On 7/7/2003 6:15 PM, Declan Murphy wrote:

> The worst thing about interpreting was that the client would always 
> diverge from the briefing notes, stray - without so much as a by your 
> leave - into their company or field's senmongobbledygookyougo, never 
> provide sufficient time for you to finish interpreting something before 
> continuing their spiel, and expect you to keep going all day sans breaks.
> 
> In short I detested it. I hated it with a vengeance. I wanted to smash 
> my head through the nearest plate glass window midway through meetings 
> just to see if it would make the meeting seem to go better.
> 
> That is not to say, that I don't admire (awesomely) those who can 
> interpret.

As do I. I think there is nothing quite like trying to do a particular 
job -- and failing miserably -- to give one an appreciation of those who 
can do that job well.

> Scott Reynolds wrote:

>> I'm sure there is, but they're probably not interested in slovenly 
>> "middle eastern looking" guys like me. ;-)
> 
> A niche market opportunity. I'm sure somewhere some girl has a slovenly
> "middle eastern looking" guy fetish. Perhaps its time to hang out your 
> shingle.
> 
> So to speak.

You may be right, but I already have my girl. I'd like to think she 
chose me for some other quality than being slovenly or middle eastern 
looking, but who knows.

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Scott Reynolds                                      sar@gol.com