrote:Taiwan is always amusing for me when they choose their English names. I am actually in a meeting there now with Vera Lin sitting opposite me..............and no she doesn't understand the amusement factor!
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