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English is Difficult .............for some

Posted by Publisher of happiness on April 27, 2018

This is a true story from the japanese embassy in US .

A few days ago Prime Minister Mori was given some Basic conversation traning

  before he visits Washington and meets president Barack Obama.................

The instructor told Mori Minister when you shake hand with president Obama

please say ' how are you ' then Mr. Obama should say i am fine and you ?

now you should me too afterwards we translators will do the work for you it 

looks quite simple but the truth is

 when Mori met Obama, he mistakenly said 'who are you?' (instead of how are you)

Mr Obama was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor :

'well, I am Michelle's husband , ha-ha

then Mori replied ' me too , ha-ha.

then there was a long silence in meeting room

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  • salah gammaa April 28, 2018 9:31

    Tamam ya Badr. It is very necessary to learn English well. Misunderstanding can lead to unexpected results. Ony educated people can find a way out for such situations. Your first blog and it won't be the last, keep writing. 

  • Publisher of happiness April 27, 2018 19:55

    hi Roman 

    thank you for your comment

  • Publisher of happiness April 27, 2018 19:53

    Dear Rosemary

    the Japanese prime minister didn't mean it

    when he knows , he apologizing to P Obama

    thank you for your comment

  • Publisher of happiness April 27, 2018 19:47

    Dear Svitlana 

    i am very glad to make you laugh
    thank you for your nice comment

  • Publisher of happiness April 27, 2018 19:42

    Dear SNR 

    this situation is very embarrassing
    thank you for your comment

  • Publisher of happiness April 27, 2018 19:36

    dear Rose IRIS Will 

    thank you for your nice comment

  • Rose April 27, 2018 12:53

    I enjoyed reading. Making mistakes is human. So arise the best and funny stories. It's always better to laugh than to cry.

    Thanks for sharing.

  • ❀❤•❀Paula✿.•❤øº April 27, 2018 12:29

    lol......cute!!!.....Thanks for sharing!!

  • Svitlana April 27, 2018 10:03

    hahaha. Dear Badr!
    You made me burst out laughing. I can imagine this confusion between two important persons.
    This story shows us how it is useful to speak English and don't get into funny situations.
    Thank you for sharing that.

  • hayat :) April 27, 2018 9:42

        It a funny story  , however  the Japanese  prim  minister  didn't mean it . We always  make mistakes  when learning another language  if we aren't natives  . U can see teacher Danny blogs and read about EC  members  mistakes  , which , is an essential part of any learning  process  . Thanks for sharing :)

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