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I still remember clearly that was one year ago,there were three customers which is from one family,father,mother & son,all of these three are kind & optimistic,after long times' negotiation about business,it was time for supper,so i decided to bring them to a Western-style restaurant which they like beefsteak very much.business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business2l$U%Y8z:M0m't6K3c2h
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They all asked me to recommend the steaks to them,they said they believe my recommendation .Well,that was really a big task to me,anway,i just accepted the suggestions from the waiters & finally the food have confirmed.But the worst matter was about condiments towards the steak which the menu didnt show those clearly in English!!When waiters asked me which kind of condiments they wanted,i dotn know how to say .At that time,i did think those three customers were the kindest ppl i've never met before,they said every condiments are ok for them .
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But there was one thing,the son said to me that his mom dont like "spice".God knows that i have throwed most of the English words to my teacher but only a little in my mind now,ya,that means i didnt know what's the meaning of "spice",although the son just explained by gestures with facial expressions.He was very happy after i said i have got his meaning,but only god knew how confused i was at that time,but i just told to waiter that his mom didn't need "pepper" on her steak which was bad for her throat
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The mom is really a kind people,although it was not the one she wanted maybe,she told me that:"Lily,wonderful,the steak is very delicious!"Also the son & the father all smiled to me and said yes [A Professional Business Forum]+l#a#k y1N!q5? s:`

#n$y/I5s7T S6M8p-bFOB Business ForumAfter said goodbye to them & went back to the company,i just checked through the net,i finally got that "spice" is absolutly different with "pepper" Until now i still dont know how did they thought about me when the mum ate the steak without anything left FOB Business Forum"i S%^+X6K v;^1U&j!H
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4F8B:Z0T(T8R3C5u1K,e[A Professional Business Forum]I dont know why when asked about the most interssting & hard-forgetted things during my working time,this one will always in my mind,maybe cuz of the son's funny facial expressions & gestures ;x!R+e(n1O0M:g1i

#t,p'C,])u0`Here welcome all of you to share your most interesting & unforgettable experience during your working life
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That is I can go to many places ... not matter it was boring at that time...but at least ...I have been there before FOB Business Forum3r-S7^9|)W2r/L3i

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i suppose you are all experienced ones in this area!business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business!F7M7_/v.S5@'P)g9|#r
And the first time for me to have dinner with my clients was in ths April when I still have not finished my college life while got a job first!!
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And fortunately just one of them 4 do not know how do use the chopsticks!!
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Oh, I really can't remember any intresting thing. Possible never, possible I forget.  I come just because I'd like to share yours.

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two Eur guys...came down...and I towards to them
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Hey Cathy...where are you, I am ankit....
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Actually,the dinner with foreigner is very troublesome sometimesFOB Business Forum'T7B4W$\6Q*X
Although i never yet, but i got imaginably!
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Ya,troublesome,but can know more,you will have the experience absolutely,maybe you can share your other experience but not only towards dinner

maybe,i will
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l am the only person who contact with foreign customers in our company,but our connection way is only by email.As we are import agent company for Germany PGX Company, they seldom come to China, maybe once each year. Luckily ,l have met the PGX sales director who pay a visit for our company on Oct. ,though l have only worked here for two months at that time.
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4t,Z!Z"H%A[A Professional Business Forum]He was about fifty old, kindly like a father. He gave a small introduction when making handsake with me, "l am Christos,nice to meet u !" ,l felt so tense that l smiled with undertone"nice to ----" l haven't finished my words, he turned to others.  Later, our manager introduced to him, "this is echo, business assistant"--- The later thing is not my business. After all, l am not a salesman. business forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil business(H$?8t q5v%T6J#_3M1[ `
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l have never have dinner with foreigners, so have no experience and feeling about that. As our main customers are Chinese ppls. To be honest ,l am not sure what position l act in our company, buyer(place order),foreign trader(trail order from PGX to Chinese end user, the process of customs clearance etc.),business assistant(contact with Chinese customers for some small things, deal with some files, translate some files etc. bird things--), office clerk( answer phone----)
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l desire to communicate with foreigners,making foreign friends, of course, chinese friends is also ok,chatting some bird things-with them in----then l may feel calm in heart that l am a English learner.  l know it is one side idea.
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To be a foreign sales,we should do many things & regard as many different status,it can practise us well in some distance [A Professional Business Forum]:C(R8H%q7T,G
Towards English learning,you can use skype to make more foreign friends and also you can come here and talk English with us often
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4W!m2G:H#]%V1QFOB Business ForumYa,we all should have a good plan for the coming year,that will make us more active

yeah, cannot agree with u any more, acting to be different roles in sales field, we can learn more and more and project ourselves in all sides, absorb the advantages and throw disadvantages, promote oneself on a  high level-----[A Professional Business Forum]1C3G)M0`:s8m#R,E-u

'V6G5A/H:M%s:Y+e)Owww.fobshanghai.comya, l find that  the active attitude is most important-----

it's my first job in canton,and i have lost english for a long time,i was working as an assitant.boss's english is very good,uasally he visit the customer personally.One day,he said to me:nicole,today i am busy so that let you pick up the customer.Then he give me a business card marked "wayne",then I am on the way for the appoinment.
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frankly,i am nervous due to i have not spoken english for a long time,on the way i practise my few words.near to hotel,i breath deeply that dial the cell./S/@2\/[-j
"hello,wayne(pls note i pronounce wrong,i say"wany"),this is nicole,now i am on the gate of hotel,where r u?"i feel my voice shakes heavily.
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"er....i am on the front of the hotel gate,i dress in a T-shirt"i just say this,describe my dressing so that he can find me.
1K E!?!T+r(Q6V'Fbusiness forum,trade forum,business opportunity,Business China,Business India,Brazil businessgod bless me,he came out the hotel and see me and say hello to me,i nearly cry
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.~5X)B&z3s:S#M*ydue to my poor english,i seldom talk,mostly he speak.wayne is around 50 years old,very good-hearted.he know my english not good,he teach me pronounce his name,not "wany"but"wayne",he tell me the surround and culture of Australia,he tell me "hot" has different meaning in different sentence,he also ask me my job,my factory,my hobby.what a kind man!I still remember he teach me:what's ur plan?yo must have plan,then u can strive and move it.www.fobshanghai.com&M$|(e9P3[9K$`*]
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arrive at the factory,of course boss have the appoinment with him.time flies fast,he will leave,before he left,he told me:lady,not flush next time.At last he took a photo for me.
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,d6y+F/b;F-TFOB Business Forumnow,my english is still poor,but better than before.I always think that if now i meet wayne,what is the result???FOB Business Forum9L6F&_#[(X

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You are so lucky to meet such kind of customer at the first time!
6Q"K8w!p K9I'H(\Well,we all should practise English more so that can do a better job afterwards
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;j,R$M0}7W0l:^-NI think if you meet Wayne again,first you must pronounce his name correctly,also communicate with him by your fluent English and mature attitude,that's all from what you get these period & just let him think that Nichole is different now

Frankly,I don't have enough working experiences,so it's hard for me to experience something special.FOB Business Forum&P2\$X'u:H0U2Q
however,one customer from Korea moved me.
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looking back to that time, i was a completely green hand.you may say unbelievable, when hearing that i didn't know how to fax to the customer.
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One day, when talking in MSN, he encouraged me and said" Don't worry! after all, you are so young. remember, try your best, even though you can't make it. At least, you get around it." 4N)G%X0{8F&|3R)|)]"G

)y$d%Y$Y0Nwww.fobshanghai.comAt that moment, i had no idea to understand "get round".He explained to me, but failed to let me know clear.Then, he kept silence. About five minutes later, he called me and asked to get the fax.
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4d8E&i%_0S*W&RFOB Business ForumJust at that moment when i got the fax, two pages, i was deeply moved. He drew a picture about a man who climbing the hill. The hill was so slippy( he wrote 'slippy" aside) that the men couldn't reach the top of it. However, every time, he made a little progress.
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He, my customer, said that you couldn't make everything go on as your hope in the real life, but you can try your best and you should.If so, no regret!
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