Ahoy from Amoy (historic Xiamen, China)!
Those who think Chinese are new at business better think again, because these ancient Chinese jokes about business suggest otherwise.
Mosquito Amulet—Caveat Emptor (Ming Dynasty, 1638-1644)
A man bought an amulet to ward off mosquitoes and returned the next day to complain to the vendor, "This mosquito amulet did not work! Mosquitoes bit me all night!"
The vendor said, “You have to use it in the proper place for it to work!”
“And where is that?”
“Under a mosquito net!”
Enjoy Amoy!
Dr. Bill Brown
Academic Director, XMU OneMBA
Those who think Chinese are new at business better think again, because these ancient Chinese jokes about business suggest otherwise.
Mosquito Amulet—Caveat Emptor (Ming Dynasty, 1638-1644)
A man bought an amulet to ward off mosquitoes and returned the next day to complain to the vendor, "This mosquito amulet did not work! Mosquitoes bit me all night!"
The vendor said, “You have to use it in the proper place for it to work!”
“And where is that?”
“Under a mosquito net!”
Enjoy Amoy!
Dr. Bill Brown
Academic Director, XMU OneMBA
School of Management, Xiamen University
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