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“Even monkeys fall from trees.” (Saru mo ki kara ochiru)
– Japanese Proverb
I was visiting prospects in Japan with representatives from one of our Japanese distributor organizations. We had worked together numerous times over the years and had developed a strong relationship.
One day, after completing a presentation about a new technology and our latest offerings at a prospect’s site, I asked my Japanese colleague, “How did I do?”
He responded, “Ah! Cohan-san, everything was perfectly clear until after you said, ‘Good morning…!’”
Moral: Beware of jesting Japanese!