A Disappointed Salesman :- funny story

Madhusudan Kabra (knowledge seeker) (1779 Points)

14 June 2010  



A disappointed salesman of Coca Cola returns from his
Middle East assignment.

A friend asked, "Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?"

The salesman explained, "When I got posted in the Middle East, I
was very confident that I will makes a good sales pitch as Cola
is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem I didn't know to
speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through 3
posters...

First poster, a man crawling through the hot desert sand...
Totally exhausted and panting. Second poster, the man is drinking
our Cola and Third, our man is now totally refreshed. Then these
posters were pasted all over the place"

"That should have worked," said the friend.

The salesman replied, " Well, not only did I not speak Arabic, I
also didn't realise thatArabs Read from Right to Left..."