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Poll: Have you met famous people thanks to your job? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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I used to work in a company as Managing Director and I met several politicians and journalists (TV, radio) during the presentation/advertising of a cultural product in the creation of which I had participated (translation, proofreading).
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I got to work with John Cleese for two days once - that was a very interesting experience.
Karin
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Mary Worby 
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:45
German to English
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... I once did a series of jobs for a famous Formula One racing team owner importing a car from Germany. But all dealings went through his secretary!
It's the nearest I get to brushing with the rich and famous through work!
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Dejan Škrebić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 07:45
English to Serbian
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SITE LOCALIZER | Mostly locally | Nov 1, 2010 |
I used to work as interpreter/translator for Center for Geostrategic Research in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and used to meet most of the prominent national politicians, but internationally the most prominent person was Johan Galtung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Galtung).
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I interpreted for senior government officials of the U.S. and Russian Federation (ministers).
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Nesrin
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:45
English to Arabic
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| Not at all but... | Nov 1, 2010 |
my closest brush with fame was a cheque I received from Warner Bros for translating a list of foods and spices into Arabic, apparently for the then upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie starring Jonny Depp. I got the film on DVD and scanned every corner of the screen for a single word written in Arabic (and why would there be any Arabic-language spices in the chocolate factory??) and even the deleted scenes, but nothing. Oh well. The cheque's gone now, but at least I still have Warner... See more my closest brush with fame was a cheque I received from Warner Bros for translating a list of foods and spices into Arabic, apparently for the then upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie starring Jonny Depp. I got the film on DVD and scanned every corner of the screen for a single word written in Arabic (and why would there be any Arabic-language spices in the chocolate factory??) and even the deleted scenes, but nothing. Oh well. The cheque's gone now, but at least I still have Warner Bros mentioned somewhere in my accounts. ▲ Collapse
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Michal Glowacki
Poland
Local time: 07:45
Member (2010)
English to Polish
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As an interpreter I was working for a Polish cultural institute, which organised a Russian year in Poland. During one of those events I met the Polish First Lady at the time. I also had the chance to meet the best Russian Ballet dancers (meaning the bet in the World).
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Samir Sami
Qatar
Local time: 09:45
Arabic to English
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is this about "meeting" famous "people" or simply about coming across global entities? Never, personally!
Either way, I believe that interpreters might have a better chance here than translators.
[Edited at 2010-11-01 09:36 GMT]
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avsie (X)
Local time: 07:45
English to French
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Does Paul Filkin of SDL count as a famous person? 
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Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 08:45
Turkish to English
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I would say yes, but it all depends on how you define 'famous'.
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Nigel Greenwood (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:45
Spanish to English
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During one of my jobs, I had to directly negotiate interior decoration with VIPs in some Arab countries; I handled the style and decoration with the VIP and the 'business' part (pricing, terms of payment, etc.) with their accountants/staff. Perhaps the most "famous" of these VIPs was the previous leader of Iraq. I negotiated the turn-key interior decoration of one of his palaces.
Nevertheless, I still consider all my clients as important people.
Have a great day![]() ... See more During one of my jobs, I had to directly negotiate interior decoration with VIPs in some Arab countries; I handled the style and decoration with the VIP and the 'business' part (pricing, terms of payment, etc.) with their accountants/staff. Perhaps the most "famous" of these VIPs was the previous leader of Iraq. I negotiated the turn-key interior decoration of one of his palaces.
Nevertheless, I still consider all my clients as important people.
Have a great day
Nigel.
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La Classe
Local time: 12:15
French to English
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Yes, I met many politicians, ministers, foreign delegates during my interpretation.
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maryblack
United States
Local time: 00:45
Member (2013)
Spanish to English
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| Hugh Hefner and his bunnies | Nov 1, 2010 |
Now, I don't usually work as an interpreter; translating is more my thing. But when I got the chance to interpret for Hugh and his Bunnies (that part was particularly easy ) on 80th birthday tour of Europe I couldn't pass it up!
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A. Petrunova
Bulgaria
Local time: 08:45
Swedish to English
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| Torgny Lindgren | Nov 1, 2010 |
Well, I wasn't technically a translator at the time, I was still a student, and that was my only experience of interpreting (I only translate in writing, I do not interpret). But I did interpret for him when he was being interviewed. I was impressed by how down-to-earth he was, he was really very nice. And very understanding of the challenges of interpretation.
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