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Old 25th Apr 2006, 10:59
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Dan Winterland
 
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Actually FJJP, 'gratuities' on a miscellaneous payment vouchers are not new. I have had to do several in the past and command accounts realise that in some countries (all African) nothing gets done without a handout. I was asked where the receipt for a 'gratuity' was after one trip to Egypt. I had to point out that corrupt govermemt officials rarely gave receipts. It was accepted!

Back to the thread, perhaps the Saudis saw that new French movie about Mirage 2000 pilots. I recently bought a copy (for my son!) in a street market in Beijing. The Engrish sub titles are hilarious. They were obviously translated from French into Chinese and then into Engrish. For a start, the Mirage 2000 is referred to as the 'Image 2000', and 'Look out behind' translates as 'Alert! - he is in your bottom'.

But what do you expect for 5 Yuan (about 35p).
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