Today was entrance examination day at my school. The school gets a few hundred applicants, they do a couple of papers in the morning, followed by an interview in the afternoons. I’ve just come back from the interviews. Here are my favourite comments I got back:
Q) Pick a number between 1 and 5…….?
A) 34
Q) Pick a number between 1 and 5…….?
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Q) Choose a number between 1 and 5…….?
A) 7
Q) Excluding China, which is your favourite country?
A) China
Q) Which is your favourite country?
A) Which country are you from?
Q) What is the longest journey you’ve ever taken?
A) Three Days.
Q) Where did you go?
A) Beijing
Q) Did you go by train or car?
A) No we flew
Q) And it took you 3 days to fly there?
A) Yes
Q) What is the most important thing in your life?
A) My life (I said “Yes your life,” assuming he wanted clarification, but his answer was life).
Q) What famous old customs do the Chinese have?
A) Basketball.
Q) How far from here do you live?
A) 34kg
Q) Do you really mean kg?
A) Yes
Q) You sure?
A) Yes really
Q) Have you ever read a book in English?
A) I have a book in English.
Q) What’s it called?
A) The dictionary
Q) What job does your mother do?
A) She’s the boss.
Q) What is she the boss of?
A) The company.
Q) What does the company do?
A) Business.
They may not be the funniest comments in the world, but they kept me amused.
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