I'm "home" from an 11 hour workday, completely exhausted, with a terrible headache. Why is it I couldn't just come to Thailand to play ... something about my company footing the bill?
Meetings with the bank today were very interesting. Anywhere from 4 to 8 Thai bank employees in the meetings at any given time, but only three people ever spoke directly to me or my colleagues. The Thai folks all understand English well, and most speak English, but they are nervous and reluctant to speak, so almost all questions and comments are channeled through one woman. There were two guys who were willing to pose their own questions, but they weren't in the room the whole time, and didn't have many questions when they were. The bankers spend quite a lot of time discussing items among themselves, which is common in these types of meetings, so much of my time is spent waiting for them to finish their discussions and then either suggest we continue or ask questions or make comments. The uncommon part is that I have no idea what they're saying, so I'm completely unable to participate unless a specific question is directed to me. In the meantime, my two Indian colleagues are on the other side of me having their own side conversations in Hindi. Strange.
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Welcome to business International Style! Wait 'till they invite you to a "small" dinner that lasts until 3am! That means you've succeeded to close the deal.
Don't know what you did in Narita for 2 hours...it isn't that big. I was stuck there for 26 hrs once! Hope the rest of the week goes well!
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