Sunday, August 26, 2012

Understanding a diplomat and a lady

When my friend was appointed Singapore's ambassador to another country, he told this story. "When you make a request and the diplomat said yes, he meant maybe. When he said maybe, he meant no ". He continued, "When you make a request to a lady and she said no, she meant maybe. When she said maybe, she meant yes. And when she said yes, she is not a lady."




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3 comments:

Chris said...

Sorry Mr Tan. When a lady says "no", she means "no". This sort of "jokes" should not be perpetuated anymore because they reflect the behaviour of a bygone era. Women, like men, should be encouraged and allowed to say what they mean. If she means "yes", she should speak up for herself and not care two hoots about whether people consider her a "lady". What is a "lady" anyway?

August 26, 2012 9:30 AM
Anonymous said...

Hi Mr Tan
maybe the following joke is politically safer;

Success through the Ages
-------------------------
At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is having friends.
At age 18 success is having a drivers license.
At age 20 success is having sex.
At age 35 success is having money.
At age 50 success is having money.
At age 60 success is having sex.
At age 70 success is having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is having friends.
At age 80 success is not peeing in your pants.

August 26, 2012 2:43 PM
yujuan said...

Depends which country the diplomat comes from.
From Singapore, a yes means a yes, conversely, a no means a no. Dun have any other way, not even a maybe.
From China, a maybe may mean a yes or a no, dun get a yes or no answer outright.
The most difficult one is from Japan,
a no means yes, a yes could mean a no.
Probably both sexes response the same way, just dun pick on the fairer sex.
Now, try guessing the one from India....

August 26, 2012 7:43 PM

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