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I am reminded of the poor British embassy official in Cairo

He was rung by a local news paper with the exact same question. Now there are strict rules regarding gifts, especially from foreign journalists so he tried to fob them off, but they were persistent, so in the end he settled for a small box of after dinner mints.


The following day he read in the local paper


We asked embassy's what they wanted for Christmas

Denmark: More care for the environment

America: Better harmony between the peoples of the middle east

Nigeria: An end to world Hunger

Germany: An end to conflicts in the world

Japan: More respect for the elderly

South Africa: For us all to become a more caring society

Ethiopia: An end to world hunger

Britain: A small box of after dinner mints